Logonna-Daoulas peninsula circuit

Discover the bottom of Brest harbour via the Logonna-Daoulas coastal path.

Please note: the coastal path between points (6) and (7) has collapsed (May 2025), so you will need to walk along the beach at low tide.

Details

75756
Creation:
Last update:
Last review:
  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.04 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 227 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 222 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 51 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 m

Photos

Description of the walk

Park at the town hall square

(S/E) From the car park, turn right down towards the church, walk alongside it and follow the signs for Cléguériou - Garrec Ven. Continue towards the sea.

(1) Turn right at a relatively faded "No Entry" sign (April 2022) and continue along this uphill path, which leads to the coastal path on the right.

Coastal path: Sign with a yellow or orange dot.

(2) The path goes around Anse du Bourg to cross the bottom of the cove, which is a marshy area.

(3) Continue until you reach a small road, follow it to the left and rejoin the coastal path at Renevet (on the map).

(4) Walk along the Porzisquin beach and continue along the path, which alternates between ascents and descents, sometimes with steps.

(5) Pass near an islet called Île Grise to reach Pointe du Bindy, going around a property. Cross the car park area.

(6) Continue along the path on the right, which leads to Grève de Yelen.

(7) Overlook a magnificent anticline (you can go down to the beach for a better view). Go around Grève de Yelen and continue.

(8) Go around Anse du Roz, walking along the beach except at high tide when the tidal range is high. In this case, follow the path parallel to the beach, slightly inland. After this cove, you will reach a small road. Turn left to climb up to the village of Le Roz (beautiful stone lodges in Logonna)

(9) Turn left to cross the village and rejoin the coastal path, which you follow along the edge of the fields. When you reach the quarries, note the beautiful blocks used for riprap along the edge of the path.

(10) Go up the road overlooking the small port of Saint-Jean and after about a hundred metres turn left onto the newly opened coastal path (signposted). Follow this path, first through the undergrowth where three footbridges have been installed to cross wet areas. Continue along the edge of the fields.

(11) At the end of Anse de Pen Foull, a wooden walkway has been built to cross this marshy area. The path continues with the cove now on your left. Look out for an old bread oven on your left.

(12) Pass by the discreet Saint-Jean l'Évangéliste fountain (1647) nestled on the right and finish with a series of steps before arriving at Pointe du Château and its islet, accessible at low tide.

(13) After the oyster workshops, take the coastal path on the left that runs alongside the Daoulas River. Continue along this path, which has several sections with a series of fairly steep steps, and ends at the Port de Porz Beac'h.

No markings

(14) Leave the port on your left and head towards the workshops. At the sign indicating the coastal path, leave the coastal path and take the path furthest to the right that runs alongside the sheds.

(15) After the workshops, at the fork, take the path on the right, pass by an old wash house and continue along this sunken path uphill. At the top, turn right and head towards the first houses. At the stop sign, turn right and you will arrive at a crossroads near a bar.

(16) At the crossroads, turn left near the small houses to find a discreet little path that leads to the road.

(17) Cross over to take a path between two houses and follow it to reach a road that joins the D333, which you follow (calvary on the right) to reach the town hall car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 46 m - Town hall car park
  2. 1 : km 0.91 - alt. 29 m - Sign: "No entry, private road"
  3. 2 : km 1.11 - alt. 14 m - Start of the coastal path
  4. 3 : km 2.48 - alt. 5 m - Small road to the coastal path
  5. 4 : km 3.76 - alt. 5 m - Porzisquin beach
  6. 5 : km 4.84 - alt. 10 m - Opposite Île Grise
  7. 6 : km 5.64 - alt. 7 m - Pointe du Bindy
  8. 7 : km 6.34 - alt. 7 m - Anticline
  9. 8 : km 7.6 - alt. 4 m - Anse du Roz
  10. 9 : km 8.11 - alt. 13 m - Hamlet of Le Roz
  11. 10 : km 9.09 - alt. 6 m - Port of Saint-Jean
  12. 11 : km 10.6 - alt. 5 m - Wooden decking
  13. 12 : km 11.47 - alt. 7 m - Small fountain
  14. 13 : km 12.35 - alt. 9 m - Pointe du Château
  15. 14 : km 13.76 - alt. 5 m - Porz Beac'h
  16. 15 : km 14 - alt. 14 m - On the right, wash house
  17. 16 : km 14.4 - alt. 33 m - At the crossroads, turn left onto a discreet path
  18. 17 : km 14.57 - alt. 22 m - Crossing the road
  19. S/E : km 16.04 - alt. 46 m - Town hall car park

Notes

There are regular signs indicating directions on the coastal path.
The coastal path has many wooden steps to climb or descend. This can cause additional fatigue.
The elevation figures do not seem to take into account all of these small ascents and descents on the coastal path.
Toilets at Port de Saint-Jean and Porz Beac'h.

