Blavet Meander Route

Route on the right bank of the Blavet to follow the meander formed by this river at Saint-Nicolas des Eaux.

Details

n°778293

Creation:
11 Sep 2017

Last update:
10 Sep 2026

Last review:
09 Sep 2026

Activity: Walking
Distance: 3.20 mi
Average duration: 1h 40
Difficulty: Easy
Back to start: Yes
Ascent: + 210 ft
Descent: - 210 ft
Highest point: 348 ft
Lowest point: 128 ft

Country: France
City: Pluméliau (56930)
Start/End: N 47.979088° / W 3.040766°
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Description of the walk

Car park near the Tourist Office.
Yellow signposting with posts bearing a falcon, whose wing points in the direction to follow.

(Out/Return) Leave the car park and turn left towards the banks of the Blavet.
Cross the road bridge and follow the road uphill to the left towards La Couarde.

(1) At the first signpost, after a house, turn left onto the small path through the woods. Follow this path, which runs along the right bank of the Blavet.

(2) At the far end of the bend, near a slightly marshy area, turn right then left and carry on to the Couarde Lock.

(3) At the lock, the path – which is steep at this point – climbs up a few steps and leaves the riverbank. Continue uphill through the woods until you reach a road at the entrance to the ‘Le Clos du Blavet’ campsite.
Follow the path running parallel to the road, which continues through the woods and leads to the Castenec site near the first viewpoint. Cross the D1(take care) to reach the second viewpoint.

(4) Head back across the D1 (take care) towards a large grassy open space with toilets and a picnic table (statue of the Virgin Mary on the left). The fountain is at the far end, hidden by a copse. Walk back up past the Chapel of the Trinity. At the road, turn left and then, almost immediately, turn left again at the gable end of a house onto a grassy track (marker on an electricity pole).
At the signposts marking several routes, turn right onto a small road which continues as a farm track. At the electricity pole marked with a yellow sign, turn right and reach the D1, then follow it to the left.

(5) Before the Castennec exit sign, turn right, crossing the D1 again (take care) at a white house, then turn right at the edge of the orchard. Follow this path through the woods, which descends steadily. Leave the path a little further upstream, at a waterhole surrounded by a wooden fence, and head right through the woods towards the nearby small road (as a passage was found to be blocked by two walkers in April 2018).
(6) Cross the road and continue straight ahead along a wooded path that runs alongside the right bank of the Blavet. Pass under a bridge and reach a grassy clearing with various sculptures and picnic tables.
Cross the road bridge over the Blavet and turn left to return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

S/E : mi 0 - alt. 138 ft - Car park near the Tourist Office
1 : mi 0.21 - alt. 161 ft - Path on the left
2 : mi 0.94 - alt. 131 ft - At the bottom of the meander, turn right then left
3 : mi 0.97 - alt. 135 ft - Bottom of the meander
4 : mi 1.13 - alt. 128 ft - La Couarde Lock - Blavet (fleuve)
5 : mi 1.61 - alt. 276 ft - Statue of the Virgin Mary
6 : mi 2.07 - alt. 348 ft - Turn right before the sign marking the exit from Castennec
7 : mi 2.44 - alt. 144 ft - Route
S/E : mi 3.2 - alt. 138 ft - Car park near the Tourist Office

Notes

Toilets are available at the start car park and at La Trinité Chapel.
The climb back up through the woods near the Écluse de la Couarde is a little tricky.
The route is well signposted but only partially shown on the IGN base map.

Shortcut option: when you reach the road at the viewpoint, carefully cross the D1 and follow it to the right for a few metres. Just before a wayside cross, at the signpost, take the wide path that leads down into the woods. Follow this path until you reach a road and, from there, rejoin the rest of the Méandre route (approximately 3.5 km).

Worth a visit

Saint-Nicolas-des-Eaux site.
Castennec viewing points.
La Couarde lock.
Right bank of the Blavet.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5

Based on 9 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.2 / 5

Ease of following the route
4.2 / 5

Route interest
4.6 / 5

FLOCH

09 Sep 2026 at 18:06 7200

Thank you very much
Enjoy your walks.

