Route Saint-Trémeur, Croix de Kerflao and Saint-Samuel from Le Saint

(S/E) Park along the cemetery near the playground and sports ground. Take the path leading from there and turn left. On the track (waypoint 13 at the end of the walk), turn left again until you reach the road, where you turn right and follow it for 200 m before taking the path on the left. A lovely sunken path, occasionally crossed by cows. Continue to the stone crossing, which can be quite muddy in winter.

(1) When you reach the pretty wooden footbridge running alongside the stream, follow the path uphill, which joins a road; then, at the junction, take the road on the right for 50 metres.

(2) Turn left towards the small orchard, immediately after the hamlet of Coat Noahon. The path looks like a field entrance. The grass is sometimes tall. At the bottom of the orchard, the path turns into a sunken lane.

(3) At the bottom of the path, cross the small stone bridge. The Chapel of Saint-Trémeur (17th century) lies ahead of you, nestled in the heart of the Inam or Ster L’Aer valley. Walk up the road for 100 m, then before the bend, turn left and pass under the wire fence. Walk up the sunken lane and go round the ranch.

(4) The path continues to a gate where you cross the natural meadow. Here, the Mengionnet Stream flows into the River Inam. Walk along the bottom of the field, turning right where you rejoin the path; the grass is sometimes tall here. Pass through another gate, then follow the stream.

(5) Ruins of a mill on the left. Alternating sections of undergrowth, fir woods and sunken paths. Take care on the sections that are a little steep in places, and watch out for ruts caused by forestry machinery.

(6) The Ruisseau de Menguionnet winds its way along the path. Follow the forest track marked by a wire fence for 100 m. Continue along the sunken path on the left. Follow the stone-lined bed of the stream. Head back up to the road, which you follow to the left for about 1 km.

(7) Walk past the village of Saint-Méen. Pass the chapel overlooking the road on your right. 300 m after the village, turn right to go down the sunken path. Walk up to the Croix de Kerflao, a granite wayside cross, the highest point in the commune of Le Saint and a junction of several paths.

(8) Take the path on the right towards the village of Penfrat.

(9) In the village, walk past the farm; be aware of mud when it has rained. At the end of the path, continue to the right. At the crossroads, cross the road and take the small road opposite. Head towards the small village of Beuz.

(10) At the end of the road, turn left and pass the ruins of farmhouses. Turn right onto a lovely sunken path that descends towards the stream.

(11) Continue over the small wooden bridge, then climb the steep path up to the road, which you follow to the left. At the junction, take the path opposite. Continue straight ahead along the farm track.

(12) At the bottom of this track, you have the choice of shortening the walk by 2 km, heading straight on along a very beautiful stone sunken track back to the starting point, or continuing along the path to the right. Continue by crossing the farm track and passing under the fence wires. Walk alongside the henhouse. When you reach the road, turn sharply left to rejoin the path and walk for 500 m.

(13) Choose to end your walk by continuing along this path and then turning right , or extend the route to explore the village of Le Saint. On the right, rejoin the path you took at the start and, once on the road, turn left. After 50 m, just before the row of houses marking the entrance to the village, take the path on the right.

(14) Follow the path down to the Saint-Samuel Fountain, built in the 17th century. The fountain is a remarkable monument due to the size of its oval-shaped granite enclosure. Take the path through the woodland. At the top of the woodland, take the sunken path to the left. At the junction, turn onto Rue Caderon, which is opposite. At the top of this street, you’ll find a magnificent stone house with a grand staircase.

(15) Continue to Saint-Samuel Church on your left. Its 16th-century ossuary is a listed building. In the square, turn right; an early 19th-century calvary stands on your left, then just past the garages, take the path on the left leading to the top of the village.
Take the road on the left, then turn immediately right towards your starting point (S/E).

The village of Le Saint has a rando lodge located behind Saint-Samuel Church, and toilets with a water point opposite the town hall.
Two bars, one of which also serves as a grocery shop.
Picnic tables are available at the starting point.

(3) Saint-Trémeur Chapel

(7) During the walk, you can take a short detour to explore the Chapel of Saint-Méen (16th century), which overlooks the route to the right with its centuries-old yew tree (first turn right then left) and the fountain (1615) and its wash houses (still on the road to the right then 100 m to the left)

(15) Extend your walk: after the wayside cross, continue along the road; once you reach the bend, carry straight on and head into the woods. Discover the Chapel of Notre Dame de Lourdes (19th century) and its grotto, a replica of the one at Massabielle, situated below the woods.