Route des fontaines autour de Saint-Nic

Park in the car park near the church.

(S/E) Leave the car park on the left and take the pedestrian crossing; opposite, take the path running alongside the cemetery wall, turn left and continue for 200 m. The fountain, surrounded by small hedges, is on the left. Retrace your steps, turn right at the first street and then right again to follow the D108 down towards Pentrez beach.

(1) At the three-way junction, leave this road to the left and follow Route de Bernal. When you reach the houses, take the second street on the right and turn right again to rejoin the D108, which you will follow for about 200 m.

^GR®37: White and Red

(2) Turn left towards Moulin Bernal. At this old mill, turn right onto the small road that climbs. It continues as a stony track and joins a road.

No signposting

(3) Turn right, continue for about 300 m and join the D63 opposite the school. Turn left, go past the roundabout and turn right into Impasse de Navarrou. Take the steps and join the grassy path, a remnant of the old Camaret-Châteaulin railway line.

(4) Turn left onto this tree-lined path for about 450 m and turn right at the junction with a small uphill road. Continue and ignore the roads branching off to the right.
Pass the road leading to the hamlet of Cosquer, cross Stanquélen and, at the T-junction, turn left. Continue to the junction with the^GR®37.

^GR®37markings: white and red + yellow markings

(5) Turn right and follow this small road. Pass the old water tower at Roz Hir and continue, ignoring the road on your left which leads to the imposing farm below.
At the three-way junction, continue straight ahead. Very soon, this small road gives way to a wide stony path that climbs very gradually (views of the peaks of Ménez Hom).
Head towards Coathérel, where you’ll find a signpost marked with the^GR® and^PR® symbols, as well as two mountain bike routes: No. 3 (Menez Lié route) and No. 4 (Bois C’hléguer route).

(6) Turn right and follow the path uphill. After about 800m (signpost), turn right down a grassy path to visit the Fontaine de la Chapelle Neuve (300m round trip)

(7) On the way back, continue right along the wide path which continues to climb. Pass the access road to the hamlet of Kergoat Côme on your right and join a road which marks the highest point of the route.
Cross it and continue straight ahead along the stony path which begins a gradual descent. Admire the sweeping view to the west over Douarnenez Bay. Reach a crossroads where you leave the^GR® and a^PR® which continue to the left.

Yellow markings (old and barely visible)

(8) Turn right and follow this steeply descending road.

(9) After about 200m, turn right onto a grassy path that is barely marked. Follow this descending path, lined with trees, and pass behind the hamlet of Quillien.

(10) At the small road, turn left and continue for about 400 m.

(11) Turn right onto a grassy path running alongside fields. Continue straight on, then turn left. Ignore the entrance on the left to the building of the former Porzay rural museum. Join the D108 opposite the old station and turn right to go down Rue du Ménez Hom and Rue de l’Église. Head for the car park opposite (S/E).

Route following rural paths and quiet country lanes.
Toilets at the start.

Saint-Nic Church.
Even if the church is not open, the entrance porch offers a chance to admire a beautiful sablière (decoration on a beam running the length of the building).

Feunteun ar Zant: 17th-century fountain.
This fountain was believed to possess several powers, including the ability to bring rain during times of drought; for the miracle to work, three women named Marie, coming from three different directions, must clean the fountain without saying a word. It also cures headaches and protects sheep.
For enthusiasts, there is a geocache.

Fontaine de la Chapelle Neuve (1747): right next to it is a granite bench on which children were once seated after being dipped in the fountain to make them walk faster.
For enthusiasts, a new geocache.

Panoramic view of Douarnenez Bay and Ménez Hom, which marks the end of the Montagnes Noires range.
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