Camping and seaside around Saint-Tugen

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A very varied route, along the coast with a return through the countryside, after passing through the picturesque village of Crustrein, then to the chapels of Saint-Tugen and Saint-Théodore.

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    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 13.27 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 00 
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    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 76 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 71 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 52 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 6 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Primelin (29770)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.025839° / W 4.612084°
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    IGN map(s): Ref. 0419ET
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Description of the walk

Departure from the Plimelin cemetery car park.

(S/E) Head towards the village centre, turn right into the first street that passes near the post office and descend towards the village of Kerdugazul.

(1) In this village, take the road on the left, then a path on the left towards Porstarz cove, where you will join theGR®34.

(2) Follow the coastal path towards the south-east (red and white markings).

(3) Cross a small footbridge over a stream (there are tetrahedrons, remnants of the Second World War) and continue along the dunes of Anse du Cabestan beach. Pass Pointe de Penn an Enez and reach the seaweed kilns.

(4) Ignore the two paths that go up to the left and continue straight ahead.

(5) Leaving theGR®34, turn onto a path going up to the left and running alongside a dry stone wall, then follow a path through the moorland to the road at a place called Kéroullou.

(6) Turn left and follow the road heading north-west.

(7) After going straight out of the roundabout, take the path on the right to join thePR® (yellow markings), which you follow to the left. At the cross, cross the road to the south and head towards the hamlet of Le Créac'h.

(8) Before the hamlet, take a path along the edge of the field and, on the right, rejoin thePR® trail, which you follow towards the village of Crustrein.

(9) Cross the road, then the village. At the end of the village, turn right and continue to Saint-Tugen and its imposing chapel.

(10) In front of the car park, take a path on the left until you reach a road, turn left and then turn right onto a path.

(11) At a crossroads, turn right (a muddy section of this path can be avoided by climbing up a field on the right - tolerated passage) to reach a road.

(12) Take this road to the right for a few metres, then turn left. Follow the path, passing two turnings on the right, to reach a small road. Turn left to climb up to the Chapel of Saint-Théodore.

(13) Just after the chapel, first turn right then left to continue towards Primelin, go through the roundabout and reach the cemetery car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 45 m - Plimelin cemetery car park
  2. 1 : km 0.84 - alt. 40 m - Kerdugazul
  3. 2 : km 1.24 - alt. 26 m - GR34 towards the south-east
  4. 3 : km 2.45 - alt. 6 m - Passelle then path on the dune
  5. 4 : km 5.47 - alt. 12 m - Seaweed kilns
  6. 5 : km 5.68 - alt. 12 m - Leave the GR34.
  7. 6 : km 6.77 - alt. 32 m - Keroullou
  8. 7 : km 7.52 - alt. 46 m - Roundabout
  9. 8 : km 8.15 - alt. 43 m - Path along the edge of the field
  10. 9 : km 10.09 - alt. 36 m - Custrein, cross the road.
  11. 10 : km 10.96 - alt. 28 m - Saint-Tugen car park
  12. 11 : km 11.64 - alt. 32 m - Crossroads
  13. 12 : km 12 - alt. 37 m - Saint-Tugen Road
  14. 13 : km 12.54 - alt. 50 m - Chapel of Saint-Théodore
  15. S/E : km 13.27 - alt. 45 m - Plimelin cemetery car park

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.

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Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 10 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.8 / 5
Alain Revello
Alain Revello

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 13, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A wonderful discovery. While the coastal section of the GR34 is well known, it is very interesting to visit the inland areas and discover some beautiful paths among the many pastures. Beautiful houses and a superb farmhouse. Really pleasant, with the lovely chapel of St Tugen.

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bihen29
bihen29

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 15, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello. It took us nearly three hours to complete the hike because just after the chapel (point 10), we encountered very muddy terrain that forced us to walk along the fields above and climb over a few trees to find the trail again. This was the same situation as described in point 11.
It was a pleasant hike, even in cloudy weather, with the sea offering beautiful colours.
Thank you for this beautiful hike.

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NolwennDz
NolwennDz

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 19, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very nice hike!

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jullj65
jullj65

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 23, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

between sea and countryside
close to architectural heritage sites

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Eniatipac
Eniatipac

Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

I don't quite understand the last item: on the day I did this hike, I didn't meet anyone in the countryside section. It was winter and a weekday, so that's not surprising. That doesn't mean it's not busy on sunny days.
As for the reliability of the description, I really had problems at times. Fortunately, I mainly used the map route with GPS activated, which allowed me to reach my destination. For example, I almost left the coast (GR 34, which is easy to follow) too early, at the seaweed winches.

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Herve6329
Herve6329

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 15, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very pleasant walk between sea and land.
Without being a keen hiker, it took me just over 3 hours.
Thank you for all the hikes you suggest in this beautiful region of Finistère.
They are always very enjoyable!

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VINAIGRIER
VINAIGRIER

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 12, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Beautiful weather with no wind for this hike between the sea and chapels.

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nikita1629
nikita1629

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 26, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

The only "problem" in St-Tugen (how do you pronounce it?) was that we missed the path that branches off to the left, which we were expecting to find a little further up the square... so we had to do an extra little circular loop on the tarmac, perhaps due to our frustration at not being able to visit this curious chapel, which, like most chapels, was closed as we were visiting Brittany out of season!
A beautiful hike.

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FLOCH
FLOCH ★

Being familiar with much of the route in question, I took the time to reread the description and follow the route step by step.
Honestly, I don't see what else could be added: the description is accurate.
What's more, this route follows the coastal path (GR34) for a good length and sections of a well-marked PR.
The locations are clearly indicated and identifiable.

If this description is considered disappointing, I think that many hiking guides could be shelved.

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bibi
bibi ★

Thank you for your feedback. Could you tell us where the hike is poorly described and what should be added to improve it?
Kind regards

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myriam desgarceaux
myriam desgarceaux

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 17, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

magnificent weather but poorly described hike

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mister29
mister29

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 27, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hello. Very beautiful route, but there is a lack of signage from the start; it only appears on the last kilometre,
bearing in mind that it overlaps with two other routes.

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