Cycling between Ploërdut, Saint-Tugdual and Plouray

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This magnificent loop takes you along beautiful country roads to the Drukpa Buddhist centre in Plouray, a unique place to visit and discover in Brittany, offering an immersion in Himalayan culture and spirituality. It also invites you to discover the Carrière de Locuon, a village built on a granite site marked by Gallo-Roman history, and the commune of Ploërdut, which has been awarded the Commune du Patrimoine Rural de Bretagne label.

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    Activity: Touring/Gravel
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    Distance: 24.32 km
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    Duration according to the author: 1.5 hrs 
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    Difficulty: Easy
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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 209 m
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    Descent: - 216 m
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    Highest point: 270 m
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    Lowest point: 173 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Ploërdut (56160)
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    Start/End: N 48.087003° / W 3.287389°
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    Type of surface: Not specified
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Description of the route

This is a circular route, starting and finishing in the commune of Ploërdut, in the car park of the Church of Saint-Pierre, Place de la République.

(S/E) Face the town hall and turn right onto Rue du Parc. At the intersection, continue straight ahead onto Rue du Parc (D128). Keep left at the fork to stay on the D128 and continue until you reach a fork.

(1) Turn left onto the D128 towards Saint-Tugdual.

(2) At the town hall, turn right onto Rue du Sabotier (D110) and continue straight ahead. Stay on this road, make a 90° right turn and then another left turn. Continue straight ahead until you reach a four-way intersection.

(3) Continue right onto Chemin (C5) until you reach the intersection.

(4) Turn right onto the road and continue straight ahead to reach the Drukpa Buddhist Centre.

(5) Turn around and return to the intersection where you arrived on the road.

(4) Ignore the C5 on the left and continue along the road, then turn left towards Cost er Ronz.

(6) Turn left onto the D1, then turn right onto the D110 towards Lieu-dit Kerguzul. Continue straight ahead twice. At the third fork, continue straight ahead to leave the D110 and continue on the C24 towards Lieu-dit Kerniguez.

(7) Pass the village and Revelen, and continue until you reach the village of Locuon.

(8) Continue straight ahead, take the second left, and keep right at the fork. At the intersection, go straight ahead towards Launay.

(9) In Launay, continue straight ahead on the road, then cross the village of Botcuon.

(10) At the crossroads, go straight ahead, then keep right at the three-way junction and continue on this road until you reach the D1.

(11) Turn left onto the D1, then turn right ontothe D128A and immediately turn left at the fork to stay on the D128A. Go straight ahead and continue to the junction you passed earlier.

(1) Continue on Rue du Parc, D128, towards the village of Ploërdut, to reach Place de la République via the same route as on the outward journey (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 197 m - Saint-Pierre Church car park - Ploërdut - Église Saint-Pierre (Ploërdut)
  2. 1 : km 0.97 - alt. 179 m - Crossroads of the loop
  3. 2 : km 2.3 - alt. 173 m - Aër (cours d'eau) - Affluent de l'Ellé
  4. 3 : km 4.39 - alt. 187 m - Église Saint-Tugdual
  5. 4 : km 8.58 - alt. 255 m - Intersection
  6. 5 : km 9.29 - alt. 246 m - Crossroads
  7. 6 : km 10.1 - alt. 235 m - Centre Bouddhique Drukpa
  8. 7 : km 11.56 - alt. 229 m - Cost er Ronz, intersection - D1
  9. 8 : km 13.24 - alt. 224 m - Kerniguez
  10. 9 : km 16.01 - alt. 263 m - Site de Locuon
  11. 10 : km 17.21 - alt. 237 m - Le Launay
  12. 11 : km 18.19 - alt. 224 m - Botcuon
  13. 12 : km 20.76 - alt. 180 m - Intersection D1
  14. S/E : km 24.32 - alt. 197 m - Saint-Pierre Church car park - Ploërdut - Église Saint-Pierre (Ploërdut)

Notes

Designed to combine leisure and discovery, this loop offered by Roi Morvan Communauté is suitable for electric bikes (e-bikes) or hybrid bikes.

Please take care on the road. You will be travelling on quiet local roads and a few busier departmental roads. The highway code applies on shared roads.

Be careful when crossing the D1 as you leave the Boudhique centre towards Locuon and when you leave Locuon to join Ploërdut, at Toulbahadoù (D1).

Helmets are compulsory for children under 12 and strongly recommended for other users. Wearing a high-visibility vest is also recommended.

The Pays du Roi Morvan has some steep hills, so think about your calves and save your battery so you can get back without too much effort!

For food lovers, the Pâtisseries Gourmandes shop in Saint-Tugdual is a must. It offers a wide range of Breton specialities such as madeleines, quatre-quarts, galettes and biscuits, all at very attractive prices.

Worth a visit

(S/E) Saint-Pierre Church

(2) Saint-Tugdual Church

(5) Drukpa Buddhist Centre

(8) Locuon website

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