From Kermaria to Bréhec

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A short, easy walk that takes you through the Goelo countryside and gently down to Bréhec beach.
The only requirement is to have two cars. Best undertaken with friends.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 4.41 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 82 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 282 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 318 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 36 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Plouha (22580)
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    Start: N 48.685367° / W 2.975849°
  • ⚑
    End: N 48.72669° / W 2.952994°
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    IGN map(s): Ref. 0814OT, 0815SB, 0916OT
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Lanloup Castle
Lanloup Church
Brehec Harbour as seen from the coastal road
Kermaria Chapel

Description of the walk

Park in the car park next to Kermaria Chapel in Isquit (Plouha). GPS: N 48.685367° / W 2.975849°

GR®34A marked in white and red

(S/E) Turn left onto the stony path next to the car park behind the chapel. After crossing a stream, keep to the right and follow the path until it joins the tarmac road.

(1) Turn right and, after 300 m, turn left onto a grassy path.

(2) First turn right then left, and continue along the path through the fields. First turn left twice, then right, and keep to the right until you reach a small tarmac road.

(3) Cross the D94 and carry on straight ahead. At the first junction, turn left towards some
and come out onto the D786.

(4) Cross this very busy road (the Plouha–Paimpol road) with the utmost care and take the path opposite leading to Lanloup Castle.
Opposite the château, turn left into the field and keep to the right to walk along the embankment leading to the village.

Leave theGR®®34A

(5) Go round the church on the left and take Rue de la Mer. At the bottom of the village, at a place called Ar Runiou, turn left at the gable end of a large house.

(6) Cross the Kergolo Stream and immediately turn right onto the wide path signposted “Plage”. Continue for almost two kilometres along a path descending alongside the stream until you reach the ponds at the sewage treatment works.

(7) Take the path down to the right, join the road and follow it to the left until you reach the car park at Bréhec Beach (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : mi 0 - alt. 236 ft - Kermaria En Isquit car park
  2. 1 : mi 0.83 - alt. 249 ft - Path/road junction
  3. 2 : mi 1.34 - alt. 299 ft - Right/left
  4. 3 : mi 2.11 - alt. 308 ft - Crossing the D94
  5. 4 : mi 2.74 - alt. 279 ft - Crossing the D 786
  6. 5 : mi 3.06 - alt. 190 ft - Lanloup village
  7. 6 : mi 3.27 - alt. 138 ft - Kergolo Stream
  8. 7 : mi 4.15 - alt. 56 ft - Wastewater treatment plant
  9. E : mi 4.41 - alt. 36 ft - Bréhec car park

Notes

This poorly signposted route requires particular care: do not hesitate to use your sat-nav.
The condition of some sections leaves something to be desired.

Worth a visit

This short route offers plenty of points of interest.

- The remarkable chapel of Kermaria in Isquit, famous for its ‘ronde macabre’ (the chapel is very often open).

- The marina and beach at Brehec, a renowned resort in the Goelo region.

- Lanloup Castle

- The little village of Lanloup with its traditional church.
- After the village of Lanloup, a long descent along a wide path through the woodland will take you to your destination

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

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