Route de Saint-Fiacre à Le Faouët

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This short circular loop starts at the Saint-Fiacre Chapel. A 15th-century building in the Flamboyant Gothic style, it boasts the oldest and most famous polychrome wooden rood screen in Brittany. On the way back, walkers will discover its fountain, whose water, according to legend, cures skin diseases.

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    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.71 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 62 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 55 m
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    Highest point: 114 m
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    Lowest point: 58 m
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Saint-Fiacre Chapel, Le Faouët

Description of the walk

Park near the chapel close to the D790. Follow the yellow markings and signpost no. 26.

(S/E) From the car park, head towards the bread oven, continue along the tarmac road and take the road on the left for 180 m.

(1) At the bend, take a path heading south and follow it for 800 m to reach a fork near a pond.

(2) Turn right and follow the banks of the Inam or Stêr Laër, a tributary of the Ellé. You will reach Guernalez; ignore the footbridge leading to the canning factory (marked on the map).

(3) At the end of the tarmac road, turn right onto the track that joins the D790.

(4) Cross the D790 with care and follow the path for 850 m. Cross the D790 again , taking care, and walk down the road opposite for 400 m. Turn right to follow the old railway line for 850 m.

(5) Turn right, head up towards the Saint-Fiacre fountain and continue to the crossroads.

(6) At the crossroads, turn left to return to the Saint-Fiacre Chapel (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 100 m - Car park at the - Chapelle Saint-Fiacre (Le Faouët)
  2. 1 : km 0.24 - alt. 100 m - Start of the trail
  3. 2 : km 1.13 - alt. 60 m - Junction near the pond. Towards the bank of the - Inam ou Steir-Laër (rivière)
  4. 3 : km 1.9 - alt. 68 m - Guernalez
  5. 4 : km 2.29 - alt. 85 m - Crossing the D70
  6. 5 : km 4.47 - alt. 77 m - Junction
  7. 6 : km 5.37 - alt. 113 m - Crossroads
  8. S/E : km 5.71 - alt. 100 m - Car park at the - Chapelle Saint-Fiacre (Le Faouët)

Notes

Toilets near the chapel.

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 5 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
chtymy59
chtymy59

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

Relatively flat route, no difficulty, well marked. A few muddy sections today, but in rainy weather it might be more complicated. Ideal with a dog.
Beautiful fountain along the route

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clossaintange
clossaintange

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The lovely St Fiacre Chapel at the start, worth visiting if it is open (rood screen), followed by countryside and forest.

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louisdelorient
louisdelorient

Overall rating : 3 / 5

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

From the start at St Fiacre Chapel, there are no signposts.
There are no signposts on the road leading to the path at point 1 either.
Around the cannery and the sewage treatment plant, the smells and the scenery are rather unpleasant.

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GDCP
GDCP

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 10, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The signposting is really well done.

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Avel-Breizh
Avel-Breizh

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 08, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk along an easy circular route, mostly on flat ground. Some wonderful places to visit: the fountain and St Fiacre’s Chapel.

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