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Park at Quai de Pors Moro, on the left bank of the Rivière de Pont-l'Abbé.
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(S/E) From the quay, turn left onto Rue Saint-Jacques towards the ruined Saint-Jacques de Lambour Church, go round the care home via Rue de Lambour, which leads towards the stadium. Turn right onto Rue des Chevaliers and you will reach a roundabout.
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(1) Continue straight ahead along Avenue de Schleiden; at the end, turn left into Rue du Soner Du and emerge onto Rue Raymond Folgoas Guillou.
(2) Cross this busy street at the pedestrian crossing and head up Rue Pen Enez on the right, then Rue du Ménez (note the water tower on your left, a landmark in the Pont-L'Abbé area).
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(3) Turn right onto a path that runs to the left of the swimming pool, cross a small road, turn onto a path through the woods, then left to cross the D785, the northern bypass of Pont-l'Abbé, at a large roundabout.
(4) Cross this busy main road carefully at the pedestrian crossing, keeping to the left of the roundabout.
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Turn left and follow the western bypass (D785) for about 400 m. Take care, keep to the grass verge.Turn right onto the first path (2 letterboxes). Follow this path through a pine forest.
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Pass a small rustic wash house on the left and continue until you reach the old ‘Transbigouden’ railway line, which has been converted into a greenway.
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(5) Follow it to the left, cross a small road, go over the bridge under the D785 (shortly after the bridge, note the remains of the piers of the Pont du Train Carottes) and cut across the Route de Saint-Julien.
(6) Take the path on the right which runs along the left bank of the Rivière de Pont-l'Abbé and continue to the Triskell Cultural Centre. Go round it on the left, cross the large car park and reach the Étang de Pont-L'Abbé.
(7) Walk along the lake via the footpath, then a pavement: on your right is the 14th-century Château des Barons, which now houses the town hall and the Bigouden Museum. You’ll reach the junction by the bridge over the river.
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(8) Walk on for a few dozen metres, turn right into Rue Pasteur, then left into Rue de l’Église. Walk past the Chapelle du Sacré Cœur and turn right onto Place des Carmes: on your left, the imposing Église Notre-Dame des Carmes, recognisable by its slate bell tower. Ignore Rue Jules Ferry on the left and arrive at Avenue Kerarthur.
(9) Follow this road to the left and, at the end, you will reach a roundabout.
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(10) At the entrance to the roundabout, turn right onto a footpath, Chemin Rural du Guerdy, which runs alongside Collège Saint-Gabriel. Continue to the end of this path.
(11) At the end of the path, turn right onto a street and follow it to the end.
(12) Turn right and follow the path leading to the Manor and Clos de Trévannec. Walk along the manor wall and enter the Bois de Rosquerno.
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Turn left and rejoin a PR® trail.
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Follow this path which reaches the edge of the woods and goes round the Rosquerno riding centre on the left to join the towpath near a small bend in the river.
(13) Turn left, cross a causeway and continue along the towpath towards the port of Pont-l'Abbé. On the opposite bank, note the Pors Moro shipyard and the old tide mill, now beautifully restored as a residence. Pass a pretty fountain, walk along the port via Quai Saint-Laurent and arrive at the junction by the inhabited bridge over the river.
(8) Turn right and, at the end of the bridge, turn right again to reach Quai de Pors Moro (S/E).
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