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To get to Île aux Moines, head towards Vannes. Follow signs for “Vannes ouest – Arradon – Île aux Moines” then follow signs for “Île aux Moines”. Parking at Port-Blanc in Baden is available in paid or free car parks. For how to cross, see the Practical Information section.
(S/E) From the Port Lériot landing stage, head south-west along Rue Benoni Praud (for your information, you can pick up a map of the island from the tourist information office located to the right of the landing stage exit).
(1) After the bike hire shop, turn right onto Boulevard de la Rade then left onto Rue de la Plage. You’ll arrive at a small square with a few restaurants and crêperies. (For your information, there’s a bakery 50 metres further on, on the left).
(2) Here, you will notice markings on the ground in three different colours. You can follow the red markings up to (8). Head right (south-west) onto Rue du Dolmen. After a bend to the left heading south-west, you will come to a Fork in the road, just before a small supermarket.
(3) Turn left onto Rue Kerscot, then right towards the south-east. Walk past the Conciergerie de l’Île aux Moines and continue to the entrance of the Cromlech de Kergonan (megalithic site).
(4) Turn right and, after visiting the site, return to the tarmac road.
(4) Continue south-west. Passing several lodges, stay on this road and continue in this direction until you reach the Croix De Kerno.
(5) Keep heading south-west on the tarmac road until you reach the access path to Le Rudel beach.
(6) Head down to the beach where you’ll find picnic tables and dry toilets. Then retrace your steps.
(6) Continue along the tarmac road, passing a beach bar before catching sight of the sea as you reach Anse du Guip.
(7) At the signpost, leave the road and turn right towards the Dolmen de Penhap. Continue south-west to the dolmen site.
(8) Follow the path heading west. Keep going in this direction until you reach the coastal path, then walk along the sea on your right towards Pointe de Nioul. Continue along the coastal path overlooking the sea, which ends with a descent leading to a signpost at a crossroads.
(9) Turn left, following the signs for the cycle park. Take the small path up to the cycle park, then continue along the tarmac road towards the Croix de Pen Hap. Ignore the side paths and carry on to the signpost for the Dolmen de Pen Hap. Ignore this direction and continue south-east to the Croix de Pen Hap.
(10) Turn left (north) onto the gently sloping tarmac road. You will arrive in front of the Guip shipyard at the entrance to Anse du Guip. Keep heading north, skirting the cove on your right, and continue to the signpost and the junction you passed on the way out.
(7) Turn right onto the coastal path (note: the path is not signposted; simply follow the coastline!). Follow the coastline to reach Pointe de Spernéguy, opposite an oyster farm.
(11) Continue along this lovely path, passing an abandoned building, and carry on to the fountain and the washing stones at Le Salzen.
(12) Continue along the coastal path. You’ll come to a gate which you’ll need to go through to follow the coastline to the signpost.
(13) Continue along the coastal path until you reach a gate where, on the right, you’ll find access to the coast (and a bench to admire the view).
(14) Go through this gate and continue along the coastal path until you pass behind the beaches of Le Vran and Port Miquel.
(15) Continue along the Gulf coast before veering slightly away from it, until you reach a crossroads situated about ten metres from a fountain and a rest area on the left.
(16) From the fountain, return to the path and head left. At the T-junction, head west to walk along Anse du Gueric on your right. Pass the small Chapelle du Guerric, then the Fontaine du Château du Guéric, before reaching a junction at the end of the cove.
(17) Please note! You must bear in mind the time of your return crossing to the mainland. To reach the port from here, depending on how much time you have left, you can either continue along the coastal path or follow this route to get back to the jetty more quickly.
Head west along Rue de Bouelic, which runs alongside the sewage treatment plant, then turn right onto Rue du Prado, which climbs slightly. Continue northwards until you reach the junction with Rue de l’Église, near the Résidence Léon Vinet care home.
(18) Turn left onto Rue de l’Église, then right to continue along this street to Place du Marché.
(19) Cross the square heading south-west, passing the fountain, and continue along Rue du Commerce. At the small square where the bakery is located, turn right (north-west) onto Rue Neuve. At the end of Rue Neuve, you’ll arrive at Anse du Lério.
(1) Walk along this cove on your right, continuing along Rue Benoni Praud to the jetty (S/E).
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