Brocéliande day 2/2

Date of your route : Aug 21, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Ah, that stretch of tarmac before you reach Paimpont is the most unpleasant part.
The rest is great and very pleasant
A beautiful hike

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Date of your route : May 10, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Still a bit of mud in places, stream in the path, but that's a consequence of the current season

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Date of your route : Sep 08, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful scenery to see, particularly from Tréhonrenteux to Chêne à Guillotin. The arrival in Paimpont is also very pleasant, although part of the walk is on a tarmac road.

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Date of your route : Jul 26, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful second day on this route in the Paimpont forest. The route between fields and forests, including the Barenton fountain and Guillotin oak tree, is truly delightful. Things take a turn for the worse towards the end with 4 or 5 km of tarmac road, which is necessary because the forest is inaccessible at this point.
In addition, the shortcut that avoids the village of La Roche was interesting but completely unmaintained. We regretted not taking the GRP, which, it is true, includes sections of road.

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Date of your route : Sep 20, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

thank you

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Date of your route : Jul 25, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

I completed both the "Brocéliance Day 1/2" and "Brocéliande Day 2/2" routes on the same day, so my opinion should perhaps be taken with a pinch of salt as fatigue during the last few kilometres may have clouded my judgement.

For me, this route is only interesting from Tréhorenteuc to the oak tree at Guillotin. This section takes you through the moors and then into the forest, with a few stretches on tarmac in small hamlets. It's quite pleasant up to that point.

However, the rest of the route is of no interest to me. It is almost entirely on the road, and one of the only sections on a path through the undergrowth is now partially impassable. A section has been deforested and brambles are slowly reclaiming their rights in this area. You can still cross the plot more or less easily by stepping over the brambles, but then it gets complicated. There is no path for a few hundred metres in the undergrowth and when you finally find it again, it quickly leads to a dead end of brambles. You will have to try to get around it by crossing a slope through tall brambles and finally take the easiest route through a field (watch out for the barbed wire fence...). So I advise you to cut across and stay on the road that leads to Paimpont, which ends in an endless straight line.

Fortunately, arriving in the pretty little village of Paimpont and relaxing by the lake at the end of a sunny evening are a great reward.

Please note that there is no water supply between Tréhorenteuc and Paimpont, unless you ring the doorbell of a local resident.

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Date of your route : Apr 01, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing

First day of hiking from Tréhorenteuc to Beignon, south of Paimpont.
Gloomy weather. Wide paths rutted with water-filled ruts. Had to detour many times. Boots would have been necessary (but over 26 km...). As there are short hikes at each point of interest, Baranton fountain, Guillotin oak tree, Paimpont, fellow walkers, only do this hike if you want to walk a little way . Otherwise, drive to the various points of interest and do the short, pleasant hikes, during which you can feel some of the magic of Brocéliande.

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Date of your route : Aug 11, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Second day of hiking, where the wild forest gives way in part to tarmac and tourism... but the points of interest are remarkable. A little more crowded because the GRP crosses many PR circulars... which nevertheless allows you to enhance the route with a few detours.
The end of the route is mostly on tarmac roads , as it is private forest...
Nevertheless, there are some friendly encounters with the locals, and I recommend the circular of 2 days to anyone who wants a change of scenery.

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Date of your route : Aug 28, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Continuation of part 1. I started this hike at the Hôtié de Viviane (where I finished hike 1/2 the day before with my two daughters, aged 10 and 7). The walk through Tréhorenteuc on Sunday morning is pleasant. During the summer holidays, there is a very pretty craft market. A very pretty route overall, with just one section that is not always very well maintained after the Barenton fountain (the long straight stretch that leads back to the GR): tall grass and brambles await (the girls were a little less enthusiastic than me on this section).

We ended our hike at the Guillotin tree so as not to push the girls too hard, but with slightly older children, we could have made it to Paimpont.

As for the map and instructions, once again, nothing to say. It's impossible to get lost.

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Date of your route : Aug 21, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Not as enjoyable as the Day 1 route, but still worth doing.
Good walkers can do both routes on the same day.
The signposting is perfect, so it's impossible to get lost.

Fergu22

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Date of your route : Sep 03, 2013
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

I hiked in complete peace of mind; this route is very well marked, so there were no problems following it. THANK YOU!!

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