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Access: From the village of Plozévet, follow signs for Poulhan.
The car park is on the left at the junction where Ménez Gored is on the right and Poulhan on the left.
GR®®34markings: White and red
(S/E) Leave the car park on the right, walk round a partly renovated old fisherman’s cottage and, after the bend, turn right towards Prat Meur.
(1) Follow the coastal path for about 3 km.
(!): Since the storms of winter 2013–2014, three sections of the coastal path have collapsed. A local by-law stipulates this and indicates the diversions, which I believe will remain permanent. Please follow these by keeping an eye out for the GR®® markings. In 2021, the situation has deteriorated further.
Follow the path with care, as some sections are narrow.
Pass the coves of Poulbréhen and Porzembreval, which also serve as small beaches.
Reach Canté Beach and its old harbour, go round the ‘Le Menhir’ restaurant on the right and continue along the next beach: there is a viewpoint overlooking the entire coast as far as the Eckmülh Lighthouse in Penmarch.
Carry on to the “Les Droits de l’Homme” menhir
No signposting
(2) Let theGR®® continue south-east. With your back to the menhir, cross the car park and carry on straight ahead. At the road, turn left onto the road.
(3) Take the first road on the right (signposted ‘Plozévet greenway for cycle paths’) and carry on to the hamlet of Kerongard Nabadez, where the small road begins to curve to the left.
(4) At the next crossroads (with the VTT7 sign behind you), take the wide path straight ahead between the fields, then at the next VTT sign, turn right to reach Kergolier.
Cross the hamlet, taking the Chemin du Lavoir on the left. At the first bend, look out for a rustic fountain and wash house, 10 metres from the road, which are unfortunately not maintained. Continue along this uphill road. At the junction with Rue du Menhir, turn left to reach a Stop sign. Continue for a few metres.
(5) Take the second road on the left, Rue du Moulin. Follow this downhill road and note an old windmill on the left, which has been converted into a house.
Pass the first street on your right, lined with a small avenue of plane trees, then turn right at the next street (sign: ‘No Entry except for residents’). In the first bend, look out for an old fountain and a wash house, then continue to the next crossroads where there is a small wayside cross on your right.
Turn left, ignore a street on the left and, at the three-way junction, veer left.
(6) Pass the street ahead of you (dead-end sign) and turn onto a wide path, which you’ll follow whilst keeping to the right. This path runs alongside large houses and leads to the road heading towards Poulhan.
(7) Turn right, follow the road for about 20 metres, then turn slightly left onto Hent Ménez Kergoff. Ignore the small streets on the left and right until you reach a grassy area where the second fountain and its washhouse are located. Unfortunately, its upkeep also leaves much to be desired. A bench invites you to take a break whilst enjoying the sea view. Then continue along this road as it climbs.
(8) Turn left onto the small road leading to the hamlet of Kervouéret. Take the path on the left that leads downhill, winding through meadows where you may spot some magnificent horses. Look out for a fountain and a rustic wash house on your right (not marked on the IGN map, but saved from oblivion by a volunteer neighbour) and carry on to a junction of paths.
(9) Turn left and walk alongside a large property that stretches across the valley. You’ll mainly see its tall wooden fence. Follow this grassy, downhill path, which will curve to the left. Ignore the path branching off to the left and turn right.
(10) Reach the small Rue Hent Ty Glaz, then continue downhill via Hent ar Gored on the right.
You’ll come out onto Route de Poulhan; follow it to the right and head for the car park on the left, facing the sea (S/E).
and at low tide, which allowed us to take the beach when the GR was no longer accessible by the sea due to rockfalls. Being on the beach, often on rocky outcrops, we were able to admire the sea's erosion of the cliffs. And it will continue! So this is a walk to do at low tide
that the customs path has been so badly damaged by coastal erosion!
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