In the rolling countryside of Plozévet and Pouldreuzic

Route through the countryside of two neighbouring municipalities, along paths between fields and small roads offering regular views of the sea.
Beautiful religious heritage along the way: chapels and calvaries.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.58 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 111 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 106 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 48 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 7 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Pouldreuzic (29710)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 47.959554° / W 4.382144°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 0419ET, 0519OT
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Description of the walk

Park in the car park near the Lababan chapel, in the commune of Pouldreuzic.

(S/E) With your back to the car park, walk up the road towards the Croas Vao crossroads (where there is a small calvary), turn left towards the hamlet of Lesneut and you will come to an old, damaged calvary, possibly dating from 1306, of which a beautiful pietà remains.

(1) Turn right to cross the hamlet and, at the end, turn left onto a grassy path that joins a small road near a house. Follow this road to the left and rejoin the road you left earlier, turning right towards the Saint-Demet Chapel.

(2) With the chapel on your right, continue along the small road that passes near the old Lesneut public school, then turn right to descend into the valley where a stream flows (tricky passage in winter). Go back up the road towards the group of houses at Merros Huella.

(3) Turn right to go around this small hamlet and come out onto a road. Ignore the first road on the right and continue straight ahead for about 100 metres until you reach a property (with a beautiful entrance with carved pillars).

(4) Go down the grassy path alongside a beautiful dry stone wall. On the property, you will see a house in the shape of a hexagonal tower. Pass Rusviscou farm on your right, then the entrance to Moulin Goff, and head back up towards the hamlet of Lezavrec. Pass this hamlet, ignore the roads on your left and right, and you will come to a fork. Turn right for a return trip to the Kerguinaou calvary, which has been made accessible.

(5) Retrace your steps and continue along the small road. At the fork, turn towards the small hamlet of Lanvoran and continue along the path that leads to the end of the road. Turn left, then right to join a road.

(6) Take this road to the left uphill until you reach the intersection with another road. Turn right, go down this road and pass the houses of Merros Izellaz, then the old Moulin Coing mill. You will come to a crossroads with carriage roads.

(7) Turn left onto the farm track towards the houses of Kergroas and turn right at the road to join a cross road near a large isolated house.

(8) Continue straight ahead between the fields. At the first crossroads, turn left for about 100 m, then turn right onto a cross road.

(9) Turn left to rejoin a small road at the hamlet of Kerongard Divisquin.
Turn right and follow this road downhill, passing a wash house (fountain on the map). At the fork, continue straight ahead to the road on the left that leads to a riding centre.

(10) Take this road, pass the riding centre and continue along the wide path until you reach a road that ends near some houses.

(11) Turn left onto a path that passes near a house and continue straight ahead until you reach a beautiful calvary in the middle of the fields. Keep to the left to come out onto a road.

(12) Turn left and take the path on the right between the cemetery and the chapel to reach the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 22 m - Car park at Lababan Chapel - Église Saint-Paban (Lababan)
  2. 1 : km 0.69 - alt. 37 m - Damaged calvary - Calvaire de Lesneut
  3. 2 : km 1.89 - alt. 36 m - Saint-Demet Chapel - Chapelle Saint-Démet (Saint-Démet)
  4. 3 : km 3.02 - alt. 39 m - Merros Huella
  5. 4 : km 3.48 - alt. 48 m - Grassy path fork
  6. 5 : km 4.97 - alt. 48 m - Kerguinaou Calvary
  7. 6 : km 6.02 - alt. 11 m - Uphill road
  8. 7 : km 7.21 - alt. 16 m - Crossroads with carriage roads
  9. 8 : km 7.8 - alt. 26 m - Path between fields
  10. 9 : km 8.52 - alt. 16 m - Crossing path
  11. 10 : km 9.61 - alt. 14 m - Fork in the road towards the equestrian centre
  12. 11 : km 10.65 - alt. 31 m - Fork in the road near houses
  13. 12 : km 11.3 - alt. 33 m - Road junction
  14. S/E : km 11.58 - alt. 22 m - Car park at Lababan Chapel - Église Saint-Paban (Lababan)

Notes

Unmarked route.

Toilets at the car park at the start.
Picnic tables at points (S/E) and (2).

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 1 review

Reliability of the description
4 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
5 / 5
koulouba
koulouba

perfect, I see you're listening!

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FLOCH
FLOCH ★

Thank you for your review
If the description does not mention signposting, it is because there is none.
I will add it to the practical information section.
Kind regards.

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koulouba
koulouba

A pleasant hike with a few discoveries of Breton heritage and a view of the sea in the distance. However, there are a few too many tarmac roads. Be sure to follow the Visorando map carefully, otherwise you may get lost. In fact, Visorando should point out that in cases like this, it is not a hike marked out by the local authority

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clodgirard
clodgirard

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 21, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely route, easily completed in under three hours by regular hikers.
We did it in bright sunshine with a breeze that reminded us of the nearby sea, which was visible for most of the circular.
Many small religious and secular buildings of interest.
Be careful to follow the route and not the yellow markings or those of the GR 34, which intersect with it.

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