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Car park: town hall car park.
Signposts marked in yellow and red
(S/E) Leave the car park on the right and head out of the village of Lothey via the Route du Vieux-Bourg, heading north.
(1) At the first junction (yellow signpost), turn left towards the large Kerével pig farm. Go round it on the left and, at the end of the farm, follow a hare trail. Continue along a widened sunken track that descends towards the towpath. You’ll soon hear the sound of water, signalling the first lock.
(2) Leave the towpath on your left (blue marker post) and continue to the right (yellow and red marker posts).
(3) Pass the Aulne Lock – one of the three you’ll come across on this route. The route follows the River Aulne for about 7 km. Throughout this section, you’ll notice a pretty flowering plant (July–August–September): the Himalayan balsam, which is unfortunately an invasive species that is difficult to eradicate.
Carry on and pass the second lock, the Guillec Lock.
(4) The river makes a wide bend to the right and is flanked by steep woodland.
(5) Reach the third lock, Tréziguidy Lock, and carry on, following a new bend, this time to the left. The trees form a very pleasant canopy. You’ll reach the end of the wooded section.
(6) At the first cultivated field (yellow and red signpost), turn right onto a stony path that climbs up along the edge of the woods. Note the ruins of an old dwelling on the right. Continue to the junction with the village road, which you follow to the left to reach the Old Village. You’ll come to the old Saint-They Chapel, which served as the parish church before the village was moved to Lothey by royal decree in 1846.
(7) Follow the road uphill to the right to leave the village. At the top of the hill, next to a ruin on the left and a house on the right (yellow and red signpost), turn off onto a farm track
(8) Follow this wide path until you reach a small road, which you then follow. Pass the road on your left, which ends at Poulhazec Farm.
(9) At the Y-junction, turn right, leaving the road leading to Kerliou Farm on your left.
(10) At the next village road, make a zigzag turn first left then right and continue along the farm track. (View of a row of wind turbines due west). Follow this grassy, descending track until you reach another village road.
(11) Turn left and follow this road, which initially descends.
(1) Then begin the final climb to reach the village of Lothey, a section you took at the start but which is now downhill (S/E).
Thanks Floch.
Visorando Member
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