A rollercoaster ride around Brigneau

Park in the car park at the northern tip of the Ria de Brigneau.

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(S/E) From the car park, take the coastal path along the left bank and walk the length of the cove. Where the cove meets the ocean, continue along the coast to Anse de Poulguen.

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(1) After crossing the footbridge, take the path on the left which follows the left bank of a stream.

(2) At the end of the path, cross the stream, head uphill to the left on the other bank until you reach the hamlet of Kercanet, and continue along the road to a crossroads.

(3) Turn right, then immediately left onto a farm track on the left, until you reach another track; follow this to the left until you rejoin the road. NB: the purpose of this short detour is to minimise walking on tarmac as much as possible, but it is not particularly interesting in itself, so you might as well continue along the road.

(4) Take the road opposite, heading west, then turn right and cross the D216 with care, continuing straight ahead until you are near the Kermorguer dovecote.

(5) Turn left onto the small path that winds down alongside a stream.

(6) At the first crossroads, turn right onto a side path.

(7) At this next junction, turn right, continue along the fairly wide track, cross a road, reach the hamlet of Kerglouanou, and walk through it.

(8) In the middle of the hamlet, take a small road on the left (marked by a height restriction sign) until you reach the sea (a pretty little beach with a picnic table overlooking it).

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(9) Follow the coastal path to the left as far as Malachape, then head down to the harbour and continue along the coastal path back to the starting point (S/E).