From menhir to menhir via Saint Fiacre Chapel

Starting from the port of Léchiagat, let's go and discover two very different menhirs, as well as the Saint Fiacre chapel and its fountain.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 6.01 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 43 ft
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    Descent: - 43 ft

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    Highest point: 56 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 7 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Treffiagat (29730)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 47.795719° / W 4.273646°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 0519OT
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Description of the walk

Starting point: Léchiagat harbour, plenty of parking available.

(GR®®34) marked in white and red

(S/E) From the car park, follow the quay towards the sea (south-west). At the end of the quay, before the shipyard, head into the enclosure from which you can see the port’s first two lighthouses, the first built in 1871 and the second in 1902.
Turn left, walk along the top of the beach and continue along Rue de la Pointe then Rue Jean Jaurès, reaching Rue de l’Océan. At Rue Parc Morvan, turn right to follow a path along the seafront. Walk past Pors Treillen. On your left, you will see the Léhan marsh with its menhir.

(1) At this point, descend the dune via the designated path and head towards the information panel about the menhir. A narrow track can be made out through the vegetation, allowing you to get as close as possible to the menhir.
This path is not always passable as it depends on the water level in the marsh. Then retrace your steps and climb back up the dune.
Continue along the path running along the base of the dune ridge bordering Léhan Beach, leaving thePR®® (Yellow) on your left and continuing along Squividan Beach.

PR®®: marked in yellow

(2) After a car park area, at the barrier, leave theGR®®34and turn left, following thePR®® markings (Route des Menhirs) which climb up a grassy path. You’ll reach a road shortly after Kervai.

(3) Turn left onto a sunken path to reach the hamlet of Le Reun (on your right, the wash house and fountain of Kerantoën). In front of you stands a 6-metre-high menhir (note also the cup marks in the rock). The menhir leans slightly to the left.

(4) Return and continue along the road to the left. At Kerantoine, turn right onto the road and a little further on, at the cypress tree, turn left onto the dirt track, then immediately turn left again to reach Squividan. At the Route du Grand Large, turn right and continue to the sports ground, where you leave the road to the left.

(5) Follow this grassy path, which continues as Rue des Bruyères. At a cluster of cypress trees, leave the street and turn left onto a grassy path leading to the Chapelle Saint Fiacre. Cross the road and then enter the fenced area of land surrounding the Breton chapels. Walk round the chapel on the left to see the fountain on the east gable.

(6) Continue along the grassy path, with your back to the bell tower. Go up the small road on the right. At the junction, turn left and follow this small road. At the first crossroads, go down Rue des Lavandières on the left. Cross the small stream and continue left along Rue des Dentelières.

No signposting

(7) Turn right at the first street (Rue du Stade), walk alongside the galochodrome (a pitch for a local game: galoche).

(8) At the junction with Rue de Lehan, turn left. Walk down this street and then take the first street on the right (Rue Joliot Curie).

(9) At the second junction, turn right then left to walk past the church. At the end of the street, turn right and then, 50 metres further on, turn left into Rue Pouldu, which leads to the quay, the starting point of the route (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 13 ft - Port of Léchiagat
  2. 1 : mi 1.15 - alt. 10 ft - Léhan menhir
  3. 2 : mi 2.5 - alt. 13 ft - Junction with the PR (end of the GR)
  4. 3 : mi 2.8 - alt. 36 ft - Towards the hamlet of Le Rheun
  5. 4 : mi 3.06 - alt. 36 ft - The Reun menhir.
  6. 5 : mi 3.99 - alt. 52 ft - On the left, a grassy path
  7. 6 : mi 4.58 - alt. 30 ft - Saint-Fiacre Chapel
  8. 7 : mi 5.15 - alt. 10 ft - Towards the beach
  9. 8 : mi 5.31 - alt. 20 ft - The galochodrome.
  10. 9 : mi 5.75 - alt. 10 ft - T-junction
  11. S/E : mi 6.01 - alt. 13 ft - Port of Léchiagat

Notes

The Lehan dune system suffered greatly from the storms of winter 2014.
Please stick to the designated paths to the beach and protected areas.
Picnic table in the chapel grounds.

Worth a visit

The port of Guilvinec and, in particular, the return of the boats from 5pm (unloading of the langoustines known as ‘Les demoiselles du Guilvinec’).

The two old lighthouses: In the enclosure of the Lechiagat–Le Guilvinec lighthouses. The first lighthouse built at Lechiagat (at the same time as a lighthouse at the far end of the harbour) and commissioned in 1871. But 30 years later, as the number of houses in the surrounding area increased, the small 1871 lighthouse became indistinguishable from them. At the far end of the enclosure, a second, taller lighthouse (7.20 m) was then built, but this time with a round cross-section. It was completed in 1902, and the older lighthouse (in the foreground) was taken out of service. This explains the existence of the two lighthouses at La Pointe and the difference in architecture for the leading lights

The Halotika Centre, the fishing town.
http://www.haliotika.com/

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.

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 8 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
3.9 / 5
Toumpy
Toumpy

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 19, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk that passes by the lovely Saint Fiacre Chapel.

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minana44
minana44

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 23, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hiking with friends, saw a few menhirs and, given their size, it was impossible to miss them, even though we were very small compared to them. No worries about the chapel, just a short drive away.
Lovely hike
Nanane

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FLOCH
FLOCH ★

Hello.
I think you've got the wrong place.
The menhirs are not marked by signs, but given their size, they are very easy to spot.
It's also hard to miss the Saint-Fiacre Chapel and its vast grassy esplanade.
Other reviews have not mentioned these problems.

Kind regards

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druckerr
druckerr

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : May 05, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The signage GR = red-white and PR = yellow creates confusion that the description does not sufficiently clarify. Some menhirs (3) cannot be found and chapels are not mentioned.
Then retrace your steps and climb back up the dune.
Continue along the path at the base of the dune ridge that borders
Léhan Beach: if you climb up the dune (which is prohibited by barriers), you are not following the path...

But perhaps we are mistaken?

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KYR
KYR

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 29, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Next time, we will avoid the overly long paved section (without passing by Saint Fiacre Chapel) by making a round trip between the Reun and Léhan menhirs via the GR trail and the beach (at low tide).

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Riffraff75
Riffraff75

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 08, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

The coastal section is very good, but there is too much tarmac on the second part of the walk, in my personal opinion.

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joleru
joleru

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 13, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Nothing in particular to note regarding the route and description of the hike. No difficulty in following the route. A pleasant route with no elevation gain.

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maan1
maan1

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 06, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

We did this walk in reverse order because of the wind. Start at the car park and the menhir at Lehan marsh. There are lots of tarmac roads until you reach Chapelle St Fiacre. After that, it's very pleasant. Thank you for the walk.

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FLOCH
FLOCH ★

Thank you, almael, for your cooperation
and your patience.
I will be able to correct these minor errors.
All the best on visrorando.
Kind regards

FLOCH

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almael
almael

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 09, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hello,
We have noticed a few errors or inaccuracies on this route:
(4)... Turn right and continue to the Merlot campsite, where you leave the road on the left.
We never saw the campsite, but we turned left just before the sports field, and it was the right road that led to Rue des Bruyères.
(5) Follow this sandy path.
It is not sandy but grassy.
(7)... When you reach Rue de Léhan, turn right.
You need to turn left. It is clearly marked on the map.

Thank you for this route, which we were able to follow thanks to the description and the map.

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