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: 8.89 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 14 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 14 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 19 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Guissény (29880)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.634164° / W 4.410227°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 0416ET
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Description of the walk

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

(S/E) Walk north up the square, turn left onto Rue Saint-Sezny and continue to Rue de Béthanie. Turn right and follow the road for 400 metres until it ends.

(1) Turn left onto Rue Fançois Broc'h and continue to the end.

(2) Continue along the dirt track opposite and follow the shore to the D25.

GR® ®34 marked in white and red

Turn right and follow Route de la Croix for 350 metres.

(3) Turn right onto the path that runs alongside a car park and follow the shore for about 2 km, keeping the shore on your right. Arrive at Pointe du Dibennou, with a view of Anse de Tresseny.

(4) Continue along the shore.

(5) Ignore Chemin de Porz Olier on your left, which you will take on the way back, and continue keeping the shore on your right.

(6) Take the path on the right along the dyke, with Étang du Curnic on your left.

(7) When you leave the dyke, turn left onto Rue des Pêcheurs and continue to the SNSM station.

(8) Take the path on the right after the station and continue along the coastal path to Pointe de Beg ar Skeîz, a beautiful viewpoint.

(9) Continue along the path to the sea wall.

(7) Cross it again and keep the shore on your left for 400 metres until you reach Chemin de Porz Olier.

No signposts

(5) Take this path on the right, then continue along Rue de Nodeven until you reach Route de Penn an Dig.

(10) Follow it to the left and continue along Route du Curnic for about 1000 m.

(11) Turn left onto the D25 for a few metres to reach Rue de Béthanie on the right. Turn right onto Rue Saint-Sezny and you will arrive at the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 18 m - Car park at Place du Puits
  2. 1 : km 0.48 - alt. 5 m - Rue François Broc'h
  3. 2 : km 0.68 - alt. 6 m - Dirt track
  4. 3 : km 1.3 - alt. 11 m - Car park
  5. 4 : km 3.03 - alt. 7 m - Pointe du Dibennou
  6. 5 : km 3.85 - alt. 5 m - Return fork
  7. 6 : km 4.2 - alt. 9 m - Seawall on the - Étang de Curnic
  8. 7 : km 4.78 - alt. 7 m - Roundabout
  9. 8 : km 5.27 - alt. 7 m - SNSM station
  10. 9 : km 5.88 - alt. 7 m - Beg ar Skeïz Point
  11. 10 : km 7.49 - alt. 12 m - Penn an Dig road
  12. 11 : km 8.78 - alt. 17 m - D25 road
  13. S/E : km 8.89 - alt. 18 m - Car park at Place du Puits

Notes

Shops at the car park at the start of the walk.

GR®34 on the coastal section.

Worth a visit

The parish enclosure

The guardhouse

The Barrachou rocks.

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