Discover Fréhel cape

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Short discovery hike around Fréhel cape and across its moorland.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 8.53 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 35 
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    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 42 m
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    Vertical drop: - 44 m
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    Highest point: 81 m
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    Lowest point: 47 m
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Photos

View from Cape Town
Photo Cap Fréhel
La Banche
Fort La Latte

Description of the walk

(S/E) From the car park closest to the lighthouse, head northeast on the path.

(1) Turn right onto the coastal path which continues along the edge of the cliffs you are skirting. Stay on this path (GR®34) past the tip of the castle of Renard ("Pointe du Château Renard").

(2) Turn right uphill, heading south, until you reach a small road, which you follow on the right for 650m.

(3) Leave the road and take the path on the left for 75m, then turn right on this path which leads to a road (D24) which you follow straight on for 400m. Beware of vehicles.

(4) Turn right onto a long track in the middle of the moor towards the coastal path.

(5) Cross the D34 road (caution) and take the path leading off to the right towards the cliffs. From this point on, there are many variations. The aim is to walk towards the lighthouse, respecting the instructions on the signs urging hikers to stay on the path.

(6) Take your time to admire the scenery, then continue due south along the cliffs.

(1) Take the right-hand path back to the parking lot (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 67 m - Car park closest to the lighthouse
  2. 1 : km 0.23 - alt. 62 m - Carrefour de la boucle
  3. 2 : km 2.51 - alt. 73 m - Turn right off the coastal path
  4. 3 : km 3.02 - alt. 73 m - Left-hand path
  5. 4 : km 4.23 - alt. 61 m - Path on the right
  6. 5 : km 4.97 - alt. 53 m - Crossing the D34
  7. 6 : km 7.73 - alt. 54 m - Cap Fréhel
  8. S/E : km 8.52 - alt. 67 m - Car park closest to the lighthouse

Practical information

No special equipment required, but good shoes. Not recommended in bad weather and strong winds.

In the nearby area

Visit to the Lighthouse, Fort de la Latte

 Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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

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Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 23 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Clarity of route map
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
Gisèle 94
Gisèle 94

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Apr 15, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : Yes

Please note that parking is chargeable and limited to 3 hours all year round! If you want to make the most of the day with photo stops and a picnic, it's too short!

To get round this problem, you can find a few parking spaces at point 3 or along the road at point 5.

The whole route is superb!
No doubt very, very busy in summer...

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Serge28
Serge28

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : Nov 07, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

Hello
A lovely hike that should be done when the heather is in flower rather than in November. We took advantage of the hike to go as far as Fort la Latte (an extra 1 hour round trip).
Best regards
S. LIMEUL

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49mich37
49mich37

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Jul 30, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : Yes

Magnificent scenery, arriving at the superb Fort Lalatte
And when the sun comes out, what a beautiful day!

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panamades
panamades

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of walk : Jun 22, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : Yes

Beautiful panorama

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fenlabuche
fenlabuche

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Feb 11, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : Yes

belle ballade faite un jour de grand vent en fevrier ça souffle sur le gr34 mais en retrait c'est raisonnable personnellement je préfère à cette époque car l'été c'est chaud!! et trop de monde.

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Mamido
Mamido

Hello,

We followed the route without any difficulty. A very pretty walk from the cape towards Fort La Latte, then across the moor. We did the walk early in the morning because of the heatwave during the 1st week of September 2023. We took it easy on the path.
To finish, a small crêperie recommended in Plevenon 😉

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PATRICE31800
PATRICE31800

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Sep 06, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : Yes

Hello everyone.
First of all, the car park is not free and there is a time limit on parking, so we parked between points 2 and 3 in a field provided for this purpose. So we started the walk at point 2, as far as Fort de la Latte, and continued on to find the circuit in 3. The scenery is magnificent as soon as we catch up with the coastal path. A beautiful walk!

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Mamido
Mamido

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Sep 03, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

We discovered Cap Fréhel and its moorland on this walk. Beautiful scenery and views of Fort La Latte.
Hardly anyone there that day, but it's certainly very busy at the height of the season.

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nolio
nolio

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : May 19, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : Yes

Easy loop to follow, as long as you use the GPS and the visiorando app, as the directions are a bit lacking.
Done in fine weather (and a bit of mist), it's very pretty!
The path was very busy at the end of the day and it's much less pleasant as a large part of the route barely allows you to cross.
We lengthened the walk to visit the fort and so started at the fort car park: walk to the fort and back along the gr34 bis, which provides a more direct route back to the car park = a loop of 11km.

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Coquelinc
Coquelinc

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : Feb 12, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

The departure from the car park is not explicit and neither is the arrival. Make it clear that the car park is chargeable

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Jacques Caudry
Jacques Caudry

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of walk : Oct 09, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Busy trail : Yes

After Cape Erquy, Cape Fréhel seemed a bit bland! Apart from the lighthouse and the sea view, it was a much less interesting route than Erquy.

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barravin27
barravin27

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Oct 02, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : Yes

Heavy traffic in the immediate vicinity of the lighthouse and the tip of Cap Fréhel. Much more fluid on the paths.

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helenek
helenek

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Jul 07, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

Due to lack of time, we shortened the route and the inland passage, branching off after the pointe de Château Renard (track, then D34, then cycle path) to rejoin the GR just after point 5.
Beautiful views, heather-filled moorland.

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Gil4571
Gil4571

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of walk : Jun 20, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Busy trail : No

An uninteresting route with no real viewpoints.
Beware of the wind: choose the direction of the walk carefully to avoid headwinds.

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mariedaniel
mariedaniel

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Feb 04, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : Yes

-This is a very fine walk with no particular difficulty. The Cap Fréhel site is exceptional, with its cliffs, moorland, wildlife (birds), magnificent and varied panoramas, etc. It's a tour worth doing over and over again, and can be continued as far as Fort La Latte. However, the site is very busy in summer.

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