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Pascal C56

09 Sep 2026 at 15:26 7200

Thank you,
In fact, I followed the GPX track, and it’s not correct! The track should be corrected to follow the route I’ve specified, well past the junction, which would match the description. Furthermore, you really have to look for the signposts; they’re hidden by the vegetation. NB: The ‘Circuit des Méandres’ route shown in St Nicolas follows a slightly different path at this point.

And thank you for all these circular routes shared on Visorando.

Have a good day.

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FLOCH

09 Sep 2026 at 10:14 7200

Thank you for your feedback.
I’ve re-read the description: at the end of paragraph 4, I’d noted, ‘At the electricity pole marked with a yellow sign, turn right, reach the D1 and follow it to the left.’
Does that address your point?
Kind regards

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Pascal C56

09 Sep 2026 at 10:02 7200

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 06, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A short, pleasant circular loop along the Blavet and then through the woodland.
However, there is a problem at point 5. The path after crossing the road does not go straight through the junction – it is private property and access is blocked. After crossing the road at the end of the path, you need to continue for 75 metres, keeping to the right, then go round to the right past a small single-storey house to reach a farm track (there is a hastily painted marker, but it is obscured by vegetation). Continue along this track for 150 metres and turn immediately left at the entrance to an orchard – the path is at the far end of the orchard (NB: no signposting).
This is a minor inconvenience that can be quickly rectified.

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Bruno56260

22 Jul 2024 at 18:30 7200

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 22, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The markings disappear at the chapel, and we were unable to find them again.
A very beautiful hike, but steep in places.

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olivier56220

11 Sep 2023 at 08:23 7200

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 11, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant hike with beautiful views
However, the route no longer corresponds to the marked route, which is different and accessible. The old route is impassable because it is no longer maintained (vegetation and fallen trees), so you lose a little time on the circular route and the return trip.
Otherwise, a pleasant hike.

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tybydy

28 Feb 2022 at 10:59 3600

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 28, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

easy all-weather route

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Lyonnais

06 Oct 2020 at 14:26 7200

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 09, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very pleasant route, a bit steep in places, which we followed up with "the circular route around Blavet". It really is a beautiful country!!!

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louisdelorient

25 May 2020 at 10:58 7200

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 24, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The route had not been cleared (due to the epidemic).
Steps in poor condition on steep sections;
The second marker was not very visible and not very precise (at a crossroads).
When leaving the D1, there were no visible signs.
On the descent into the woods, the signage was insufficient.
Otherwise, the rest was very good.

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Babotchka

13 Sep 2019 at 19:27 7200

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 07, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Everything was as described and marked on the map, but be sure to follow the directions all the way to the end, especially towards the end.
At the orchard, do not be tempted to eat apples and lose your way (the mark on the trunk of one of the apple trees at the entrance indicates to turn right through the undergrowth, but it is partially erased and the path that goes straight ahead is a dead end).

Similarly, a little further down, once you have left the undergrowth, a signpost (the old route) indicates that you should turn left. It looks as if you should follow the road, whereas the directions clearly say to take the undergrowth opposite, and you could miss the start of the path at this point.

Other than these details, the hike was very enjoyable, the scenery was beautiful and bucolic, and we do not regret having done it. Thank you.

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FLOCH

25 Apr 2018 at 17:03 7200

Thank you for your feedback.
Another hiker reported this problem, which I did not encounter last September.
He gave me an alternative that I will note in the description.

Best regards

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FLOCH

25 Apr 2018 at 17:01 7200

Thank you for your feedback and for clarifying the location before the junction with the road.
I will note this in the description.
When I did this route last September, there was no problem.

Kind regards

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gilles80

25 Apr 2018 at 16:39 7200

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 25, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very pleasant 5 km hike with many points of interest.
The route is well signposted.
Some sections may prove a little tricky if the ground is wet.
The only downside: on the way back, before reaching point 6, someone (the owner?) has blocked the path with a "no entry" sign, even though there are only about 20 metres left before reaching the small road.

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Wetterwald

16 Apr 2018 at 08:59 7200

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 14, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hike completed on 14 April, the day after a rainy day. As a result, the path along the Blavet was very muddy. Therefore, avoid in wet weather.
The trail at point 6 (junction with the small road that runs alongside the Blavet) was blocked about 50 metres before the road by branches and a sign saying "road closed, private property".
You therefore have to leave the trail a little further upstream, at a waterhole surrounded by a wooden fence, and turn right through the woods towards the small road nearby.