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Parking in the tidal power plant car park: see note in "Practical information" below.
Apart from a few very short sections, the route follows theGR® 34 and is therefore entirely marked in white and red.
(S/E) Leave the car park via the stairs and then the path that leads to Rue du Grand Mat. Follow this road, turning right. After a 90° left turn at the crossroads, continue right onto Avenue de la Rance. Ignore the dead end on the left and continue for another 50 metres.
(1) Turn right onto a path and continue right onto Chemin du Port Vicomté. Keep left to follow Chemin de Ronde, which runs along the coast.
(2) Turn right onto Avenue Port Bernard and go around Pointe de la Jument via Chemin de Ronde. Stay as close as possible to the coastline and then go around Pointe de la Vicomté.
(3) Off route: at low tide, you can walk along the foreshore, turning right to reach the Priory.
When you reach Rue de Port Nican, turn left to follow theGR® route at high tide.
At the crossroads, turn right and follow Avenue de la Vicomté on the right.
(4) Turn right to reach the coast and walk along Prieuré beach. You will find the Chemin de Ronde, which runs close to the shore and leads to the "Corsaires" ticket office for the crossing of the Rance.
(5) Once on the boat, take a few minutes to rest and admire the scenery.
(6) There are two different places where you can disembark in Saint-Malo:
- at the slipway opposite the ramparts (marked on the map): turn right towards the Esplanade de la Bourse, then turn right at the Chaussée Éric Tabarly roundabout,
- at the ferry terminal: cross the building and, after crossing the car park, join the Chaussée Éric Tabarly and turn right.
Cross the lock of the dry dock basin, then take the sliding bridge that marks the entrance to the port basins. Follow the Terre Plein du Naye to the right, pass in front of the customs gatehouse and turn right to reach the shore.
(7) Follow the promenade around Baie des Bas Sablons and arrive in front of the Maritime Police gate.
(8) Go through the gate. Watch out for vehicles travelling in both directions, even though there is a sign indicating "Priorité Piétons" (pedestrians have right of way). Turn right immediately and go around the memorial museum and the entire Cité d'Aleth peninsula. Join the Allée du Marégraphe and continue to the Allée Gaston Buy.
(9) Opposite are the ruins of the medieval cathedrals of the Cité d'Aleth.
Turn right and then right again to reach Anse Saint-Pierre, then turn left. On your right stands the proud Solidor Tower. Continue left and go down into the garden below to admire the memorial to the sinking of the Pourquoi-Pas and its captain, Commander Charcot, on 16 September 1936.
Continue along Quai Solidor, then turn left towards Parc des Corbières.
(10) Enter the park. At the top of the hill, turn left and go through a small gate.
Be careful, as the route is very challenging for almost a kilometre, with numerous steep steps going up and down.
Walk along the Côte des Corbières and arrive at Rue des Fours à Chaux.
(11) Turn right. Cross Rue de l'Enfer and continue straight ahead onto Impasse de la Rance. At the end, turn left and continue to Boulevard du Rosais.
(12) Turn right. Go around the marine cemetery and descend to the right onto Chemin du Vau Garni. Continue along the path on the right until you reach a stone passageway.
(13) Off the route, turning left gives you the option of making a round trip to the park and Château de la Briantais. See note below "During the hike"
Cross the passageway and continue along the path. Go around the Pointe de la Briantais and you will come to a fork.
(14) Turn right and you will reach the side of the road. Turn right and take the footpath. Cross the dam and you will reach the car park. (S/E)
Reminder: to reach the car park on the pier side, you must use the pedestrian tunnel.
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