Between megaliths and crosses in Plobannalec-Lesconil

Follow this short route, created by the "Lire à Plobannalec" association, and head into the countryside to discover various elements of the local heritage: megalithic sites, crosses and fountains.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.94 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 30 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 30 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 56 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 23 ft

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Description of the walk

Pont-Plat car park, situated near the stadium on the D102, which links Plobannalec and Lesconil.

Yellow signposting.

(S/E) Leave the car park by taking the first road on the left. The Kervignon Dolmen is on the left near the sports ground.

(1) Walk round the EDF transformer to head towards the Kervadol Dolmens (signposted on the right, about 200 m away), then retrace your steps and continue along the stony path. Walk round the hamlet of Kervadol.

(2) At the junction with the Tréffiagat road, near a house, look out for a small cross on its plinth on the right (Kerbrizen Cross). Turn left onto the road, then take the next right until you reach Penbanal. In the hamlet, turn left onto the narrow grassy path between two farmhouses until you reach the old railway line of the Birinik narrow-gauge railway (known as ‘the Transbigouden’), which linked Pont-l’Abbé to Saint-Guénolé.

(3) Follow this wide track until you reach the Neolithic site of Quelarn on your right.

(4) Visit the site. On leaving, cross the road and take a narrow path leading to the Tronval Dolmen. The wooded path leads to the road, where you turn left and then right at the crossroads. Follow this road for about a hundred metres.

(5) At the first junction, turn left, ignore the first road on the right and follow the road towards Keraleuc. Pass through the hamlet and arrive at the Kervignon equestrian centre.

(6) Turn left towards Le Moustoir, which you’ll leave on your left, and note on your right a tall medieval cross on its circular plinth. You’ll reach a junction.

No signposting

(7) At the crossroads, look out for a half-buried fountain; turn right to head back towards Pont-Plat. After about 500 m, note the Kerfuns Dolmen on the right, near the access path to the hamlet of Kervadol, and the Kervignon Dolmen, which you spotted on the way out.

(1) Walk alongside the sports ground to reach the Pont-Plat car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 26 ft - Pont-Plat car park
  2. 1 : mi 0.18 - alt. 39 ft - Dolmen de Kervignon
  3. 2 : mi 0.78 - alt. 30 ft - Route (cross)
  4. 3 : mi 1.36 - alt. 56 ft - Former railway line
  5. 4 : mi 1.77 - alt. 49 ft - Site néolithique de Quelarn
  6. 5 : mi 2.27 - alt. 39 ft - T-junction
  7. 6 : mi 3.11 - alt. 39 ft - Kervignon Equestrian Centre
  8. 7 : mi 3.33 - alt. 26 ft - Crossroads (half-buried fountain)
  9. S/E : mi 3.94 - alt. 26 ft - Pont-Plat car park

Notes

Note the remarkable work of the "Lire à Plobannalec" association in promoting this local heritage and raising awareness of it (pierres.paysages.free.fr).
Route inspired by a document from this association.

NB: this discovery trail mainly follows small, quiet roads.

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 3 reviews

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
FLOCH
FLOCH ★

I replaced portions with "essentially".
It's difficult to discover these elements of heritage in any other way given their locations
I think we have different ideas about what "countryside" means

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User 5919662
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This isn't just a short stretch on a small road; the entire walk is on small roads, and we cross/walk along two beautiful roads!
The first few lines say "head into the countryside", but honestly... apart from two sections of 500 metres max, there's no countryside..

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FLOCH
FLOCH ★

Sorry, but you need to read the hiking information sheet carefully, which clearly states the objectives and the section on the small road.
There are other hikes that are more "nature-oriented".

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User 5919662

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 24, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Easy to follow and well signposted, but the hike is almost entirely on roads... no nature apart from a few spots where there are dolmens and menhirs... constant vigilance required... disappointing

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martinet-galopins
martinet-galopins
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 10, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant, easy and well-written walk. Discovering the dolmens and menhirs in these well-hidden little clearings is very moving. Thank you for these discoveries

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jfcousty
jfcousty

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 20, 2024
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

No problems on this route, which I used as a basis for extending it from the Keralouet campsite, following the Stêr on the PR and then heading towards the coast and the GR34 at Kersauz beach, returning via the port, still on the GR34, then the bridge over the Stêr and back to the campsite.
The route is not recorded but very easy to create.

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