Le Bono

A beautiful walk, mainly following footpaths, waterside, forest, and past a beautiful historical chapel. Perfect for a run too!

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.27 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 33 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 33 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 26 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 0 m

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Description of the walk

Start : Park in the small Le Bono harbor parking lot.

(S/E) From the car park, walk West along Quai Jean Bart to the old suspension bridge.

(1) Do not cross the bridge, but take the coastal footpath opposite, under the bridge and walk all the way to the Kervilio water management mill (2.5 Km or so) and road.

(2) Cross the bridge left past the mill and turn right onto the small path that runs between houses and then follows the riverside.

(3) At the road, turn right, cross the bridge and immediately take the path on the right through a parking towards the historical Chapelle Notre-Dame de Becquerel.

(4) Past the chapel, take the left-hand path.

(5) At the Y-junction, keep left. When you reach the road, carry on straight ahead on the left-hand path which leads to a road.

(6) Cross the road to take the road opposite and walk for just 100 m, to take the path on the right. At the road junction (N°22), go straight on until you reach the main road (D101).

(7) Turn left onto the road, then turn right into the 1st road to your right. Go down to the bottom of the road, walk 20m on the right, then take the path on the left to join the coastal path again "Sentier Côtier".

(8) Turn right when you reach the gulf and continue along the coastal path.

(9) Cross a small car park and continue straight ahead along Auray riverside.

(10) Take the stairs up on the left and follow the path through the forest. Pass the Tumulus du Rocher and join the road at a parking lot on the left.

(11) At the carpark, follow the road downhill to the left, then turn right into the 2nd road junction.

(12) 150 m further on, take the narrow path down to the left, then turn right to follow the coastal path to the harbour parking lot and start (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 4 m - Le Bono harbor
  2. 1 : km 0.15 - alt. 5 m - Under the old bridge
  3. 2 : km 2.62 - alt. 3 m - Kervillo water management mill
  4. 3 : km 3.6 - alt. 15 m - Turn right to cross the river
  5. 4 : km 3.97 - alt. 10 m - Turn left - Chapelle Notre Dame de Béquerel
  6. 5 : km 4.23 - alt. 21 m - Y-Junction
  7. 6 : km 4.83 - alt. 24 m - Cross the road
  8. 7 : km 5.74 - alt. 26 m - Road crossing with the main road
  9. 8 : km 6.75 - alt. 3 m - Coastal path
  10. 9 : km 7.81 - alt. 3 m - Small car park - Auray (rivière)
  11. 10 : km 8.55 - alt. 1 m - Stairs on the left
  12. 11 : km 9.2 - alt. 19 m - Car park
  13. 12 : km 9.64 - alt. 9 m - Footpath on the left - Bono (rivière)
  14. S/E : km 10.27 - alt. 4 m - Le Bono harbor

Practical information

Start : Park in the small harbor parking lot.

Note : This walk is equally pleasant in either direction.

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