The Roc’h ar Bic route in La Feuillée

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This walk takes you through the valleys and over the peaks of La Feuillée, once the seat of a very important commandery of the Order of the Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.25 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 35 
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    Difficulty: Difficult
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 476 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 446 ft
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    Highest point: 915 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 692 ft
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Place des Marroniers in La Feuillée

Description of the walk

Park in the car park on the village square in La Feuillée, surrounded by the Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste and the Chapel of Saint-Houardon.

(S/E) Head west along the sunken lane at Garenn Gorc’h.

(1) Turn left at the old railway line. Join a road.

(2) Turn right to cross the D764 towards Botmeur. Continue right onto the D42 until you reach the Kerven local road at a junction.

(3) Turn left onto a dirt track leading from the gable end of a house. Cross the Kerbérou woods.

(4) Continue to the right along the road, passing Kerbargain (or Kerbarguen).

(5) 200 m after the farm, at the crossroads, turn left onto a track which, after about 1.2 km, crosses the Noster Stream and joins the D36 at a crossroads.

(6) Take the path opposite, towards Roc’h ar Bic, which reaches an altitude of 278 m at Brennilis, on the GR® 37 – GR® de Pays des Monts d’Arrée. Follow the red and white markings at the junctions.

(7) Cross the D764 to reach Coat Mocun, then continue along the road.

(8) At the first crossroads, on leaving the hamlet, turn left onto the path near the sheepfold.

(9) Cross a local road and carry on straight ahead, still following the GR® de Pays markings.

(10) After the bridge, turn left onto a sunken track. You’ll reach the village of Kermabilou. Continue along the GR® 37 – GR® de Pays des Monts d’Arrée for 1.2 km until you reach a crossroads.

(11) Leave the GR® de Pays and take a path on the left which turns into a stony track.

(12) At the first junction, head down to the left towards the Moulin de Kerelcun and its pond, then carry on straight ahead.

(13) Head up towards Kerelcun and, keeping to the left, walk through this charming hamlet. The route follows Hent Creis, then takes the third path on the right, which leads to Hent Leurger Vihan. Follow this road to the right. It bends to the left and joins a junction where a cross stands.

(14) Turn left at this junction.

(15) 100 m further on, leave the road and take a path on the right (the Kerelcun menhir is nearby). Head towards the D764.

(16) Without reaching this road, turn right and cross the Roudouhir stream. A sunken track leads to Ruguellou.

(17) Turn left twice in the village and head for the hamlet of La Feuillée (S/E) via a gravel track, then follow the road to the right.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 873 ft - The village square
  2. 1 : mi 0.2 - alt. 830 ft - Former railway line
  3. 2 : mi 0.32 - alt. 840 ft - D764 junction
  4. 3 : mi 0.79 - alt. 833 ft - Dirt track in the village of Kerven
  5. 4 : mi 1.27 - alt. 837 ft - Junction in the village of Kerbarguen
  6. 5 : mi 1.61 - alt. 833 ft - T-junction
  7. 6 : mi 2.59 - alt. 804 ft - D36 junction
  8. 7 : mi 5.06 - alt. 873 ft - D764 junction
  9. 8 : mi 5.36 - alt. 827 ft - GR® 37 – GR® de Pays des Monts d’Arrée
  10. 9 : mi 5.9 - alt. 699 ft - Crossroads on a local road
  11. 10 : mi 5.96 - alt. 692 ft - A sunken lane after a bridge
  12. 11 : mi 7.09 - alt. 722 ft - Crossroads near Le Fao or - Rivère d'Argent (rivère) - Affluent de l'Aulne
  13. 12 : mi 7.73 - alt. 823 ft - Crossroads on a gravel track
  14. 13 : mi 8.3 - alt. 791 ft - Towards Kerelcun
  15. 14 : mi 8.75 - alt. 833 ft - The cross in the village of Kerelcun
  16. 15 : mi 8.83 - alt. 817 ft - T-junction on the path
  17. 16 : mi 9.3 - alt. 814 ft - Junction
  18. 17 : mi 10.05 - alt. 879 ft - T-junction in the village of Ruguellou
  19. S/E : mi 11.25 - alt. 873 ft - The village square

Notes

County roads: take care when crossing and walking along these roads

La Feuillée has been awarded the “Communes du Patrimoine Rural de Bretagne” label.

Worth a visit

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

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4.7 / 5
Based on 3 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
Bruno 29
Bruno 29

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 18, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

There really is mud for at least… 40 metres, unless you’re wearing flip-flops or street shoes 👞 – you can easily get round it on the left-hand side
No particular difficulty, apart from the distance for those who aren’t used to it

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kerand29
kerand29

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 04, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The sunken path after Kerelcun is completely rutted by cattle. A solution needs to be found to allow the animals and walkers to share the path (perhaps some wooden grating in the worst-damaged sections). This is part of the GR37 route, which certainly warrants some basic maintenance.

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Kerhamon
Kerhamon

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 01, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

This route presents no difficulties and involves very little elevation gain for this distance
It should be classified as ‘easy’ rather than ‘difficult’ when compared to other routes in the area
Completed in 3 hours 10 minutes, the time is also overestimated

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