Circular walk from Pouldu beach to Santec

A short, easy walk through the streets and along the seafront in Santec, past its beaches with lovely views of Batz Island and its lighthouse.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.51 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 56 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 56 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 59 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Santec (29250)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.702772° / W 4.028849°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 0515ET
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

Park in the car park by the cemetery next to the Town Hall.

(S/E) From the car park, walk up Place Roudaut. At its northern end, turn left into Rue Ar Mor. Walk past the school until you reach a crossroads.

(1) Turn left onto Rue du Gulf Stream, which leads to the coastal dune and rejoins theGR®34coastal path. Continue along this path overlooking Theven Beach (boat launch).

(2) Turn right onto Rue du Theven Prat and continue to the hamlet of Le Prat.

(3) Head down to the beach and continue along the sand to the Quatre Saisons campsite, which overlooks Pouldu Beach.

(4) Climb up the dune and retrace your steps along theGR®34, which runs above the beach.

(5) At the hamlet of La Palud, head back up Rue du Pouldu. At a place called Kerabret, turn right into the street of the same name. As you come out of a left-hand bend, turn right into Rue de Liors Meur and walk past the church.

(6) Turn left into Rue Le Morvan, then immediately right into Rue des Johnies. Take thefirst right, Rue Monseigneur Rolland, to return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 59 ft - Car park at the cemetery (or town hall)
  2. 1 : mi 0.35 - alt. 26 ft - Rue du Gulf Stream
  3. 2 : mi 0.81 - alt. 23 ft - Northern tip: Theven Beach
  4. 3 : mi 1.16 - alt. 23 ft - The hamlet of Le Prat
  5. 4 : mi 2.07 - alt. 20 ft - Quatre Saisons Campsite
  6. 5 : mi 2.68 - alt. 23 ft - The hamlet of La Palud
  7. 6 : mi 3.37 - alt. 52 ft - Église Saint-Adrien (Santec)
  8. S/E : mi 3.51 - alt. 59 ft - Car park at the cemetery (or town hall)

Notes

Option to extend the walk towards the Perharidi peninsula

Worth a visit

Santec and its small beaches or the large Dossen beach (where dogs are allowed – a rarity in the area)
Roscoff
Saint-Pol de Léon
View of the island of Batz

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

4.3 / 5
Based on 3 reviews

Reliability of the description
4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.7 / 5
bernard coulomb
bernard coulomb

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Blue skies, sunshine and an outgoing tide prompted us to park in the car park on Rue Albatros along the beach, not far from point 5. We walked along the sand and pushed on to the tip of Perharidy, taking the western route on the way there and the eastern route on the way back. Finally, we visited Prat beach and then Théven beach before returning to the car. What an environment! It was about 8.5 km, taking just under 3 hours to enjoy the view and take photos.

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GUEDES Emile
GUEDES Emile

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 21, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The route is poorly signposted from the cemetery car park in front of the town hall.
Without Visorando, we would have spent ages looking for it.

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FLOCH
FLOCH ★

Thank you for your feedback and for clarifying this.
I have noted the correction in the description.

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Ménella Anne-Mrie
Ménella Anne-Mrie

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 12, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Hello,
Please note that the start of the walk is signposted near the post office. However, the post office has moved, and the town hall now occupies the premises of the former post office. The walk therefore now starts in front of the town hall.
Please take note of this.
Anne-Marie Ménella

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jj93
jj93

I’m waiting for better days to go on this family walk! In the meantime, it’s carefully filed away...

Kind regards

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