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 come to 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, carry on, pass a small square and turn right onto Rue de Kergréac’h.

(2) Continue along this small road, which turns into 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®® signposting (yellow and red)

(3) Carry on straight ahead, then turn right to reach a small road. Follow it to the right, past Lec’h ar Prat, and on to Lestembec’h. Turn right onto a wide lane, then take a right and a 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. Carry on straight ahead until you reach a junction marked by a Christianised stele, then 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 passageway 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 continues as a footpath and turns at a right angle to the left then to the 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, go round 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 carry on straight ahead along Route de Kerbulig until you reach the crossroads marked by a cross.

(8) Carry on straight ahead, reach the Kerbulig farm (note its superb porch) and take a wide lane on 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 and then left again to reach the Saint-Côme Chapel.

No signposting

(10) Turn right, ignore a road on the left, turn left then right until you reach the start of a woodland path 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 the Route de Kerrivoaz (Keriwa on the IGN map) on the left.

(12) Follow this road, passing Kerrivoaz and Kerloarans, go under two high-voltage power lines, turn right towards Lestreminou and then right again onto a path leading to the Tréminou Fountain.

(13) Retrace your steps.

^GRP®® signposting (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, then 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 walk past 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 along the edge of the fields which joins the Route de Saint-Jean-Trolimon.

(16) Cross it carefully, following it to the right-hand side where the grassy verge is widest, then take a path on the left near Menez Keraluig. Continue along this path, cross a stream, ignore a track on the left and reach a junction of paths.

Unmarked

(17) Leave the^GRP®® and head straight ahead to join a small road in a housing estate, then follow it to Rue de Pont-l’Abbé. Follow it to the left, turn right onto 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 walking boots are strongly recommended.

There are a few tarmac sections, but these are not heavily used and are accessible to groups.
The longest section is between (12) and (14). After the point (11), a^{PR®® trail} – still visible on IGN maps – used to cross the D785, pass through Ar Froud and cut the distance along the road by a good half. It has become impassable as it runs along private paths whose owners no longer permit access.

The section between (10) and (11) is marked as ‘Unmarked’, although a few markings from^the aforementioned^PR®® trail remain in places.

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

Picnic tables at the Tréminou Chapel.

Toilets near Plomeur Town Hall.

The churches of Saint-Jean-Baptiste and Sainte-Thumette.
The chapels of Saint-Budoc, Saint-Côme and Notre-Dame de Tréminou.

Kerrugou covered walkway.

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