Castle of Kériolet and pond of Moros

Beuzec-Conq is a district of the commune of Concarneau. It is also a former commune, merged with Concarneau in 1945. It is located north-east of "Concarneau", about 3 km away.

Parking near the "Beuzec-Conq" church.

Intermittent signposting "Coastal path"

(S/E) From the parking lot, walk down the street, turn right after the school and, at a housing estate, join a path.

(1) Turn left onto this path, which leads down to the pond of Moros ("l'Étang du Moros"). Pass the 17th-century Saint-Budoc fountain on the right.

(2) At the pond, turn right and follow the path alongside. Soon, you'll have a view of "Stang-ar-Lin" Manor on the right, a little higher up. The path joins a road, turn right then left to skirt a property.
(3) Continue left, on a wide path that climbs into the woods and then drops down under the road bridge.

(4) Cross a footbridge and continue under the road bridge, then return to the edge of the pond. Continue along this path beside the pond and to the edge of the wood. Climb back into the wood via a staircase and keep going. At the end of the pond, in a swampy area, walk along the "Moros" stream. On your left, you'll see the remains of an ancient Gallic bridge, then join a road (signposted with information on the various hiking trails).

(5) Turn left and follow the water treatment plant on your right. Turn left, following the end of the road that leads to a path alongside the pond. Pass a place called Le Brunec and then Garlodic. Continue on the path alongside the pond.

(2) Go up to the right along the same path used at the start of the walk.

Unmarked

(1) Turn left and follow the road along the housing estate, then along a field. Turn right and join a road.

(6) Follow it to the left, passing a statue and arriving at the old Beuzec-Conq lighthouse.

(7) Enter the grounds of the Kériolet castle and follow the driveway. Take time to admire this baroque castle. Go a 100m there and back to the left to see the rear of the castle. Head to the left to leave the park and proceed toward a statue of the Virgin Mary.

(8) Turn right and follow the street to the church. Walk between the church and the war memorial with a rooster at the summit. Arrive at the parking lot to the right of the church (S/E).

Rustic toilets to the left of the church
The path along the Moros pond alternates between short ascents and descents with several staircases.
Don't rely solely on the posted distance. The difference in altitude seems to me to be underestimated.

Castle of Kériolet: With its Neo-Gothic architecture, this 19th-century jewel was home to the atypical destinies of the Russian imperial princess, aunt of Tsar Nicholas II, Zénaïde Narischkine Youssoupoff, and her husband, Comte Charles de Chauveau. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10RGyJE8...

Old lighthouse: Dating from 1848, the Beuzec light was extinguished in December 1964 when buildings were erected on the alignment, masking the rear light.
In December 1964, the white scintillating directional light was placed in the bell tower of the Beuzec church.

The Manor of Stang-ar-lin (the flax valley), nicknamed "the pink castle" because of the color of its walls, dates back to 1903. Now painted pale yellow, it has kept its name in people's minds.
In 1902, Gustave Bonduelle, general councillor for the canton of Concarneau, bought land from the Kériolet estate in the commune of Beuzec-Conq, and the following year built the Manor of Stang-ar-lin.