Route of the 2 churches and 3 chapels between Saint-Jean-Trolimon and Plomeur

Start at the car park on Place de la République near the town hall in Saint-Jean-Trolimon.

No signposting

(S/E) Head towards Rue du Cap Sizun, pass the town hall and you’ll soon reach a junction (Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church on the left).

(1) Then turn right onto Rue de Tronoën. At the pedestrian crossing, turn left onto a path called Hent Troad ar Poull, turn left then right and go round the primary school on the right. Turn left opposite the La Maison des Jeux Bretons eco-museum, continue, pass a small square and turn right onto Rue de Kergréac’h.

(2) Continue along this small road, which becomes a wide lane, cross a stream and turn left onto a path between two fields. Ignore a path branching off to the right and join the^GR®® de Pays Bigouden at the next junction.

^GRP®® markings (yellow and red)

(3) Continue straight ahead, then turn right to reach a small road. Follow it to the right, pass Lec’h ar Prat and reach Lestembec’h. Turn right into a wide lane and turn right then left.

(4) Turn left at the next junction, pass a campsite, ignore a path on the right and reach a small road at Ar Porzh. Continue straight ahead to a junction marked by a Christianised stele and turn right to reach the Chapel of Saint-Budoc (a former parish church) in Beuzec (note its calvary adorned with a Pietà). Go round the chapel on the left.

No signposting

(5) Take a small road on the left at the next junction, follow it (note the covered walkway on the right), pass through the hamlet of Kerrugou, ignoring all roads or paths branching off to the left or right, and reach Keregar.

(6) Turn left, cross a road and continue straight ahead along a wide lane that curves to the right. At the end of the lane, turn left onto a small road which becomes a path and turns sharply left then right before crossing a road. Follow it to the right and join the D785 at Plomeur (note a medieval cross on the left).

(7) Follow it to the left with care, cross a roundabout and turn right to cross the car park at Place de l’Église. Turn left, continue along Rue Isidore Le Garo, pass the Notre-Dame de Tréminou primary school and continue straight ahead along Route de Kerbulig until you reach the crossroads marked by a cross.

(8) Continue straight ahead, reach the Kerbulig farm (note its superb porch) and take a wide lane to the right. Join a road and follow it to the left. Turn right at the next junction, pass Ar Waker and reach a crossroads.

^PR®® (Yellow) signposting in the opposite direction

(9) Continue straight ahead along a wide lane, pass the Saint-Côme Fountain, turn left then left again to reach the Saint-Côme Chapel.

No markings

(10) Turn right, ignore a road on the left, turn left then right until you reach the start of a path through the woods on the left. Follow it through a wetland area, turn left at the next junction (which does not appear on the 1:25,000 IGN map), cross a stream and reach a small road at Gorrekêr.

(11) Pass the first house, take a lane on the right and reach Rue Serecin. Turn right then left twice, cross Lanjerigen to reach the D785. Cross it carefully, follow it to the right for about ten metres and reach Route de Kerrivoaz (Keriwa on the IGN map) on the left.

(12) Follow it, pass Kerrivoaz and Kerloarans, go under two high-voltage power lines, turn right towards Lestreminou then right again onto a path towards the Fontaine de Tréminou.

(13) Retrace your steps.

^GRP®® markings (yellow and red)

Continue straight ahead to reach the Route de Saint-Jean-Trolimon, cross it carefully and turn right to reach the Notre-Dame de Tréminou Chapel.

(14) Retrace your steps, cross the Route de Saint-Jean-Trolimon with care, and follow it to the right for about fifty metres via a path on the left-hand side. Cross it again with care towards Ar Stank and pass the farm.

(15) Turn left onto a path through the woodland that goes round the farm and continue to a wide farm track. Follow it to the right and pass under two high-voltage power lines to reach a small road. Turn left then right, at Keraluig, onto a path at the edge of the fields which joins the Route de Saint-Jean-Trolimon.

(16) Cross the road with care, follow it to the right on the left-hand side where the grass verge is widest, and take a path to the left at Menez Keraluig. Continue along this path, cross a stream, ignore a track to the left and reach a junction of paths.

No signposting

(17) Leave the^GRP®® and head straight ahead to join a small road in a housing estate, following it to Rue de Pont-l’Abbé. Follow it to the left, turn right into Rue du Cap Caval, pass the church and return to the starting car park (S/E).

Between (10) and (11), the path crosses a wetland area which can be very muddy in winter or after heavy rain. High-top hiking boots are strongly recommended.

A few tarmac sections, but these are quiet and accessible to groups.
The longest section is between (12) and (14). After point (11), a^PR®® route, still visible on IGN maps, used to cross the D785, pass through Ar Froud and cut the road distance by a good half. It has become impassable as it follows private paths whose owners no longer allow access.

The section between (10) and (11) is marked as ‘No signposting’, although a few markings from^the aforementioned^PR®® remain in places.

Alternative starting points are the car park at Place de l’Église in Plomeur or the Chapel of Tréminou.

Picnic tables at the Tréminou Chapel.

Toilets near Plomeur Town Hall.

Churches of Saint-Jean-Baptiste and Sainte-Thumette.
Chapels of Saint-Budoc, Saint-Côme and Notre-Dame de Tréminou.

Kerrugou covered walkway.

A wealth of architectural heritage (farmhouses, old mansions, stelae, calvaries, crosses, wells, fountains and wash houses) around Saint-Jean-Trolimon and Plomeur.