Menfouest Chapel Route

Starting from the Menfouest Chapel and its bucolic setting, this route will first take you along small country lanes through countryside dominated by cattle farming.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.29 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 341 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 381 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 410 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 180 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Quimper (29000)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.056422° / W 4.100275°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 0518OT
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

_Access__: Leave Quimper via the D39 (north) and at the Ty Pont Kerroué roundabout, take the Voie romaine straight ahead for about 3.5 km. At the Garsabic junction, turn left (signposted Chapelle de Menfouest) and continue for about 1 km. Park on the left opposite the chapel.

(S/E) Opposite the chapel, turn left onto Route de Pont Quéau and follow it downhill. Pass Route de Kerguinos on your right and continue along the same road, which bends first to the right and then to the left.

(1) At the bend, look for a path leading uphill to the right and follow this avenue of chestnut trees. You will come out opposite the Ferme de Keramoal. Turn left and follow this small road to the Roman road.

(2) Turn left and begin a long, straight descent, characteristic of ancient Roman roads.

(3) Just before a bridge, turn right into Allée de Meilh Glaz. Note an old house on the left with its own private pond. Continue along this narrow road, which climbs steadily before continuing as a wide stony path. You’ll reach the tarmac just before the hamlet of Kermenguy.
Turn left to go round a farm, then continue right until the next junction (road surfacing plant)

(4) Turn right onto Route de Penfrat and follow it straight on. At this point, cross the Roman road by turning right then left and continue almost directly opposite along Traverse de Penfrat between the fields. Follow it to the end.

(5) At the road, turn right and follow the road leading to the chapel for about 400m to reach the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 322 ft - Menfouest Chapel
  2. 1 : mi 0.38 - alt. 272 ft - Path leading uphill to the right
  3. 2 : mi 1 - alt. 377 ft - Junction with the Roman Road
  4. 3 : mi 1.34 - alt. 243 ft - Allée de Meilh Glaz, on the right
  5. 4 : mi 2.22 - alt. 410 ft - Route de Penfrat on the right
  6. 5 : mi 3.31 - alt. 361 ft - Turn right towards the chapel
  7. 6 : mi 3.87 - alt. 180 ft - Ster ar Choad Bridge
  8. S/E : mi 4.29 - alt. 312 ft - Menfouest Chapel

Notes

Unmarked route mainly following small country lanes

From the car park, you can walk down Chemin de Ster ar Choad to the bridge, which offers a view of the Quimper-Landerneau railway line.
(6) Turn back and head back up to the car park (S/E).
The total distance is 1.4 km.

Worth a visit

Menfouest Chapel

A view of the Quimper–Landerneau railway line as it passes through the Steïr valley.
This line was recently renovated between 2016 and 2017.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.2 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
User 28360851

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 02, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Pleasant route, a bit too much road, not enough path.

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Cat29
Cat29
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 04, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk through the rolling countryside around Kerfeunteun.

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yvonnelegall
yvonnelegall

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 04, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A lovely, hilly walk through wooded countryside. We didn’t make it as far as the stream as the path was impassable
due to the rain over the last few days.
Thank you, Mr FLOCH, for all the walks you post

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pat.ledamany
pat.ledamany

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 23, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hello everyone
We followed the Menfouez route step by step. No problems at all. Thank you.
Enjoy your walks
P. Le Damany

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rvrandonneur
rvrandonneur

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 17, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A very pleasant, undulating route with beautiful views, lovely countryside, and a pleasant stretch along the banks of the Steïr, though it can be impassable in wet weather

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CNUDDE
CNUDDE

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 26, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

A route that’s 80% on small country roads with a few cars about, but lovely:

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