The Remarkable Trees Circular Loop from Paimpont

To reach the start of the walk, park in Paimpont (car park available at the starting point) or take the coach from Rennes.
If you need a bike, you can hire one here at Broceliande Bike.

(S/E) Turn left and follow the road down to the roundabout.

(1) Take the first exit, towards Plélan-le-Grand, until you reach the junction with the D40.

(2) Turn left onto it, following signs for St-Péran, until you reach the junction with the road leading to the Étang du Pas du Houx.

(3) Turn left onto this road. At the end of the road, keep left, then continue along the road to the right. Ignore a junction.

(4) Pass in front of the Château de Brocéliande and carry on to Telhouët.

(5) When you reach the workshop of the Artisan Tapissier, turn right onto the D71 and carry on until you reach the Chêne des Hindrés car park.

(6) You can lock up your bikes here if you’d like to go and have a look. Then carry on straight ahead until you reach the next road.

(7) Turn left towards Le Tombeau de Merlin and the Fontaine de Jouvence, as well as the car park.

(8) You can lock your bikes here. Then carry on straight ahead before turning right twice to reach the D31, after the turn-off for the hamlet known as Les Brousses Noires.

(9) Turn left onto the departmental road and follow it to the car park of the Centre de l’Imaginaire Arthurien at Comper Castle.

(10) Carry on along the road, pass two junctions and, at the third, turn left onto the D773d at the crossroads in the hamlet of La Loriette.

(11) Carry on straight towards Concoret. Pass the church.

(12) Immediately afterwards, turn left and follow the sign for ‘Chêne à Guillotin’, then carry on until you reach the next sign for ‘Chêne à Guillotin’.

(13) Turn left, then take a 90° left-hand bend to reach a junction.

(14) Turn right, then carry on straight ahead. Keep going straight on until you reach the stop sign on the D773.

(15) Keep to the right on this road, then carry on straight ahead to return to the starting point. (S/E)

Picnic tables are available in the car parks at the various places of interest.
Much of the route runs through the forest, in the shade of the trees of Brocéliande.
Broceliande Bike, an e-bike hire company, is located at the starting point if required. Le Pas Sage, a sandwich shop, is also on hand if you’d like to order a packed lunch to take with you on the ride.

During your walk, you can stop to admire two remarkable oaks, both several centuries old: the Chêne des Hindrés and the Chêne à Guillotin.

You’ll also pass by Merlin’s Tomb and the Fountain of Youth, two iconic sites in the Forest of Brocéliande.

Finally, if you’d like to learn more about Arthurian legends and the intangible heritage of Brocéliande, you can stop off at Comper Castle and visit the Centre de l’Imaginaire Arthurien.