Bubry village circuit

Starting point: Car park of the multipurpose hall, Bubry, Rue de Poulna.

Yellow markings

(S/E) Go upthe sunken path to the left of the cemetery and, at the end, turn right. After the first houses, continue straight ahead on the path, then slightly to the left on the sunken path. Continue to the right at the next intersection to reach the road.

(1) Turn right, then right again into the meadow to reach the Sainte-Hélène Chapel. Go around it on the right. Continue along the road on the left and go up Rue de Kerhélène opposite to Parc Caudan.

(2) Turn right and cross the park, keeping to the left. At the end, follow the path to the left, passing in front of the Leisure Centre to reach the town hall.

(3) Continue to the right, then to the left, onto Rue Sainte-Hélène, passing close to the presbytery, which you can see on your left. Cross the square, passing in front of the Plomen, and go around the Church of Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul before continuing to the right onto Place Maréchal Franchet d'Esperey in the heart of the village.

(4) Continue to the left, go around the roundabout on the right and continue along Rue de Guémené. You will come to a fork in the road.

(5) Turn right, then follow the path that leads back. Continue left along Rue du Docteur Troudet for about 100 metres, then turn right onto the path that descends after the railings to reach a dead end.

(6) Turn right, then straight ahead along the sunken lane until you reach a street. Cross Rue de la Libération with caution and turn left for about 100 metres.

(7) Turn right and cross the Ruisseau du Brandifrout (Brandifro on IGN). Continue left after the last house. Stay on the farm track that goes left, then right at the next two intersections and arrive at a third fork.

(8) Turn right onto the path in the woods and follow it to the village of Kermoran, making a sharp left turn, then another right turn.

(9) Walk along the left-hand side of the D2 road, then carefully turn right onto the path between the low walls. Continue right onto the path that crosses the Brandifrout again, then continue straight ahead and right to the car park (S/E).

This circuit is offered by Lorient Agglomération. This circuit is listed in the Morbihan Departmental Plan for Walking and Hiking Routes and certified by the French Hiking Federation. You can follow the yellow markings. Information panel with map and heritage information at the start.

You will be hiking through natural and private sites. Stay on the marked paths, respect nature, facilities and cultivated plots. For your comfort and safety, please ensure you are equipped with suitable hiking gear.

Sainte-Hélène Chapel: builtin 1839 to replace a chapel dating from 1737, with furnishings from the second half of^{the 19th} century and^18th-century statues of Saint Helena; monumental fountain and wash houses; cross.

Caudan Park: formerestate of Mr Caudan (notary of Bubry 1884-1905); now the Pôle Enfance Jeunesse (Children and Youth Centre).

Presbytery (1702): associated with an enclosed estate with gardens, courtyard and buildings.

Plomen: circularbasin , formerly supplied with water by the Sainte-Hélène Fountain.

Saint-Pierre Saint-Paul Church: built in 1804, south porch 1814, neo-Gothic bell tower porch 1895; war memorial; Christianised Iron Age stele (^{5th-6th century} BCE).

Bourg:^18th-20th century dwellings.

Le Brandifrout: named Ruisseau de Brûlé in its upper reaches, 14 km long, a tributary of the Blavet, supplied water to eight mills.