Along the Goyen River

Discover the Goyen river and its valley via sunken paths and woodland.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.45 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 101 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 104 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 94 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 31 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Guiler-sur-Goyen (29710)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.016734° / W 4.357974°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 0419ET, 0518OT, 0519OT
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Park in the Town Hall car park.

Unmarked

(S/E) From the car park, return to the main road, "Hent Kreis Ar Vourc'h", turn left and walk up the village.

(1) Turn right into the hairpin bend towards the school, then left opposite the church. Note a fluted stele next to the house with blue shutters, near the school. Turn right onto the road towards the bridge "Pont Coualc'h". Follow this road downhill, leaving the mill "Moulin du Deuffic" on your right.

GR® White and red Marking

(2) After crossing the bridge, turn right onto the path overlooking the river. Continue along this path through the woodland.

(3) Leave the upward path on the left (signposted "Douarnenez") and continue straight ahead.

PR® Yellow Marking

(4) The path heads towards the mill "Moulin de Kerguerhent" (transformed into a hut), then skirt around to the left. Continue until you reach a road.

(5) Cross the road and continue straight ahead: this section has been laid out along a forebay. Pass an attractive single-stone bridge, then a picnic table (view of the three Pouldergat wind turbines inaugurated in 2019). Continue, leaving behind all the paths that go up on the left. Arriving opposite of the quarry "Entreprise Le Roux", the path marked by a wooden fence, follows a wide meadow.

(6) The path bends off to the right through a passageway leading around the quarry work area (do not take the stairs leading to the road).

(7) At the end of the meadow, turn right onto a grassy path which leads to a footbridge over the river. Turn left to reach a bridge. Climb up onto the bridge: an ideal spot for a break. Turn right onto the wide path (Circuit des Trois Ormes). Continue along this wide path, which borders a wooded wetland. After skirting meadows used for horses, leave the route "Circuit des Trois Ormes", which climbs to the left. Continue until you reach a small road.

Unmarked

(8) Turn right up the small road to Kerdrein farm. Turn left and continue along the road past the Lansaludo farm. After a descent lined with wetlands, look out for the "Saint-Nicolas" fountain, restored in 2018. There's even a bench where you can take a break.

(9) Continue back to the village. Turn left towards the townhall car park and before you, on your right, spot an old petrol station (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 84 m - Town Hall car park
  2. 1 : km 0.18 - alt. 89 m - Right hairpin
  3. 2 : km 1.93 - alt. 32 m - Coualc'h Bridge - Goyen (fleuve)
  4. 3 : km 2.76 - alt. 51 m - Straight on along the river
  5. 4 : km 3.33 - alt. 41 m - Moulin de Kerguerhent
  6. 5 : km 3.9 - alt. 40 m - Pretty stone bridge.
  7. 6 : km 5.6 - alt. 63 m - Bypass the quarry on the right.
  8. 7 : km 5.95 - alt. 50 m - Footbridge and old bridge.
  9. 8 : km 6.98 - alt. 80 m - Turn right towards Kerdrein.
  10. 9 : km 9.06 - alt. 78 m - Saint-Nicolas fountain
  11. S/E : km 9.45 - alt. 84 m - Town Hall car park

Notes

Note: A largely shaded course close to the Le Goyen river

Worth a visit

Fontaine Saint-Nicolas (in French)
Église Saint-Justin
Calvary in the Guiler-sur-Goyen cemetery (16th century)

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 22 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
basquin
basquin
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Overall rating : 3.5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 14, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

unable to find the path, despite help from the town hall secretary

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Pguedu
Pguedu

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 19, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Nice walk in dry weather

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Jacques.Mouzer
Jacques.Mouzer

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 07, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

In the wood, there has been no maintenance since a storm. Only the initiated can find the path... a pity. You have to go up into a field above the wood to find the path further on.

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Coraya
Coraya

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 04, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

We didn't do the whole walk, we cut off at number 5 because of the rain.

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ChrisM
ChrisM

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 04, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very easy walk, best undertaken at high tide.

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Albert29
Albert29

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 28, 2023
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very nice route, worth doing again. I only use the map via the Visiorando app and have not encountered any difficulties. With a dog, a lead is compulsory towards the Kerguerhent mill ( 4 ).

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Baladedeplume
Baladedeplume

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 19, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Lovely, shady walk. Not much tarmac, but the signposting is average, as there are several different walks on the route, so it's better to follow the instructions on visarando rather than the signposts.
I'd say it's more medium than easy, as there are a few descents in the forest that require good shoes. Don't forget to take a break near the little stone bridge where a picnic table awaits you, it's a bucolic place 🥰

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Cat29
Cat29

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 06, 2022
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pretty route in the heart of nature and in a peaceful setting.
You don't pass very close to the Goyen, but the paths through the woods are very pleasant.

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bruno carriou
bruno carriou

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 30, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
We've just done this 2 hour 15 minute tour. A superb walk in the heart of nature...magnificent.
Just to say that we should mention on point 7 this bridge (go up on the bridge, ideal break) from the medieval period (13th century), a rather rare jewel in the region. Amongst the walkers there are many people who are passionate about walking but also about history and heritage and this bridge is truly exceptional.
All the best,
Antoine H

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laurentlepage29
laurentlepage29

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 06, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A bit of tarmac but not too much overall. The Goyen valley is really quite beautiful. The old bridge alone is worth the diversions.
Thanks to Michel Floc'h

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Chantal&Olivier
Chantal&Olivier

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 22, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

too much tarmac, 4.5 km of the 10 km walk

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Ckeva
Ckeva

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 15, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

It's a beautiful course, very pleasant in spring!

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mariemarche
mariemarche

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 11, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Beautiful autumn walk in the undergrowth despite the tarmac at the start and end of the circuit (little traffic). The directions are precise.

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Dany59
Dany59

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 26, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A parish specific to Brittany, it's a lovely, easy walk combining forest, river and meadow.

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abeillebourbon
abeillebourbon
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 08, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Congratulations. I did this walk on Thursday 08 March 2018 with about fifteen very enthusiastic hikers. It's a magnificent, relaxing walk, full of beautiful places to admire and listen to nature. The bridge formed from a single stone, the Kerguerhent mill, the old bridge and the St Nicolas fountain are little jewels of our Breton culture.
Highly recommended.

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