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Car park at Brigneau Harbour.
(S/E) From the car park, head down towards the harbour, passing a pretty buoy, and follow the quay.
GR®®34markings: White and Red
Head up to the right via the wooden staircase, which offers a view over the ria where the little harbour is nestled. Continue along a small road towards the remains of the old fish cannery. It overlooks the Malachappe breakwater, which ends in a small red lighthouse.
(1) Join the coastal path and follow it.
(2) Pass the first car park and continue along the path following the coastline in a north-westerly direction. It winds around several coves and is lined with heathland. From early May onwards, carpets of sea armeria bloom all along this stretch of wild coastline.
Take a small path to reach the entrance to the Île Percé campsite and continue for about 100 metres to the Trenez Beach car park.
(3) Opposite, there is a lovely view of Île Percée, which is accessible via a ford; the piers of the old bridge still remain. It was built during the Second World War by the Germans to provide access to the island’s blockhouse.
GR®®34isignposting: White and Red
Retrace your steps, turn left opposite the campsite entrance and continue along a stony path which leads to the village of Kergolaër.
(4) Turn right twice to cross through the village, where you can see a wash house and an old fountain.
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(5) Turn left onto the path leading to the19th-century Saint-Pierre Chapel, dedicated to the patron saint of fishermen. Continue along this path, which is circular and leads to Impasse de la Prairie and then Impasse du Moulin Jaouen. The purpleGR®® route is no longer entirely accurate, but don’t worry – the two cul-de-sacs join up.
GR®®34imarkings: White and Red
(6) Continue along the grassy path between the fields. At the three-way junction, turn right and you’ll reach a road.
(7) Cross the road and carry on straight ahead towards the village of Trélazec, where you follow the road to the right. At the first junction, ignore a path on the right and continue to a crossroads at a place called Kerdévot.
(8) Turn left onto the small road leading to the magnificent “Steren ar Mor” stopover lodge, which was built to accommodate walkers onthe GR®®34. Go round it on the left and continue due north along the path through the woods. It veers to the right near a stream, which you keep on your left. You’ll reach a small road near some buildings used to store old caravans and other vehicles. Look out for an old bread oven on the left. Continue until you reach the junction with the D216.
(9) Cross it carefully and take the path on the left which runs along the right-hand side of the ria. At the far end of this cove, old wooden sardine boats are spending their final days in a poignant maritime graveyard. Continue along this path below the road. It ends with a wooden staircase leading up to the D16, where you’ll return to the harbour car park (S/E).
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