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Park at the carpool area on the D15
(S/E) Exit the carpool area on the left and turn right onto a grassy path overlooking a children’s playground on your left.
Signposted with yellow marker posts + Coray and VTT30 logos at junctions.
Continue along Rue de la Gare, which becomes Chemin de la Ligne, the former “Rosporden-Plouescat” railway line, and reach the D50.
(1) At the crossroads, turn left and look out for a space laid out in 1995 to serve as a resting place for the procession: statue of the Virgin Mary. Follow the road for about a hundred metres and turn right (signpost and sign for motorhome area) onto the small road that descends gently towards a stream. Then head back up towards the hamlet of Kerherno on the left.
(2) On leaving the hamlet, at the signpost, turn right onto a wide stony track closed to motor vehicles (a sign you will see regularly along the route). At the first crossroads, turn right and proceed to the next one, where two brand-new signs (April 2018) are located.
(3) Ignore the old route continuing to the right and take the sunken path leading down to the left (Tro Kore sign). This sunken path descends gently towards the ruined Kernaval farm. This section can be muddy in winter. Continue along the small road, passing the imposing Crysland greenhouses. Pass under the high-voltage power line and continue along this small road lined with marshy areas.
(4) At the stop sign, carefully cross the D36 to take the small road slightly to the left. As you pass, note the imposing old café with the fitting name "Café de la Gaité". Head up towards the hamlet of Huelgarz and turn right onto the wide path at the exit.
Off the marked trail
(5) Despite the signpost indicating a left turn towards the meadows, head down to the right along this wide path, which allows you to avoid an entire area that is impassable in winter. At the D36, turn right, keeping well to the wide grass verge on the left, then turn left at the first road, signposted Carn Laër.
Signposted with blue-marked signposts + Coray and VTT30 logos placed at junctions.
(6) When you reach the signpost again, turn right and begin a long climb along the small road to the houses, then along a path where the rock outcrops. This climb can be a little tricky in wet weather. Take a moment to look back and admire the view of the Montagnes Noires range. Continue along the edge of the woods and then through fields until you reach a small road, which you cross. Carry on until you reach the junction with a second road.
(7) Cross this road at the signpost now marked with yellow and blue markings. Continue climbing along this path, which was the old route linking Coray to Châteauneuf-du-Faou. In places, you can see two levels: the lower one used by horses and carts, and the upper one by carriage drivers. Pass the hamlet of Kervihan and go under the high-voltage power line. This wide path is lined with old, hundred-year-old beech trees. Locally, this path towards Kerhuel is known as “Hent Carn Laër” (the thief’s cart track).
(8) Shortly after the hamlet of Kerhuel, reach the highest point of Coray, marked by a sign (Brec’horay 257m); pass a large relay mast on your left, then an underground water tower, also on your left.
(9) Turn left to cross the Brec'horay housing estate and avoid the bend in the road where visibility is very poor. Return to the road and continue to the Stop sign.
No signposting
(10) Cross the D15 at the pedestrian crossing and continue along the road opposite, following the sign for MAPA du Pays GlazicK, then turn into the first street on the right. Pass the care home and then the post office. Cross the street to take the path between the church and the war memorial. After the steps, cross the Route de Quimper with care, then the coach park. Continue along Rue de Pors Clos, which turns left and leads straight to the carpool area (S/E).
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