Guissény - LiLia

Hike along the GR®34, on a coastal path between Guisseny and Plouguerneau Lilia. A feast for the eyes; you’ll never tire of the ever-changing landscapes shaped by the tides. Magnificent white sandy beaches that invite you to sunbathe. The rocks, sculpted by the elements, evoke a surrealist bestiary.

This walk is part of a multi-day hike: The Eastern Abers: from Guissény to Portsall

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 15.02 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 7h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Difficult

  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 226 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 266 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 161 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 13 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Guissény (29880)
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    Start: N 48.634045° / W 4.409754°
  • ⚑
    End: N 48.619542° / W 4.554039°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 0416ET
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Description of the walk

Start from Guisseny church (churchyard).

(S) Head to Place du Puits and turn north, to the right. At the junction with Rue Saint-Sezny, turn left, then keep left and then right to reach the coast.

Red and white markings for the GR®34

(1) Turn left towards the west and follow the GR®.

(2) Pass Pointe de Dibennou and head for the Étang du Curnic dyke.

(3) Follow the dyke between the pond on the left and the sea on the right. Stay on the coastal path with the GR® until you reach the SNSM station.

No signposting

(4) Head along the sea wall, opposite the station, to reach Pointe Énez Croaz-Hent (seaweed kiln and seaweed gatherer’s shelter).

(5) Retrace your steps back to the SNSM station.

Red and white markings of the GR®34

(4) Turn right and rejoin the GR®. Pass the beaches of Le Vougo. Then continue along the coast until you reach the path at the end. Turn left.

(6) At the Vougo beach car park, take the path to the right of the road. Climb the slope, veering to the right, and continue past Zorn beach.

(7) Stay along the coast and pass Kreac'h an Avel beach.

(8) Continue along the GR®. At the right-angled junction, turn right. Then keep left, then right again. Continue along the coast.

(9) At the picnic area, go straight on and walk around Penn Énez anti-clockwise (customs house, seaweed kiln, imposing wayside cross).

(9) Back at the picnic area, continue northwards following the GR®. Pass Grève Blanche.

(11) Walk around Beg ar Spins in an anti-clockwise direction.

(11) Continue westwards on the GR® to reach Ric’h Pelguent (beautiful view of the Île Vierge lighthouse). Continue on the GR® to Roc’h Pelguent (beautiful view of the Île Vierge).

(12) Continue along the coast on the GR®. Stay close to the coast to reach Lost an Aor and the picnic area.

(13) Follow the GR® to the right as far as Lostrouc'h and turn left.

(14) After Lostrouc'h, at the second fork, leave the main GR® route and take the path on the left which leads to Lilia. At the first two junctions, go straight ahead before turning right and then left. You will arrive at the foot of Lilia church (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : mi 0 - alt. 62 ft - Car park - Église Saint-Sezni (Gussény)
  2. 1 : mi 0.3 - alt. 20 ft - La Grève, coast
  3. 2 : mi 1.67 - alt. 23 ft - Dibennou headland
  4. 3 : mi 2.42 - alt. 30 ft - Seawall - Étang de Curnic
  5. 4 : mi 3.44 - alt. 23 ft - Guisseny SNSM station
  6. 5 : mi 3.76 - alt. 26 ft - Énez Croaz-Hent
  7. 6 : mi 5.37 - alt. 62 ft - Car park – Start of the path
  8. 7 : mi 6.36 - alt. 36 ft - Car park and beach
  9. 8 : mi 8.04 - alt. 23 ft - Kreac'h an Avel beach
  10. 9 : mi 9.81 - alt. 20 ft - Picnic area
  11. 10 : mi 11.32 - alt. 20 ft - Car park
  12. 11 : mi 11.67 - alt. 20 ft - Beg ar Spins
  13. 12 : mi 12.56 - alt. 33 ft - Pointe de Roc'h Pelguent
  14. 13 : mi 14.11 - alt. 20 ft - Picnic area
  15. 14 : mi 14.61 - alt. 16 ft - GR junction
  16. E : mi 15.02 - alt. 43 ft - Église Notre-Dame (Lilia)

Notes

Parking available near Guisseny Church, Place du Puits.

Small self-service restaurant next to Guisseny Church.

Toilets at the Guisseny SNSM station.

Worth a visit

The churchyard in Guisseny.
The guardhouse at Terrohant.
The Barrachou rocks.
Seaweed kiln and seaweed gatherers’ shelter at the Enez Croaz-Hent headland.

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