Tour of the Pénerf Peninsula

A short walk around the pretty little peninsula of Pénerf.
Please note: according to a hiker, the path is currently closed after the Tour des Anglais.
(It seems that you can continue by taking the inland route. Happy walking!)

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 5.17 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 30 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 2 m
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    Descent: - 2 m

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    Highest point: 6 m
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    Lowest point: 2 m

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Description of the walk

(S/E) You start the walk between the harbour office and the charming chapel, heading south-west. You have the sea on your right and the land on your left. Follow the coastal path.

(1) Take the time to make a round trip to the flat Pointe de Dibenn. Return to continue along the coastal path.

(2) You will reach the white Tour des Anglais, built to watch for enemy arrivals by sea. Continue eastwards.

(3) When you reach a cemented stone dyke, follow the road. You will pass a first crossroads. When your small road slopes to the right, take the lane on the left (priority marker).
Very quickly, you will come to a fork. Take the left branch. Your small lane turns into a fairly wide grassy path.

(4) When you come to a crossroads with three metal field gates, take the discreet path on your right. It widens fairly quickly. When it winds between houses, you come out onto a fairly large road. Cross it and continue straight ahead.

(5) When your lane slopes to the left, take the path on the right (sign: Port de Pénerf - 800m). Follow the coastal path that takes you back to the port (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 4 m - Pénerf Harbour Office
  2. 1 : km 1.34 - alt. 3 m - Pointe de Dibenn
  3. 2 : km 2.06 - alt. 3 m - Tour des Anglais
  4. 3 : km 3.46 - alt. 5 m - Stone dyke
  5. 4 : km 3.96 - alt. 5 m - 3 gates, path on the right
  6. 5 : km 4.33 - alt. 4 m - Port de Pénerf sign 800m away
  7. S/E : km 5.17 - alt. 4 m - Pénerf Harbour Office

Notes

Park at the port of Pénerf, west of Damgan, not far from the port office, which is the starting point for the walk.

This walk is very easy.

The route is described in an anti-clockwise direction (provided you have a watch with hands...)

After the Tour des Anglais, the path has been destroyed by the sea. You therefore have to walk along the beach. This means that, at very high tides, this walk is not feasible at high tide.

Worth a visit

Pénerf Harbour and its charming chapel.
The Pointe du Dibenn
The Tour des Anglais
The wild coast of the peninsula

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 15 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
louis35
louis35

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant little walk where you can explore both the ocean side
the Gulf side and the port of Penerf. With the new layout, there is only a very short stretch on the sand, which is definitely worth doing again and again.

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User 17540423

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 16, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We were able to complete the entire route, with riprap being placed in several locations to restore the passage, sometimes crossing private property. There is still one section that has not been restored near the campsite, which requires walking on the beach (for 80 metres). Access to the English Tower is possible.

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Yannick_Josset
Yannick_Josset

Thank you for this information.
Yannick

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Cofo
Cofo

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : May 02, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The trail is closed by municipal order from the English tower onwards, following the destruction of the path by Storm Céline.

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Jean-Marc P2.
Jean-Marc P2.

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 15, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant, easy walk around Pénerf and along its river.
Please note: the section between Pénerf beach and the Anglais tower is particularly eroded.

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JJ BADEN
JJ BADEN

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 25, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful blue sky, lots of boats on the horizon, an easy walk, no need to wear heavy hiking boots.
The walk takes less than two hours. If you set off at 10 a.m., you'll arrive in Penerf just in time for lunch, where there are at least three restaurants to choose from.
We continued on to Pointe de Keroyal in the afternoon, just to make up for the short distance covered in the morning!

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alain gaudron
alain gaudron

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 18, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant short walk allowing you to discover this small village and its excellent oyster producers.
The path circles the village along the coast. An easy walk.

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PACPAC
PACPAC

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 20, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The hike starts well, ends well, but overall there is little excitement

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kartavan
kartavan

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 07, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

a lovely route around the peninsula—short but very pleasant

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yannherbert
yannherbert

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 04, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello

A very easy family walk with beautiful views and an interesting historical monument: the English Tower.

PLEASE NOTE: Between points 2 and 3, the customs officers' path has been damaged by erosion, so you will need to walk along the beach.

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@lice
@lice

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 07, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely, easy and pleasant route around the peninsula.
Be careful, though. We went along grassy paths which, after weeks of rain, were completely flooded. As the grass is very tall, you don't realise that the puddles are getting deeper and deeper, and we ended up with water and mud up to our shins... In any case, it will make for some great memories!

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sylpot
sylpot

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 06, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

very pleasant family outing

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mamyclaudy
mamyclaudy

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 06, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A pleasant little stroll

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randosNORD
randosNORD

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 28, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hike done with two children aged 6 and 8. Very pleasant with superb scenery, particularly around the Tour des Anglais.

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pierrel52
pierrel52

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 05, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely walk between land and sea, where you can breathe in the fresh air.

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