The Tour of Batz Island

With alternating fine white sandy beaches, rugged rocky coastlines and green landscapes, the island of Léon enjoys a microclimate where early potatoes are the main crop, grown in soil fertilised by seaweed.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.09 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 174 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 167 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 105 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 ft

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Description of the walk

(S/E) We start from the landing stage where the shuttle boats from Roscoff dock, turning right after the "Les herbes folles" hotel.

(1) After 100 metres, take the path on the right towards the youth hostel, cross the beach and climb the small staircase at the end. Continue straight ahead to join the road, which you follow to the right for 100 metres before turning right onto the path that cuts across the bend and arrives just in front of the entrance to the Georges Delaselle botanical garden.

(2) At this point, the coastal path is signposted (orange circle). Follow it around the garden and then head east along a white sandy beach. Turn right and then left to avoid the descent to another beach and continue along the coastal path to the north-eastern tip of the island, "Porz Doun".

(3) Continue along the coastal path heading west, leaving the equestrian centre on your left.

(4) Continue to the right to go around the tip of "Bigollé". The trail continues south-southwest for 500 metres before branching off to the right, going around a small cove.

(5) Take the path on the right. The coastal path goes around the western tip of the island, over rocky terrain, to reach the football pitch.

(6) Cross it to reach the road. Turn right and continue to a T-junction. Continue left and take the second street on the right, then right again to reach the lighthouse.

(7) Go around it and take the path that heads east, then veers slightly north-east. Continue until you reach a junction with another path, which you should take on the right. Join the road.

(8) Turn right to cross Penn ar C'hastell, Créac'h ar C'hastrell and then Mezou Pont ar Streat Bihan. At the Y-junction, turn left.

(9) Turn right onto the path and join the coastal path.

(10) Then turn left. The coastal path continues, passing the SNSM hangar on your right, then the heliport base.

(11) After passing the school, you will arrive at Place de l'Eglise.

(12) Turn right to follow the port and return to the starting point. (S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 13 ft - Speedboat landing stage
  2. 1 : mi 0.13 - alt. 49 ft - Hotel: Les Herbes Folles
  3. 2 : mi 0.77 - alt. 26 ft - Entrance to the G. Delaselle Botanical Garden
  4. 3 : mi 2.92 - alt. 26 ft - Porz Doun Bridge
  5. 4 : mi 3.59 - alt. 39 ft - Path on the right
  6. 5 : mi 4.23 - alt. 23 ft - Walk around the cove
  7. 6 : mi 5.86 - alt. 23 ft - Football pitch
  8. 7 : mi 6.2 - alt. 105 ft - The Lighthouse
  9. 8 : mi 6.57 - alt. 43 ft - Penn ar C'hastell
  10. 9 : mi 6.86 - alt. 79 ft - Path on the right
  11. 10 : mi 7.1 - alt. 30 ft - Cale du bateau de sauvetage (lifeboat slipway)
  12. 11 : mi 7.44 - alt. 33 ft - Heliport
  13. 12 : mi 7.77 - alt. 56 ft - Church
  14. S/E : mi 8.09 - alt. 3 ft - Speedboat landing stage

Notes

It should be noted that from point (2) to point (5), the coastal path is located among a multitude of small paths of varying widths and openness, which can have their own charm and offer different views depending on the sea level. If they stray more or less from the coastal path, they always rejoin it after a few hundred metres.

Worth a visit

(2) The Georges Delaselle Botanical Garden: exotic plants and a Bronze Age necropolis.
(7) The lighthouse: 198 steps, 44 metres high, 68 metres above sea level.
(12) Notre-Dame du Bon Secours Church.

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 56 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.7 / 5
User 3439369

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 08, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very pleasant route that gives you a good chance to explore the island of Batz, which actually boasts a wide variety of landscapes. We were lucky enough to be there in spring and enjoy the beautiful vegetation

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User 3710498

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 01, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A magnificent route, easy and rejuvenating. Whether you're in the east, west, north or south, it's worth doing. And what's more, if you're feeling peckish, just take a detour and enjoy a delicious pancake. You can then easily rejoin the route.

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miclobo
miclobo

it's still in the planning stages
thank you very much

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geronimo26
geronimo26

Nice route with no difficulties. We were lucky enough to see seals.

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svie
svie

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 04, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

no difficulty

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Gaël_Brest
Gaël_Brest

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 25, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Nice route, with no difficulties.
Done out of season, on a weekend with hardly anyone on the trail.

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Aldodekerpuns
Aldodekerpuns

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 10, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

It's a pleasure to do this walk at this time of year, with few people, changing colours and, above all, the scent of the "corbeille d'argent" plants along the way. Follow the coastline to make the most of the route. No signposts either, which is not a problem.

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Michel.garreau
Michel.garreau

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 24, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

pleasant, trouble-free walk

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Le randonneur breton
Le randonneur breton ★

Thanks to Markoraf for alerting me to the problem after the lighthouse. I've changed the route and description accordingly. Don't hesitate to let me know if there's a problem.

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Markoraf
Markoraf

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

A very pretty walk that takes you around Batz.
The scenery is magnificent and the walk allows you to see the remarkable points.
A small problem just after the lighthouse: it seems that the path followed by the track no longer exists, so we came across a private field. No big deal, we turned around, came back to the crossroads in front of the campsite, went in the other direction and rejoined the track a little further on!

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Marteau
Marteau

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 30, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We had a bit of trouble finding the path at point 8 and crossed some fields on a private road, I think;
Think about changing the route if possible!

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buchette4
buchette4

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 15, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Some sections are inaccessible on private land. A modification is required.

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FRAN
FRAN

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 27, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very fine route on this pleasant island to discover.
There are plenty of crossings from Roscoff and the journey is fast.

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patptout
patptout

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 21, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

very nice tour around the island of Batz along the coastal paths. we didn't go to the lighthouse as it's closed outside the school holidays.

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caristef
caristef

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 07, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A magnificent island with a diversity of landscapes

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