From Pointe de Brézellec to Pointe du Van and the Saint-They Chapel

Head to the Pointe de Brézellec car park.

(S/E) From the car park, look for the wooden signpost marked “Pointe de Brézellec Commune de Cléden-Cap-Sizun” and head towards “Pors Théolen”.
Follow the coast, staying on the same path (^GR® 34 red and white markings), until you reach Pors Théolen, where there is a bistro on the right (not always open).

(1) Return to the^GR® (wooden signpost) towards “Pointe de Castelmeur” and arrive at a fork in the path.

(2) Turn right and continue on the GR^®. At the wooden signpost, stay on the^GR® towards "Pointe du Van" and continue until you reach the access point to Pointe de Castelmeur.

(3) Take the narrow path on the right leading to the Pointe de Castelmeur viewpoint. At the end of this path, take in the view: with your back to the path, to the right is the route you have taken, and to the left is the Pointe du Van.

(4) Then retrace your steps by taking the narrow path again.

(3) Turn right to continue westwards on the^GR® until you reach a fork.

(5) Turn right to continue on the^GR®, leaving the^PR® behind on your left. Continue along the steep coastal path to reach Pointe du Van. Take in the view: to your right, the path you have taken; to your left, in the distance, the Tévennec Lighthouse.

(6) Return to^{the GR®} and, at the wooden post, head towards “Port du Vorlen”. Follow the path as close as possible to the coast, then head towards the Chapelle Saint-They. Enjoy the view: from left to right, the Pointe du Raz, the Phare de la Vieille and the Île de Sein.

(7) With your back to the chapel, there is a narrow path leading to the Fontaine Saint-Mathieu. Do not take this path, but take the wide track to the right of the one leading to the Fontaine Saint-Mathieu and continue until you reach a large stone cross. There, turn left, then immediately right, and you will come to a PR^®.

(8) Continue straight on along this path, ignoring the others, until you reach the hamlet of Keriolet, situated by the low stone wall. Go round the hamlet on the left until you rejoin the^GR®34coastal path.

(5) Retrace your steps along the route you took on the way there and head back to Pors Théolen. Go round the bistro on the right and continue along the^GR® for a very short while until you reach a junction with a small path, which you crossed on the way there.

(1) Leave the^GR® and take this small path on the right, which climbs through the vegetation. Once the climb levels off, do not turn right, but continue straight on. You will arrive near the hamlet of Théolen and rejoin the PR^®.

(9) Turn left onto this path and continue, ignoring the paths to the left, until you reach the junction with the road leading to Pointe de Brézellec.

(10) Then turn left to reach the car park at Pointe de Brézellec (S/E).

For an average person in good physical condition, allow a total of 4 hours to complete this hike, including breaks.
There is virtually no shade along this route.
There are also quite a few stones on the path.
So make sure you bring plenty of water and wear good walking shoes.
There is a bistro in Pors Théolen (not always open).

Near the Pointe de Brézellec car park, do pop along to the sheltered harbour at Brézellec.
It is just a few minutes’ walk away, below the Pointe de Brézellec car park.