Tro Tourc’h route via the “Bois Daniel” arboretum

Starting point: the car park at Tourc’h church.

Yellow markings + VTT17 markings (in places)

(S/E) From the car park, walk round the church to join Rue René le Roy, which continues as Rue de Prat Tourc’h.
Turn left for a round trip to the old wash house, which has been restored by a youth work project.

(1) Retrace your steps and continue left along this road, which leads to the hamlet of Bron. Carry on towards Keraden to reach the D36.

(2) Cross the road (with care) and continue straight ahead along Route de Kerloyou. Pass Ty Guen and carry on to Kerloyou. Look out for a sign on the right marked ‘Arbre de justice’. This is an old beech tree situated about ten metres from the road.

(3) Just before the farm, turn right onto a path (small ‘footpath’ sign) which leads to a small road just before Kericuf.

(4) Turn left, then right, then left again to head towards Kerincuff Bihan. Continue along the path which leads to Bois Jaffray.

Signposting: VTT17

(5) At the road, ignore the yellow markings heading right and turn left towards Park ar Zant.

(6) At the entrance to this farm, turn right onto the Bois Daniel botanical trail (sign prohibiting motorised vehicles). Follow the trail, keeping to the left. Towards the end, the trail runs alongside the fence of the water catchment area. Keep this fence on your left. Continue until you reach a road leading to the village of Bois Daniel.

(7) Take the road on the right heading east until you reach the sign saying ‘Give way 150m ahead’

Yellow markings

(8) Turn left and follow this path down towards a stream. At the signposts, carry straight on following the sign for the “Route des Poissonniers”, which continues downhill.
At the bottom, at the marker, leave the stream on your left and continue through a small wood.

(9) At the marker post, just before starting a short climb to reach Kerhéré, head down to the left to find a small bridge crossing a stream, a remnant of an old railway line. Continue for a few metres and turn right to rejoin the path leading back up to Kerhéré, where you’ll come to a small road.

(10) Turn left and continue north-east towards Kerlatous.

(11) The restored bread oven is on the left (sign). Carry on and pass Menez Hir, where a road joins from the right. Turn left onto the main road to reach the car park (S/E).

The VTT17 signposts between points (5) and (10) are in very poor condition: follow the description.
Between (8) and (9), the track can be very muddy in winter.

The Prat Torc’h wash house:
In August 2003, the old communal wash house at Prat Torc’h was restored by young people from various countries (Russia, Japan, Spain, South Korea, the UK and France). The group was supervised by the Compagnons bâtisseurs de Bretagne, an organisation based in Rennes.

The “Bois Daniel” Arboretum:
The Bois Daniel site was developed as part of a reforestation project to protect the water catchment area located there.
Here, visitors can discover numerous tree species identified by information boards: service tree, black alder, birch, hornbeam, chestnut, various types of oak and maple, eucalyptus, ash, purple beech, sweetgum, sequoia, rowan, Virginia tulip tree…

The Kerlatous bread oven:
An international work camp, bringing together nine young people from Russia, Lithuania, Korea, Spain, Germany, the Czech Republic, Ukraine and Italy, restored this bread oven in 2011.

Saint-Cornély Church The church and its grounds have been listed in the supplementary register of historic monuments since 21 February 1944.
An old yew tree near the church.

An old railway line linking Rosporden to Plouescat ran through Tourc’h.
This line, with a total length of 135 km, crosses the department from north to south.
A remnant of it can be seen during the walk