From Pointe du Blair to Baden Golf Club

This hike allows you to discover the small village of Mériadec (with some beautiful stone houses), Pointe du Blair (with beautiful villas on a protected estate) and to walk along part of the Rivière d'Auray.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 13.29 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 00 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 65 m
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    Descent: - 66 m

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    Highest point: 30 m
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    Lowest point: 1 m

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Description of the walk

Depart from the car park of the state school (École Joseph Le Brix, famous aviator) in Baden.

(S/E) Turn left at the roundabout and turn left onto Rue Lann Vihan. Continue along this road until you reach the roundabout towards Mériadec.

(1) Turn right to reach this hamlet.

(2) In the centre of Mériadec, turn right (go around the Mériadec lodges) and follow Rue du Raquer (see the chapel and a few stone houses). Then take the road on the left.

(3) At the next intersection, turn left onto Route de Trémélian, towards Le Liorho. Turn left onto Chemin du Liorho.
Return to the main road and continue along it.

(4) At the Pointe du Blair car park, cross it and take the path towards the coast (if you want to make a round trip or come and go by car, you can park in this car park). Walk around Pointe du Blair (beautiful view of the Île des Sept Îles and Er Runio as well as the Rivière d'Auray).

(4) Leave the path onto the Pointe du Blair road and turn left. Take the road opposite, then turn left onto Rue du Dreven. Cross the Dreven. At the intersection, turn right.

(5) At the new intersection, turn left towards Le Parun (see several beautifully restored thatched cottages).
At the shipyard, turn right onto Le Rohélo.

(6) Turn left at the oyster farm. Just before the farm, take the path on the right.
Cross the road and take the path opposite. At the end of the path, take the road on the right, then turn left.
You will arrive at the bottom of the Baden Golf Course, which you will go around.
Follow the golf course (pass the entrance and walk along the golf course) until you reach the entrance to a path on the right.

(7). Cross the road and continue along the path opposite. At the end, take the path on the right and immediately take the footbridge on the left

(8). You will come out at a group of houses. Take the road opposite.
At the intersection, turn left. At the crossroads, turn right. Ignore the first road on the right.

(9) Take the first path on the right, which leads to the municipal hall. Go around it on the left and take the path at the end on the left. You will arrive at the roundabout where you started. The school car park is opposite (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 29 m - Public school car park
  2. 1 : km 0.57 - alt. 25 m - Roundabout
  3. 2 : km 1.18 - alt. 8 m - Mériadec
  4. 3 : km 2.34 - alt. 7 m - Route de Trémélian
  5. 4 : km 3.55 - alt. 14 m - Pointe du Blair car park
  6. 5 : km 8.46 - alt. 18 m - Fork
  7. 6 : km 9.35 - alt. 6 m - Oyster farm
  8. 7 : km 11.99 - alt. 21 m - Entrance to the golf course
  9. 8 : km 12.59 - alt. 14 m - Footbridge
  10. 9 : km 13 - alt. 30 m - Path to the village hall
  11. S/E : km 13.29 - alt. 29 m - Public school car park

Notes

This circular walk includes a section on the road, which can be avoided by driving there and back or shuttling between the two points by car. In this case, park one car in the Pointe du Blair car park and the other in the Baden Golf Club car park.

Worth a visit

Village of Mériadec.
Pointe du Blair with views of the islands and the Rivière d'Auray.
With a detour to the Toulvern dolmen.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 13 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
JODIDO
JODIDO

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Route completed twice at the beginning of July 2025.
Once running and once cycling, including the dolmen and the Pointe de Toulvern.
I also ran to the seven islands and went around them.
The Gulf of Morbihan is truly a magnificent place!

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mondmond
mondmond

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 24, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

blair Point is superb, it's a shame that so much of the land has been taken over by private properties.

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gribouillebellou
gribouillebellou

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 02, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

starting in Meriadec, beautiful chapel and beautiful houses. Pointe du Blaire, beautiful path and superb view of the gulf and the River Auré. A must-do hike! A bit of road walking but little traffic

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Mike95
Mike95

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 31, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful shores, beautiful marshy coves, beautiful locks, varied and very pleasant landscapes!

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phidet
phidet

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 06, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Lovely walk by the sea.

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Fleur de lune
Fleur de lune

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 16, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very enjoyable hike with lots of variety between the Breton countryside, the view of the entrance to the gulf, the Auray river and the Gulf of Baden. There are a few tarmac roads, but the coastal path makes you completely forget this slightly less pleasant aspect, if you can call it that. Definitely recommended!

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yvon.meunier
yvon.meunier
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 08, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Walked the trails on 6 December after the golf course; they are very muddy

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mahornsolo
mahornsolo

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 09, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

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3753604
3753604

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 21, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

An easy hike to follow, with the added bonus of an oyster tasting at a friendly oyster farmer's.

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19alain49
19alain49

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 15, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

It's a shame that most of this walk is on tarmac roads. But the view of the Auray river is superb:

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GOGO
GOGO

Hello MIKELITOS,
The route should start on the right, just before the road leading to Pouléno, then cross it as you describe in the description, and continue in a straight line to point 10. In fact, the route is correct, but it should start a little further upstream.
Thank you for this hike.
Best regards
Gogo

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mikelitos
mikelitos

Hello GOGO,
It's true that this route includes some road sections, since it is no longer possible to pass through the Baden mill (the owners have closed off access to it, a decision taken after many years of legal battles...).

As for the details on the map, I have reviewed the route and do not understand your comment. It is true that this path does not appear on the IGN map.

Please clarify the problem for me.
Enjoy your hike, best regards
Mikelitos

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Thank you, GOGO. I think the author, mikelitos, will be sure to respond and tell us what he thinks.

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GOGO
GOGO

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 22, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

It's a shame that most of this walk is on tarmac roads. Fortunately, there is virtually no traffic (during the week, but what about at weekends?). Nevertheless, it would be a shame not to do it, particularly for the village of Mériadec and Pointe du Blair.
The route description is meticulously precise. Well done to the author. However, there is a bug in the route. The path on the right after the golf course should be taken before the road leading to Pouléno. In fact, the description specifies that you should cross this road.

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eclipse56
eclipse56

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 20, 2014
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

No trouble finding the school for the starting point...
The route is interesting for Pointe du Blair, beautiful scenery as always in the Gulf of Morbihan and the Auray River, but it's a shame that you can't walk along the coast and that you have to take more roads than paths...We walked along Kerdrean Bay through the marshes, a well-marked path, but we had to turn back to rejoin the route and take the Baden Gulf road for the return journey, which was a bit tedious...
But thank you anyway to Mikelitos for suggesting these routes.

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