La Gouesnière circular via Bois Renou

Park in the town hall car park.

(S/E) When leaving the car park, turn right after crossing the road. Then turn into the first street on the left, Rue Christian de Kergariou, and follow it to the junction with Rue de la Baie.

(1) Turn right and follow the street to the first intersection. Then turn right onto Rue des Pommiers and continue for about 150 metres.

(2) Turn left to follow Allée de la Grotte, continuing on the GRP®. At the crossroads, turn left, staying on Allée de la Grotte, and join it.

(3) After the cave, continue through Bois Rebou, turning right. Go to the car park at the entrance to the woods: there is a calvary on the right.

(4) Leave the car park and the calvary on your right and take the dirt track on the left. After about 100 metres, turn left and follow the leat de la Bézardais. At the crossroads, turn right to join the D4, continuing to follow the GRP®.

(5) Cross the D4 with caution and take the path opposite, slightly to the right. Go to the T-junction, turn left, then go straight on at the next junction, leaving the GRP® markings. Join the banks of the Canal des Allemands.

(6) Turn right and follow it for about 500 m.

(7) Turn right, keep left at the first intersection and continue straight ahead to join the D8.

(8) Turn right and continue straight ahead for 1.2 km until you reach the D208 crossroads.

(9) Leave the castle on your right and continue left on the D208 for approximately 350 m.

(10) Turn right to return to the town centre via Rue du Lavoir. Go around the roundabout on the right and continue straight ahead until you reach the traffic lights. Then turn right to return to the car park (S/E).

La Gouesnière

The name comes from the names of the former lords Goyon, Gouyon or Gouesnon. In Breton, the commune is called Gouenaer.
The village is located not far from Saint-Malo, Dol de Bretagne and Cancale. Administratively, it is part of the Pays de Saint-Malo region.
King Charles X decided to annex the commune of Bonaban to the commune of La Gouesnière by an order dated 8 July 1829, despite strong protests from the municipal council of the latter.

(3) Grotte du Bois Renou, Marian shrine: the chapel cave was built at the foot of a statue of the Virgin Mary. It was constructed in 1898 by the mayor of La Gouesnière to thank the Virgin Mary for healing his wife. This grotto has become a fairly well-known place of pilgrimage. It was purchased by the municipality in 1998.

Bonaban Castle (not open to visitors) is currently undergoing renovation (October 2025).

Two old mills located to the north and south of the village. Chemin des Moulins for the first one to the south, and the other, the Moulin de la Gouesnière to the north, next to the mill stables.