Route of the Notre-Dame du Haut Bout Chapel from Port Briac

GR®34 signposting

Departure from Port Briac.

(S/E) Facing the sea, take the path on the left uphill and continue on the GR® towards Port Picain.

(1) At Port Picain or Pican, continue on the GR®34. Pass the youth hostel on your left. Pass Pointe du Chatry.

(2) Shortly afterwards, when you come within sight of Port Mer, take the wooden staircase (a little worn) on the left, which is quite steep but short.

End of GR® markings.

It leads to Rue du Chatry D201. Cross it and take Rue des Meguis. Take Rue de la Vieille Rivière on the right. Then turn left onto Rue des Tintiaux. The Haut Bout chapel is on the left side of the street.

(3) Take the small path next to the chapel, which zigzags between the houses to join a dirt track on the right at Rue de la Vigne Fleurie.

(4) Take Rue de la Corbiére on the left, then turn left onto Rue de la Ville Blanche and pass Ville Blanche.

(5) At the crossroads, take the dirt track downhill on the left. Return to Rue de la Vieille Rivière and turn left, then right into Rue de la Basse Cancale for about 80 metres.

Yellow markings.

(6) Turn onto the dirt track on the right, with a no entry sign at the entrance. When you reach the street, turn left and go down to Chemin de Clairette. Turn left onto Rue du Bois de Chevrier.

(7) At the first house, turn left onto the path that leads into the woods. The path turns right at a right angle and runs alongside a stream. Then follow the fence to reach Chemin des Chères. At the end of the path, turn left, then left again and take the path opposite to the D201.

(8) Cross it and take the dirt track. Take the street on the right, then the one on the left about 50 metres further on to take a dirt track. Follow it to Rue de Port Briac, located at the end of an alleyway.

End of yellow markings,

(9) Turn left. Go down the street. At the crossroads, take the street on the right, then the one on the left towards Les Vaux. Turn right into Rue de la Colombière, which continues as a path that joins the GR®34.

GR®34 markings

(10) Continue left to reach Port Briac. When you reach the coast, turn left (S/E).

Toilets in Port Bria and Port Picain.

Take care when crossing roads, particularly the D201 with its heavy traffic.

The little chapel at Haut Bout.