A stroll through the heritage of Rospez

This walk through the heritage of Rospez is offered by the "heritage" group of the "Ro'Spered" association.
The remarkable sites linked together are very diverse: parish church, chapels, fountain, crosses or calvaries, flax scutching machine, Bronze Age tumulus, restored wash house... crossroads of three Roman roads...
A hike through the Rospez countryside, discovering the remains of a past dating back nearly three millennia...

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.92 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 31 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 31 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 86 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 47 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Rospez (22300)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.730974° / W 3.383382°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 0714OT
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

(S/E) Departure from the town hall square in Rospez.

Walk past the village hall and cross the Carpont residence towards the Kerhuellan road.
Turn left and take the path to the lagoon.
At the municipal storage area, turn right for 20 metres then immediately left. Cross the stream and follow it to the Ville Blanche road.
Turn right onto the tarmac road and follow it to the Ville Blanche chapel (chapel, cross and fountain).

(1) Turn left onto the small road parallel to the D786. After about 200 metres, turn left onto the Kergolvezen road. Follow the Ville Blanche stream and, before reaching Kergolvézen, turn right onto the path through the woods leading to the rouissoir.

(2) Continue along the path. Turn left onto the path heading south to the chapel of St-Dogmaël.

(3) Take the D65 on the left for 70 metres and turn right onto the Parcou Thomas road (cross and crossroads of Roman roads).

(4) Continue along the road and, after 200 metres, turn right onto the old Perros Guirec-Carhaix Roman road.
At the end of the Roman road, take the road on the left towards Rospez. Cross Penquer and turn left towards Kerhuel.
At Kerhuel, take the road to Feunteuniou

(Off the route, at (5), on the right: the barely recognisable remains of a Bronze Age burial mound).

(5) At Beauregard, take the path on the left which leads back to the road to Rospez.

(6) At the entrance to the village, turn left and cross the Convenant Nonen housing estate (turn right then left in the housing estate). Then turn right towards the village and take the first left to the Goasper wash house

(7) At the wash house, turn right onto a side road leading to the church

(8) Cross the family car park and go around the school and the old presbytery. Continue straight on along Rue Pierre Rogard to the starting point at the town hall square (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 78 m - Town hall square
  2. 1 : km 2.46 - alt. 57 m - Chapel of the White City
  3. 2 : km 3.3 - alt. 49 m - Flax and hemp scutching machine
  4. 3 : km 4.49 - alt. 79 m - Chapel of St Dogmaël
  5. 4 : km 5.09 - alt. 86 m - Croix de l'Anglais and crossroads of Roman roads
  6. 5 : km 7.11 - alt. 82 m - Beauregard noble house
  7. 6 : km 7.75 - alt. 84 m - Croas Vari (Mary's Cross)
  8. 7 : km 8.33 - alt. 72 m - Restored wash house
  9. 8 : km 8.62 - alt. 79 m - St Pierre and St Paul Parish Church, 1868
  10. S/E : km 8.92 - alt. 78 m - Town hall square

Notes

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4 / 5
Based on 11 reviews

Reliability of the description
4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
3.6 / 5
Joel Martine
Joel Martine

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 03, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant discovery, even if the path is wet at this time of year. It's on the road but there's no traffic, so it's less of an issue at this time of year.

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TITOUAN22
TITOUAN22

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 02, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

There are two small chapels and a flax scutching machine. The route is easy.

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pas29
pas29

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 18, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Most of the hike is on small roads and a section of road with no shoulder and heavy traffic: a rather dangerous section.

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ANNIEMICHEL
ANNIEMICHEL

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 18, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

a bit muddy at this time of year

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CaroRey
CaroRey

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 04, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Easy, well-marked walk. Interesting heritage, but too many paved roads for my taste.

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utopie29
utopie29

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 29, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Beautiful hike but too much road and dangerous for a group
I organise hikes for March' Arrée de Pleyber-Christ 29,

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capali
capali

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 03, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

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palets bretons
palets bretons

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 15, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing

Apart from the rouissoir and two chapels, there is little of interest.
What's more, this walk takes you along a fairly busy road (on the way to the waste disposal site), which is not recommended with children...

The path is an old Roman road, part of which has been used as a toilet... deplorable.

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herve.saint-jalm@hotmail.fr
herve.saint-jalm@hotmail.fr

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 18, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Nice route, not very difficult, but some areas remain damp even in summer.

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Le randonneur breton
Le randonneur breton ★

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 15, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Throughout the northern part of the route (north of the D 65), the signs indicating the route are clear and visible, and the directions on the roadmap clarify any doubts that may arise.
However, in the southern part, we encountered virtually no signs, some paths were in a terrible state of disrepair (nettles) and around the point (6), we were lucky to have a walking GPS to help us find our way.

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POULIN Gérard
POULIN Gérard ★

Hello escapadesnature,

The route is very reliably marked on the map, so all you have to do is follow it.

Thank you for the compliment. This unique feature of describing the route and trail is what makes this site so great.
See you soon to share your first described and mapped hike?

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escapadesnature
escapadesnature
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 14, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

There are no signposts at the start of the hike, at the town hall square.
Signposting is visible after the storage area.
We did not see any signposts at the end of the walk either, at the entrance to the village
These are just minor comments
The route is very reliable on the map, so you just have to follow it.

The only slight downside is that there are a lot of small tarmac roads
Best to do this in spring or autumn

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