The coastal path from Le Roz to Pointe du Château is closed from 15 December to 15 March to preserve the tranquillity of migratory birds.

There are several other parking options for this route: at (3), (6), (7), (8), (10), (13) or (14).

Worth a visit

the village manor house (15th century): use of Logonna stone

  • Saint-Jean l'Évangéliste fountain (1647). Inside, the statue is attributed to Roland Doré, creator of numerous religious works.
  • Porz Beac'h: Logonna-Daoulas municipal port, mussel and oyster farming.
  • Views of the Brest harbour, the Lanvéoc-Poulmic naval school, and the Plougastel-Daoulas peninsula.
  • Numerous coves where swimming and shellfish gathering are possible.
  • For geology enthusiasts, there is a superb anticline before the Grève de Yelen.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 60 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.9 / 5
User 24570591

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 09, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful route. Quite technical (lots of steps of varying heights).

Machine-translated

BSA
BSA

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 16, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very beautiful route that runs along the coast from start to finish, completed in beautiful weather in October, quite difficult due to the elevation changes. We had some difficulty finding the forest path towards Cléguériou - Garrec Ven. We didn't spot the relatively faded "No Entry" sign. After that, there were no problems with signage. An excellent day's hiking that I would recommend.

Machine-translated

User 15546288

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 20, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Very pretty route, but you need to be a good walker as there are lots of steps

Machine-translated

Sampierro
Sampierro

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 04, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike, no sections on paved roads, magnificent views and opportunities for swimming. What more could you ask for?

Machine-translated

Granit2965
Granit2965

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 26, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Superb hike!
Medium difficulty
Lots of steps
Very beautiful views
I recommend it

Machine-translated

FLOCH
FLOCH ★

Thank you for your opinion and the clarifications you provided.
I'll make the description more precise.
Thank you for your cooperation; that's how the routes remain reliable, because nature evolves especially on coastal paths.

Machine-translated

User 24335087

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 28, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Be careful! the coastal path is collapsed and dangerous between points 6 and 7 (Pointe du Bendy and Grève du Yelen). I went along the strike because the tide allowed it.

Machine-translated

piclineric
piclineric

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 07, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant walk with lovely views over the Bay of Daoulas, lots of paths and very few roads.

Machine-translated

MatthieuGD
MatthieuGD

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 24, 2025
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very nice walk in fine weather, with a friendly start/finish village, and the fact that it's on the peninsula means you quickly forget about the road aspect.
Balanced in terms of gradient, but not very technical.
You can try the little island of Bindy between the 5th and 6th (if you want to make it longer), personally it was quite wooded so access was difficult, but a fisherman had access on the other side so it's probably still possible.
Magnificent view of the whole course, especially the second part of 6 which looks out over the other peninsula and with the windsurfers!

Machine-translated

Max lecormoran
Max lecormoran

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 20, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I did it during the week in foggy weather, which cleared up towards the end of the route, and it was a very pleasant ride. It must be magnificent on a clear day, and I'd do it again without hesitation!

Machine-translated

Matlo
Matlo

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 09, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Magnificent course between land and sea with beautiful views.

Machine-translated

xavier Pagnier
xavier Pagnier

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 16, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

very nice walk with no particular difficulties. a shame the weather wasn't on our side. To be repeated in the sunshine and under a beautiful blue sky.
I wonder about the positive altitude difference, which is given as 135m. We hike a lot and are beginning to get a good idea of the difference in altitude. After yesterday's hike, we were convinced that we'd climbed a lot more than 135m. The "STRAVA" app, which I also use, confirmed this impression by giving me a positive difference in altitude of 333m!
It's not the first time we've seen this difference between the 2 apps ....

Machine-translated

briecfamily
briecfamily

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 04, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk.
I have to admit that I didn't follow the signs too closely as the whole stretch along the coast is relatively easy to follow. The route is very well maintained.
When you leave the coastal path to return to logonna, follow the green signs (which seem new to me) to the main road and then continue south.
Thank you for this beautiful trail.

Machine-translated

FLOCH
FLOCH ★

Hello,

Thank you for this review and for pointing out the path to WP 17.
I hadn't spotted it and it must be more pleasant than the road.
I'll include it in my description.
Best regards

Machine-translated

Alain host
Alain host

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 30, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Superb walk in the sunshine (good shoes and walking sticks are useful). No problem finding the coastal path, if in doubt we used the GPS on the Visorando app and the route description.
From point 17, instead of taking the road on the left, we took a grassy path opposite (dotted line visible on the map) which took us back to Rue du Pontic and the starting point.
Just so you know, we did 16km, which is close to your figures.
Best regards and thanks

Machine-translated

Other walks in the area

For more walks, use our search engine .

The GPS track and description are the property of this route's author. Please do not copy them without permission.