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Starting point: Quai Henry Maurice Benard.
(Out and back) Walk upstream along the quay towards the town. Turn left onto the bridge with houses on it, then left again to reach Quai Saint-Laurent. Continue along the quay, which joins the towpath (GR®®34). Carry on to the sea wall opposite Île Tudy. This is an excellent spot for birdwatching on the mudflats.
(1) Facing the sea wall, take a short round trip to enjoy a view of the mouth of the Pont-l’Abbé river and Île Tudy opposite. Head into the woods via the path on the left and continue straight on, keeping as close to the river as possible.
(2) You’ll arrive near the Penglaouic menhir, which stands in the water. Turn right and follow the stream upstream. At the footbridge, turn right and head back up into the woods. At the junction with a wide path, take the dirt track through the woodland on the right. A little further on, turn left and follow this path which runs alongside the meadows used for the animals at the Rosquerno equestrian centre.
(3) At the small car park, continue along the small road (Chemin de Rosquerno) to Kervazégan, a former farm turned eco-museum. Turn right (past the transformer) as you walk past the house and follow a path through the woods (marked in red) to reach the Manoir de Trévannec. Note the small house on the left with its old bread oven, and at the central entrance to the manor, the two carved heads that hardly seem to be smiling.
(4) Walk past the manor house and its dovecote to reach a residential area. Turn left onto the street, ignoring the first three streets on the right, to find a narrow lane (Chemin du Guerdy) which bypasses the residential areas, passes close to a school on your left and leads, via a flight of steps, onto the towpath.
(5) Turn left, then take the path that crosses the green amphitheatre, cross Rue Jules Ferry and go round the Notre-Dame de Carmes Chapel. Cross Place des Carmes and take Rue de l’Église opposite, which leads to Rue du Château, a shopping street.
(6) Cross this street and continue along Rue Burdeau opposite. At the gate (information panel), go down into the garden, which was landscaped in May 2017 in the former moat of the castle that houses the Museum and the Town Hall. Walk round the building on the left to reach the path running alongside the pond.
(7) At the bridge, cross the road and continue along the car park via the path running alongside the pond. At the road, turn right to continue along the opposite bank.
(8) Cross the bridge and walk behind the ‘Le Triskell’ theatre, then turn right. Take the Chemin de l’Étang opposite, turn left then right to reach Rue de la Gare. Cross Rue Victor Hugo and continue along Rue du Penker Nevez, which ends near the ruined chapel at Lambour. Carry on, go round the care home and continue to the shipyard. At the gate, turn right onto the grassy path which leads down to the river at the site of the former campsite.
Turn right to return to the starting point (S/E).
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