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(S/E) Leave Place de Grafenhausen (tourist office; access to the harbour and the chapel; restaurants and shops nearby) by heading up Rue de l’Odet on the right. Shortly after the school, opposite the bakery, take Rue du Grand Bourg. Cross Rue du Petit Bourg at a pedestrian crossing and take the tree-lined path opposite leading to the Roz wash house.
(1) Follow the path for 10 metres, then continue in the same direction along the unpaved Impasse du Roz until you reach Rue de Béréven. At the tarmac, turn left. Pass a square well (Chemin du Vieux Puits). Continue to No. 37. Turn left, then take the first right (No. 26). Leave the tarmac road and head down towards the polder.
(2) On the left is a wash house (Traon ar Ménez) in a wetland area surrounded by large bamboo. Turn right onto a straight path lined with ditches. Join a short tarmac section before crossing Rue de Kermor (watch out for traffic in summer: access to the beach). Opposite, head towards the bridle path (yellow markings), which you cross at right angles. Follow the blue trail, not the yellow one.
(3) You’ll arrive at Roscanvel Farm. In the farmyard, you’ll find three panels explaining local history. With your back to these buildings, to the west is a fountain topped with a cross and a wash house restored by Mein ha Dour. Cross the stream via a small footbridge to continue along the path that runs alongside the stream. A second footbridge features a yellow marker. At the gate at the end of the wooded path, turn left (sign for Roscanvel: protected natural site). The path crosses a pasture. Turn left onto the tarmac road at Kerlorgant. At Kerloc’h Gwen, at the stop sign, turn right and follow the road away from the Treustel for about 200 m.
Walk 400 m north: on the left is the Rhu wash house.
(4) Continue to the Route de l’Île Tudy and turn right towards Combrit. Take the cycle path for 150 m, then leave it on the right onto Rue de Menez Noas. After the lodge, turn right onto Rue de la Clarté. After 50 m, turn left onto the disused Hent Léoc track, which will take you to the Chapelle de la Clarté and the Saint-Vennec residential farm.
This remarkable religious complex features numerous points of interest. Information is available inside the chapel, which is open daily from 10am to 5pm.
(5) Continue a short way along the main road leading towards the village and turn right at the three-way junction onto Route de Kergulant. Follow the signs for the “leisure centre”. Leave the tarmac and turn left onto Chemin du Créac’h. Go slightly past the leisure centre: there is a fountain on the left
.(6) Continue along the path, leaving the sewage treatment plant on your right. At the last pond, follow a tiny stream (20 cm wide) to the left which leads to a remarkable pillar-supported wash house (Kerdec'h) situated about 50 m to the north (the entrance is not very visible).
(7) Continue in the same direction, then turn right, initially following a track. The path then follows a circular route through the undergrowth and returns almost to the starting point. Cross the stream. Leave the bridle path on the left and follow a tree-lined embankment bordering a large field. Join a stony track (Gorréquer) which you take to the left, heading north towards the dovecote.
(8) You can choose to climb to the top of the dovecote or to the viewpoint at the car park (further east) to admire and analyse the changing landscape (reclamation of the marshes).
Retrace your steps to take the Route de Kerscuntec. Pass the Kerscuntec farm and continue straight on despite the Yellow Cross. The road joins the Route de Kermor.
(9) At the junction before Kerharo, opposite, there is a private wash house and a pumping station that once supplied the village of Île Tudy. Turn right and head down towards Kermor.
(10) Shortly after the Kerguillec junction, on the right below the road, there is a small fountain.
At Kermor Bihan, rejoin the original route by turning left. Follow the same straight path for 300 m.
(2) Instead of retracing your steps (Béréven), cross the stream and take the path that runs alongside the marshes via a boardwalk, passing the Hellès campsite. Continue southwards along the edge of natural meadows until you reach the dune. You can access the beach opposite to enjoy the view.
(11) Turn left before the car park entrance. The coastal path behind the dune leads to a second car park, at the end of which you reach Rue de la Plage.
Head straight north for just under a kilometre until you reach the car park where you started, Place Grafenhausen (S/E).
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