Circular Kerzafloc'h

A lovely, easy circular loop with varied views of the Brest harbour.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.00 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 72 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 64 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 49 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 2 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Loperhet (29470)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.345169° / W 4.299829°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 0517OT
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

Park in the car park at the end of the road after the hamlet of Kerzanton.

(S/E) Walk 150 m uphill and take the coastal path on the left towards Pointe de Rostiviec.

(1) Turn left onto the access road to a house and continue along a path on the left through the vegetation to reach two small viewpoints over the harbour.

(2) At the point, retrace your steps to the fork.

(1) Continue straight ahead on the road and at the fork, turn left onto the coastal path (visible on OSM).

(3) Go down onto the sand and walk about 300 m along the sand to reach the cliff road at Porz Donn. Continue along the cliff road until you reach the small harbour.

(4) Go almost to the end of the harbour and turn right onto a path that joins Route de Rostiviec and follow it to the left.
You can also turn right at the swimming pool and continue on Route de Rostiviec at the intersection on the left.
Continue along this road to Kerlojean

(5). Turn right at the first street, at the corner of a small house. After 100 metres, the small road becomes a path, which you follow to the water treatment plant.

(6) 50 metres after the treatment plant, take the path on the right at the three-way junction. You will then come to a road; continue straight ahead.

(7) At the four-way crossroads, continue straight ahead. After about 150 metres, this road turns into a path that leads to Kerzanton and then to the car park. Turn right at the end of the hamlet of Kerzanton and join the car park by the ocean (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 5 m - Car park at the end of the road.
  2. 1 : km 2.53 - alt. 23 m - Intersection at the point
  3. 2 : km 2.86 - alt. 8 m - Pointe de Rostiviec
  4. 3 : km 3.52 - alt. 9 m - Descent to the beach
  5. 4 : km 4.24 - alt. 5 m - Port
  6. 5 : km 4.8 - alt. 17 m - Kerlojean intersection
  7. 6 : km 5.34 - alt. 45 m - Wastewater treatment plant
  8. 7 : km 6.05 - alt. 28 m - Kersafloc'h beach intersection
  9. S/E : km 7 - alt. 5 m - Car park at the end of the road.

Notes

This circular route is very flat, alternating between coastal paths, tarmac and country lanes. There is a section of about 300 m on sand.
Half of the walk is along the ocean, so windproof clothing is important.

Reviews and comments

4.1 / 5
Based on 11 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.8 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
User 2265367

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 02, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very nice weather on the day of the hike, with a slight breeze. The coastal path leading to point 1 is quite long, with several opportunities to reach the foreshore at low tide or high tide, bearing in mind that there are several shortcuts allowing you to quickly and easily rejoin the path. Between points 1 and 2, find the path leading to Pointe de Rostiviec starting from the south-east corner of the car park at the point (signposted "Sentier Côtier", which is just the path leading to the point and does not go around the adjoining property). From point 3, you can easily avoid the foreshore by taking an inland path to Porz Donn.

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Fanchik
Fanchik

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 05, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Lovely walk despite the lack of maintenance on the trail.

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paskimad
paskimad

Overall rating : 2 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 07, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Poorly marked route, or not marked at all

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MarrecLoïc
MarrecLoïc

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 26, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Please note that barriers related to this winter's storms are still in place. There is no longer any danger on this section of the route.

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Consolambda
Consolambda

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 28, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Easy hike with lovely views in the first part

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mariemarche
mariemarche

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 16, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk in the sunshine with some shaded sections. We missed a sign before the sewage treatment plant, but it wasn't too much of a problem.

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corinner29
corinner29

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 01, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Great hike with magnificent views!!! 🙂

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Marcellin
Marcellin

Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 01, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The second part of the route is very poorly signposted. What a shame...

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herblén
herblén

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 19, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A splendid walk in the sunshine. Well worth discovering.

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bruno carriou
bruno carriou

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 02, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful and enjoyable route. Just for your information, at point 6 (towards the sewage treatment plant, turn right at the fork), the path has been damaged by agricultural machinery. As for the fork, we didn't see it, so we ended up on a path leading to market gardens and then onto the road opposite the original path. So we walked along this road to get back to our starting point.
Bruno C

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Queau
Queau

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 22, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

At a place called Rostiviec, we lost our bearings and were unable to continue our hike. We therefore cut short this hike in a remarkable location. The start of the hike is very well signposted and the path is very well maintained.

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