From Les Moulins to Camp de César in Saint-Avé

This hike near the town of Saint-Avé allows you to discover a landscape of moors and forests in the first part. In the second part, we follow rivers to discover the old mills. It is very varied, with lots of ups and downs.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 19.53 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 6h 10 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 193 m
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    Descent: - 198 m

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    Highest point: 126 m
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    Lowest point: 17 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park near the Notre-Dame du Loc Chapel.

(S/E) Cross the car park towards the road, cross the roundabout and take the path opposite on the right-hand side of the roundabout.

(1) Follow the yellow markings throughout the hike.
At the end of the path, take the lane on the left.

(2) At the end of the large lane, take the road on the right. Leave the road via a path on the left.

(3) At the end (downhill) of the path, take the hairpin bend to the left.

(4) Take a footbridge on the right.

(5) Pass by the Moulin de Porlair mill.

(6) At the end of the path, take the road on the left. Follow the road to Moulin de Lesnehué.

(7) Take the path on the left to see the mill. At the end of the path, take the road on the left, then the path on the right (along the D126).

(8) Cross the D126 and turn slightly right opposite.
At the end of the path, take the road on the left (after a wash house and a cross).

(9) Turn right at the junction with the Camp de César route.
At the end of the road, take the path opposite, then turn left into the woods.

(10) At the end of the path, turn left onto the Camp de César route, marked with yellow signs. Pass the ruins of the Moulin Neuf mill. Follow the stream.

(11) Cross a road in Lezelanec, then continue straight ahead.

(12) After Rulliac, turn right onto Rue du Petit Rulliac.

(13) After a steep path on the right, take the road on the left and cross the village.

(14) Head towards Chapelle Saint Michel on the right. Pass in front of the chapel and take the path at the end on the right.

(15) After the reservoir, turn right. At the end of the path (slope), take the road on the right.

(16) After the sunken lane, turn left and then take the first lane on the left uphill.
At the end of the path, take the road on the right, then the small road on the left.
At César's camp, turn left to enjoy the beautiful view of the Gulf of Morbihan.
Take the path back to the Saint Avé/Saint Nolff junction on the left. Then at the crossroads, head towards Saint-Avé Bourg.
At the end of the junction, take the road on the right.

(17) Take the path on the left and follow the stream. Follow the quarry. Take the road on the left.

(18) At the first houses, take the path along the stream on the left.

(1) You will come to a roundabout. Go up it and return to the car park.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 31 m - Car park near the Notre-Dame du Loc Chapel.
  2. 1 : km 0.11 - alt. 27 m - Crossroads of the circular
  3. 2 : km 0.91 - alt. 24 m - Road on the right.
  4. 3 : km 1.77 - alt. 18 m - Hairpin bend at the end of the descent.
  5. 4 : km 2.04 - alt. 18 m - Footbridge
  6. 5 : km 2.48 - alt. 21 m - Near the Porlair Mill.
  7. 6 : km 2.68 - alt. 26 m - Road on the left.
  8. 7 : km 4.22 - alt. 34 m - Lesnehué Mill
  9. 8 : km 6.07 - alt. 72 m - Crossing the D126
  10. 9 : km 6.51 - alt. 73 m - Junction with the Camp de César route.
  11. 10 : km 7.46 - alt. 63 m - Stream
  12. 11 : km 8.5 - alt. 83 m - Cross the Lezelanec road.
  13. 12 : km 9.51 - alt. 72 m - Rue du Petit Rulliac
  14. 13 : km 10.05 - alt. 71 m - Path on the right.
  15. 14 : km 11.42 - alt. 103 m - Towards the Chapel of Saint-Michel - Chapelle Saint Michel
  16. 15 : km 12.58 - alt. 112 m - Reservoir
  17. 16 : km 13.37 - alt. 100 m - Path on the left going uphill.
  18. 17 : km 17.41 - alt. 54 m - Path along the stream
  19. 18 : km 18.95 - alt. 32 m - Path along the stream
  20. S/E : km 19.53 - alt. 31 m - Car park near the Notre-Dame du Loc Chapel.

Notes

No special equipment required.

Worth a visit

Discover the mill route.
Very pretty view of the gulf.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 12 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
3.9 / 5
mikelitos
mikelitos

Your opinion surprises me. I will go over the course again to correct it if necessary.

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User 26821052
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Dear Sir or Madam,

Based on our experience, we found ourselves at crossroads without any signs, and it was up to us to figure out how to continue on the route, even though we are experienced hikers.
There are even places where we find ourselves on a 70 km road.
On other routes, we set out to walk 14 km, but ended up walking barely 5 km due to a lack of signage.

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Pascal C56
Pascal C56

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 18, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike through woods and hamlets, with not too much tarmac for a route of almost 20 km.
Take advantage of this hike to visit La Chapelle Notre Dame du Loch, a real architectural gem.

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pierjac4477
pierjac4477

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 14, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant, hilly hike with varied landscapes. We enjoyed the shaded sections in the woods and along the streams because it was hot. We missed the trail between 13 and 14 and continued on the PR, but this didn't matter as we rejoined the route later on.

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Jean d'Antony
Jean d'Antony

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 30, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The hike was pleasant, but one thing disappointed us: the promised views of the Gulf of Morbihan are too partial and too distant to give a real overview of the gulf.

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M@lher56%
M@lher56%

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 08, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

I only did part of it because of the weather. I left my car at Petit Rulliac and climbed up to Camp César, then on to Kerbotin and the Chapel of St Michel, where we had a quick picnic. Then I descended to Rulliac to retrieve my car: a pleasant little 11 km hike.

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mikelitos
mikelitos

Hello,
This "disappointing" rating disappoints me... What can I say to hikers who can't read the directions and/or map... The description provides information about the nature of the roads or paths that are used.

It's a shame.

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-Arnaud-
-Arnaud-

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 18, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

We only visited Caesar's camp (points 9 to 17). Lots of roads and few points of interest. It's a shame that the Roman camp site isn't promoted at all.

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mikelitos
mikelitos

Hello, thank you for your message. It's nice to have hikers who thank the authors...
Best regards

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dousig
dousig

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 18, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We set off from St-Avé, went to Camp de César and then returned to the starting point.
A very pleasant route, exactly as described. Thank you to the author!
We will do the entire route when the weather is nice.

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gilpiau
gilpiau

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 05, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We started at point 1 and went to points 9, then 17 and 18, before returning to the starting point.
A beautiful hike with streams and forests...

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suelen
suelen

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 26, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant hike between town, countryside, woods and streams. It is hilly and varied, with very pretty passages through the woods, along streams and beautiful mills. We did it running and the map with descriptions is useful, as the signposting is sometimes a little light. It is more than 17km rather than 20.
Thank you!

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vallaur
vallaur

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 11, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

I only did the first part of the hike from the 1st to the 7th and reached point 18. A very beautiful hike in the heart of nature, following a stream, beautiful scenery, very green and relaxing. I will do the whole thing this time.

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Mich2605
Mich2605

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 31, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

The start of the hike is average from the road with a bit of a path,
but it becomes pleasant from the village of Le Petit Rulliac towards Camp de César and until you reach
in Saint-Avé.

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bardouil j-p
bardouil j-p

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 15, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Very beautiful hike, a bit muddy at this time of year.

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