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Start from the Jim Sévellec esplanade, at the beginning of the jetty leading to the Vauban Tower.
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(S) For those who wish, take the jetty towards the Vauban Tower. Pass the Notre-Dame de Rocamadour Chapel and then walk around the Vauban Tower. Return to the starting point.
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(S) Take the Jim Sévellec Esplanade and walk along the beach on your right. Pass through a wooden gate and follow the coastal path. At a T-junction, turn right. At a fork, keep left. At the next junction, turn right and walk along a wall on your left. At the T-junction, turn right. Do the same at the next one.
(1) Go round an old fort on the left and head uphill. Then follow the coastal path along the heights (superb views). At a fork, turn right.
(2) As you reach a road, turn right to stay on the coastal path. Follow the small road you left earlier and, when it turns left, veer right onto a path. Climb a steep slope covered in small rocks, then make a circular route to the left. Descend among the rocks. At the next two forks, take the path on the right. Follow the ramparts of the Toulinguet Semaphore and reach its gate.
(3) Cross the tarmac area, go through a gate and immediately turn left onto a path. Cross a path running perpendicular to this and descend along a stony path towards Pen Hat Beach, which is clearly visible. You will arrive at the beach car park.
(4) Turn right, go through a gate and immediately turn left onto the coastal path. Walk along the beach below on your right and note the ruins of the Manoir de Cœcilian high up on your left. Then climb up to reach the top of the cliffs (large houses). At the top, follow the path to the right, pass a few bunkers and arrive at the Battle of the Atlantic Memorial (a row of anchors from old warships).
(5) Continue along the path lined with ropes. At a fork, turn right towards a large, clearly visible Lorraine cross. At the foot of the cross, turn left and follow the path to Pointe de Pen Hir (orientation table).
(6) Turn almost completely round and head north again along the coastal path. At a fork, turn right. Stay on top of the cliff and ignore the vague paths branching off to the sides. At a clearly marked fork, take the path on the right which descends towards Veryac’h beach (ignore an old signpost directing you to the left). Cross the beach car park and pass a bar-crêperie on the left.
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(7) At the beach access point (red buoy), take a wide path on the left (MTB signposted). Shortly afterwards (meadow gate), turn right onto a shaded path. Climb gently up a small valley (stream on the right). Ignore a path on the right, cross a stream via a footbridge. Come out onto a small road and follow it to the right for a few dozen metres.
(8) Just before a lodge, turn left onto a path. At the junction immediately ahead (not shown on the map), turn left. Pass a wash house and follow a path between two hedges. At the end, follow a small road to the right. Turn right again at the next junction and cross a residential area. At the Stop sign, turn right.
(9) At the crossroads that appears immediately, take a path that leads diagonally to the left towards the Lagatjar menhir alignments. Cross diagonally to the left through a quadrangle marked out by rows of menhirs. At the end, cross a road, go through a gate and follow a path to the ruins of the Manoir de Cœcilian.
(10) Go round the manor house on the right and, at the break in the slope, turn right and stay on level ground (do not go down towards Pen Hat beach). Keep heading north-north-east, stay on a well-marked path and ignore the side tracks. You will come out onto a small road; follow it to the right for a few dozen metres and return to a junction you passed on the way out.
(2) Turn right onto a grassy track (gate). At the end, go through a second gate, cross a road and follow Rue de Grouanoch straight ahead. Keep going straight down the hill, ignoring all the side streets, and walk past a campsite on your right.
(11) At the stop sign, cross Rue du Général Leclerc, continue straight on into Rue Maurice Mathey and walk past a school on your right. At the end, turn left then immediately right. Turn left straight away and go down Rue de la Somme. Cross a street on the right-hand side and continue along Rue de la Somme. At the bottom, turn right. Shortly afterwards, turn sharply left into a narrow lane. Cross a small square, continue straight on to the port of Camaret.
(12) Depending on where you are staying (or where you have parked for a day hike), follow the quay to the left to reach a hotel, or to the right as shown on the map to reach the Léo Lagrange Water Sports Centre (E).
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