Hike around the St. Alouarn mill

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Discover the remains of the Manor of Saint-Alouarn and the mill, via the Quimper-Douarnenez bike route and country roads.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.51 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 147 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 138 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 116 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 16 m
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Moulin de Saint-Alouarn
Manoir de Saint-Alouarn
Guengat countryside

Description of the walk

Access: Leave Quimper through the Green Mill quarter (north-west), follow the D63 called Veille Route de Locronan and continue to a place called Ty Planche where the car park is situated at the start (5-6 spaces).

(S/F) Take left on the Quimper-Douarnenez railway and follow for about 600 m until the former home of the gatekeeper, No. 519.

(1) Leave the cycle route to the left and follow the small, quite steep road. Ignore all roads both the left and right. Pass through the access point to Kerval farm and bear right at the fork (2). Now continue downhill, passing the road at a place called the Hermitage on the left and the next one also.

(3) Turn right, cross the small stream and continue this road uphill. Join another road facing the stair tower, the only vestige of Manoir Saint-Alouarn.

(4) Turn right and descend towards the Moulin de Saint-Alouarn where we find the old railway we left earlier.

(5). Turn left twice and continue on this path. Follow it for about 1.5 km, it overlooks both sides of the wetlands. Leave it at the former home of the gatekeeper at No. 524.

(6) Follow the road to the right that climbs gradually and ends facing the hamlet of Ty Mignon.

(7) Take a slight right down to the Moulin de Saint-Alouarn and pass between the water reservoir and the mill.

(8) Turn left and follow the cycle route for about 2 km to reach the car park (S/F).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 16 m - Ty Planche D63
  2. 1 : km 0.69 - alt. 34 m - Leave the old railway line.
  3. 2 : km 2.01 - alt. 114 m - On the right, at the three-way junction
  4. 3 : km 2.86 - alt. 82 m - Right-hand road
  5. 4 : km 3.26 - alt. 88 m - Turn right towards the Moulin de Saint-Alouarn.
  6. 5 : km 3.85 - alt. 63 m - Old railway line.
  7. 6 : km 5.4 - alt. 71 m - Right-hand road
  8. 7 : km 6.83 - alt. 93 m - Right-hand road
  9. 8 : km 7.36 - alt. 63 m - Junction with the Voie Verte
  10. S/E : km 9.51 - alt. 16 m - Ty Planche D63

Practical information

Circuit alternating between sections of the old Quimper-Douarnenez railway and country roads.
Flat in parts via the old railway track but hilly on small roads.
The cycle route is fairly busy on Sundays and is shared with cyclists.

Route can also be enjoyed by hybrid bike.

In the nearby area

- Manoir de Saint-Alouarn: Of this mansion, there only remains a large room and the stair tower that served two buildings on several levels. In 1596, the famous brigand La Fontenelle trapped supporters of the monarchy in here and set fire to it in 1597.
Louis François Marie Aleno de Saint-Aloüarn was famed for his southern expeditions accompanied by Yves de Kerguelen. In 1772, he took possession of Australia for King Louis XV.

- Moulin de Saint-Alouarn: This beautiful feudal mill still stands with its pointed gable, supported by buttresses, and a plumed skylight.
It stopped working about 25 years. Its current owner runs a small electricity station (4-5 KW).

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 8 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Clarity of route map
4.6 / 5
Route interest
3.9 / 5
cecel 29
cecel 29

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of walk : Apr 22, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Busy trail : No

lots of tarmac, but not many cars,
pleasant all the same

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b-leon29
b-leon29

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Apr 18, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

Very nice walk. The large amount of tarmac is not a problem, as the roads are not very busy.

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Cat29
Cat29
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : Apr 17, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

An easy walk through the Guengat countryside, alternating between green lanes and small country roads. It is suitable for all seasons.

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pgcorrelabat
pgcorrelabat

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : Dec 27, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant trail, especially the part along the old railway line where you walk on footpaths. The section on the road (half the walk) allows you to make a loop and the figure-of-8 route reduces the distance of the walk.

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MADOLEON29
MADOLEON29

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of walk : Aug 27, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

The route along the greenway is very pleasant, and the Saint Alouarn mill is well placed in its green screen, but there are too many roads for this walk.

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FLOCH
FLOCH ★

Thanks for your comment.
I'd like to know if it's possible to link Kervueguen to Kervouyen to avoid part of the road.
On the map, it looks possible, but on the ground?

If you can tell me, thank you in advance.
Best regards

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frich
frich

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Aug 31, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

it's just that there's a lot of tarmac, but it's still pleasant because the roads are not too busy, with views over the rolling countryside.
we only did the first loop by cutting off at the mill towards SAINT ALOUARN and lengthened it after KERVEGUEN by taking a path in the woods (X 0116.405 Y 2357.056) which took us back to the greenway (X 0116.183 Y 2357.376) about 7km.

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hascoet
hascoet

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Oct 03, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

In my opinion, there are too many roads which could have been avoided by extending the circuit by about 1 km as you approach GUENGAT.

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Monique C3.
Monique C3.

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : Feb 14, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

bonjour ,nous avons trouvé tres bien ce circuit ,il permet de découvrir la campagne de Guengat.

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