Circular between Guissény and Beg ar Skeiz

A circular without difficulty (but take care along the roads), offering views of Anse de Tresseny and Pointe de Beg ar Skeiz, as well as a few other points of interest. Don't miss the parish enclosure.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.78 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 46 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 46 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 62 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 13 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Guissény (29880)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.634164° / W 4.410227°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 0416ET
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Description of the walk

Start from the car park near the church, Place du Puits.

(S/E) Walk north up the square, turn left onto Rue Saint-Sezny, leave it on your right and continue along Rue de Béthanie. Follow it to the right for 400 m until it ends, passing the Manor Kerangoff.

(1) Turn left and follow the road to the car park. Go round the school on a dirt track and follow the shoreline to the D25.

GR®34, marked in white and red.

(2) Continue along the GR®.

(3) Take the path on the right which passes next to a car park and follow the shoreline for about 2 km, keeping the shoreline on your right. Arrive at Pointe du Dibennou, with a view of Anse de Tresseny.

(4) Continue along the shore until you reach the sea wall.

(5) Take the path along the sea wall, with the Étang du Curnic on your left. When you leave the sea wall, turn left onto Rue des Pêcheurs and continue to the SNSM station.

(6) Continue straight on to reach the Enez Croaz-Hent headland.

(7) Retrace your steps back to the SNSM station

(6) Take the path on the left. Continue to Pointe de Beg ar Skeîz, a lovely viewpoint. Follow the path back to the sea wall. Cross it again and keep the shore on your left for 400 m until you reach Chemin de Porz Olier.

No signposting.

(8) Take this path to the right, then continue along its extension onto Rue de Nodeven and arrive at Route de Penn an Dig. Follow it to the left and turn left onto Rue du Stade, then right onto Chemin des Garennes to return to the coastal path.

(9) Turn right to return to the starting point.

(2) At the school, turn right and follow Rue du Chanoine Rannou. At the end of the street, turn left to return to the starting point at the foot of the church (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 59 ft - Car park at Place du Puits
  2. 1 : mi 0.3 - alt. 16 ft - Rue François Broc'h
  3. 2 : mi 0.59 - alt. 20 ft - Route de la Croix
  4. 3 : mi 0.88 - alt. 36 ft - Car park
  5. 4 : mi 1.96 - alt. 23 ft - Dibennou headland
  6. 5 : mi 2.68 - alt. 30 ft - Seawall - Étang de Curnic
  7. 6 : mi 3.35 - alt. 23 ft - SNSM station
  8. 7 : mi 3.69 - alt. 23 ft - Seaweed gatherers’ shelter
  9. 8 : mi 5.27 - alt. 23 ft - Rue Porz Olier
  10. 9 : mi 5.71 - alt. 43 ft - End of Rue des Garennes
  11. S/E : mi 6.78 - alt. 59 ft - Car park at Place du Puits

Notes

Small self-service café next to Guissenuy church.

Toilets at the SNSM station.

Worth a visit

The parish enclosure at Guisseny,

The guardhouse at Terrohant,

The Barrachou rocks,

Seaweed kiln and seaweed gatherers’ shelter at the Enez Croaz-Hent headland.

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The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

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