The Tarun Route starting from Locminé

This route winds its way through forests and valleys, alongside the River Tarun. There is the option to shorten the route or take a detour via the ridges. A moment of tranquillity in a bucolic natural setting

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.55 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 623 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 614 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 505 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 177 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Locminé (56500)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 47.875421° / W 2.82867°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 0820SB, 0919SB, 0920SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park, just past the crossroads, opposite the fire station.
Yellow signposting is very well marked and maintained.

(S/E) Turn left onto Rue des Venettes, then turn right onto the path to quickly reach a junction at the entrance to the forest.

(1) Enter the forest by taking the path on the right, marked in yellow. Continue until you reach a tarmac road.

(2) Turn left onto it, passing through the hamlets of Porh Buron and Kermabaudrin. At the end, you’ll come to a crossroads of footpaths.

(3) Turn right onto the path at the edge of the woodland. Walk through the hamlet of Kerpondo, then quickly and carefully cross the D16. Continue along the road opposite and the track to reach the Tarun (river).

(4) Turn left and follow the Tarun, then the old railway line that linked Baud station to Locminé. You’ll reach Plumelin station.

(5) Turn left at a 90° angle to go round the buildings and then find the start of the fitness trail.

(6) Follow this trail, keeping to the banks of the Tarun. Cross the river to reach the road leading to Kerspec Mill.

(7) Turn left onto the road and walk through the hamlet of Kerspec to reach the junction with the ridge path.

(8) Turn left onto this path, cross a road and, shortly afterwards, follow the edge of the Bois des Landes du Moulin. You will reach the D16 again.

(9) Cross it carefully, walk along the edge of the woodland and reach the Pontcuel sports complex.

(10) Walk alongside it, then turn left onto the road and turn left atthe first junction. Walk alongside the Ruisseau de Pontcuel for a few metres. Turn 90° to the right, then left to reach the Fontaine Sainte-Barbe.

(11) Continue straight ahead, cross through Moustoir-Ac via the D318 and stay on this road, going round the cemetery until you reach the Ty Neüé junction.

(12) Turn left, pass the Vieux Moulin and continue along a path heading due north to reach Quistinic.

(12) Turn left, then right. Enter the woods at Bellevue, then return to the original junction you passed on the way there.

(1) Follow the outward route in the opposite direction to return to the car park opposite the fire station (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 354 ft - Car park opposite the fire station - Gare de Locminé
  2. 1 : mi 0.26 - alt. 394 ft - Crossroads at the end of the circular loop
  3. 2 : mi 0.77 - alt. 381 ft - Road junction
  4. 3 : mi 1.17 - alt. 299 ft - Path junction
  5. 4 : mi 1.95 - alt. 249 ft - Banks of the Tarun (watercourse) – a tributary of the Ével - Tarun (cours d'eau) - Affluent de l'Ével
  6. 5 : mi 3.57 - alt. 240 ft - Plumelin Station
  7. 6 : mi 4.1 - alt. 200 ft - Fitness trail
  8. 7 : mi 4.67 - alt. 203 ft - Route Moulin de Kerspec
  9. 8 : mi 5.07 - alt. 197 ft - Ridge junction
  10. 9 : mi 6.14 - alt. 220 ft - D16
  11. 10 : mi 7.12 - alt. 299 ft - Pontcuel Sports Centre
  12. 11 : mi 7.84 - alt. 299 ft - Sainte Barbe Fountain
  13. 12 : mi 8.93 - alt. 384 ft - Ty Neüé
  14. 13 : mi 9.72 - alt. 502 ft - Quistinic
  15. S/E : mi 10.55 - alt. 358 ft - Car park opposite the fire station

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 3 reviews

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.7 / 5
Plombard56
Plombard56

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 10, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Beautiful route with lovely autumn colours and a reasonable elevation gain.✅

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Bressan44
Bressan44

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 27, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, varied route with some good climbs! The Tarun Valley is pleasant, even though some sections are still muddy after the very wet spring of 2024.

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Pascal C56
Pascal C56
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 01, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The walk starts at point 10 in Moustoir-Ac. You don’t need an app – just the map – as the route is well signposted. The only difficulty we encountered was at point 1, where we missed the hairpin bend towards the Parco; when you reach the first buildings after passing through Bellevue, you must immediately take the hairpin bend to the left onto the path at the edge of the woods.
If you set off from Locminé, you won’t run into this problem!
Otherwise, it’s a lovely, rural and idyllic circular route, with a few sections featuring steep gradients.

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