The village of thatched cottages at Kerascoët, starting from Anse de Rospico

On the way there and back, this circuit follows the coastal path around the Anse de Rospico. Inland, you can admire small villages with their old bread ovens. Kerascoët, the village of thatched cottages, will delight photographers. Don't forget the fountains that dot the route and the Chapel of Trémorvézen.

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    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 9.76 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 55 
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    Difficulty: Easy

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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 58 m
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    Descent: - 55 m

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    Highest point: 38 m
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    Lowest point: 3 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Névez (29920)
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    Start/End: N 47.793694° / W 3.765795°
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    IGN map(s): Ref. 0620ET
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Description of the walk

Access: From the village of Névez, follow signs for Port Manec'h on the D77. After about 1 km, leave this road and follow the signs for Rospico, continuing to the car park at the entrance to the cove.

GR®34: White and red markings

(S/E) Head down towards the sea on the small road, then turn right onto the coastal path that runs alongside Anse de Rospico and turns east. Keep going, ignore the first path on the left (yellow Kerangall sign) and continue for about 400 m.

Off the marked trail

(1) At a rustic fountain on the right, leave theGR®® for a small, discreet path that climbs up to the left. Reach a small road to join the village of Keranglaz, where you will see a pretty bread oven on the right. At the end of the village, turn right, then left at the next crossroads to cross the village of Kerdavid.

(2) Follow this grassy path, which loops around and then heads north-east.

(3) Turn left onto the wide gravel path that runs alongside a horse riding centre and continue along the wooded path that descends into the valley and then climbs back up to pass near the Notre-Dame-de-la-Clarté fountain.

(4) Continue along the small road and ignore the first road on the right.

(5) Turn left onto the road that continues along a new grassy path passing a fountain on the left (with a pretty stone arch). Continue right onto a street that runs alongside a campsite, then turn left to join the street that leads to the entrance to the village of Kerascoët with its thatched cottages.

(6) Cross the village, taking the time to admire the different types of thatched cottages. At the exit, turn right onto a small street that leads to the village of Kerliou, where you can see another bread oven.

(7) Continue right on the road that leads to Trémorvezen, where you will find the Notre-Dame-de-la-Clarté Chapel or Chapelle des Trois-Marie (16th century).

(8) Retrace your steps, turn right at the first street and continue along a grassy path.

(9) At the crossroads, turn left and follow this path downhill to join a road on the right (signposted "impasse"). Continue along the path that leads to the coastal path (view on the right of Île Raguénez and, further out to sea, Île Verte).

GR®34: white and red markings

(10) Turn left and follow the coastal path eastwards for about 2 km.

(11) After a small house below the path, turn right and follow the steep path (see alternative route in practical information) that descends to the bottom of Anse de Rospico. At the road, turn right to return to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 6 m - Parking at Anse de Rospico
  2. 1 : km 1.12 - alt. 10 m - Rustic fountain
  3. 2 : km 2.1 - alt. 32 m - Kerdavid, grassy path
  4. 3 : km 3.46 - alt. 36 m - Gravel path
  5. 4 : km 4.38 - alt. 11 m - Notre-Dame-de-la-Clarté fountain
  6. 5 : km 4.91 - alt. 34 m - Road on the left
  7. 6 : km 5.56 - alt. 36 m - Village of thatched cottages in Kerascoët
  8. 7 : km 6.13 - alt. 37 m - Kerliou exit
  9. 8 : km 6.47 - alt. 35 m - Notre-Dame-de-la-Clarté Chapel
  10. 9 : km 7.04 - alt. 31 m - Crossroads
  11. 10 : km 7.71 - alt. 13 m - GR34 junction
  12. 11 : km 9.31 - alt. 23 m - Path on the right
  13. S/E : km 9.76 - alt. 6 m - Parking at Anse de Rospico

Notes

In addition toGR®®34, the route follows some sections of aPR®® marked in yellow but in the opposite direction.

(11) To avoid this last steep section, you can continue straight ahead on the small road and then turn right onto the road that leads to the beach.

Worth a visit

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

4.3 / 5
Based on 40 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.2 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.2 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
FLOCH
FLOCH ★

Thank you for your review.
Having recently retraced this route with my walking group, I agree that the section above Rospico Beach at point 11 is a little tricky.
I will add this to the practical information.
Best wishes for your future use of Visorando.

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RIBIN
RIBIN

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 02, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful route, especially along the GR34 section.
It is best to start from the Kerascoet thatched cottage car park, especially in summer (more space to park your car)
The coastal section above Rospico beach is quite rough, but you can continue straight ahead along the path and rejoin the road (which is safe) to pick up the route a little further down.

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fano1962
fano1962

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

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

A few minor issues, but otherwise a lovely trip. The coastal scenery is truly impressive.

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FLOCH
FLOCH ★

Hello and thank you for your review
"Before you reach the village of Kerascouet, the signs are misleading (go left when you should go right)".
I've just revised my description.
To get to the entrance to the village of Kérascouet, at the campsite, you have to go left and then right to enter the village.
I did this route again with my walking group 15 days ago.
This detail is enough to classify the reliability of the description: disappointing?

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User 14150424

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

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

Several times we wondered which way to go, and then before arriving at the village of Kerascouet, the signs were misleading (go left when you should go right). It seems that the only signposts on the trail are in the opposite direction.

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Les promeneurs occasionnels
Les promeneurs occasionnels

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 03, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very nice walk
However, as already stated in some of the comments, the route is sometimes difficult to find and requires a few return trips.

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Zabette44350
Zabette44350

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : May 22, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

At Keranglaz, don't take the road on the right as you leave the village, but the one in the middle of the village (just after the bread oven mentioned in the description). This road leads to Kerdavid, which should NOT be crossed in its entirety. The "little grassy path" is on the right.

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noemie3380
noemie3380

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 13, 2023
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Superb walk, with a wide variety of landscapes: from the coast to the typical villages, everything was really beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

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majax
majax

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 10, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

difficult to know when we passed through the 2 villages .... Lack of information
A bit lost afterwards to reach the thatched cottages

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Map29
Map29

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 08, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I loved it. The coastal path is always super pleasant and magnificent whatever the weather and the route along the little paths known as vinogen in Breton is brilliant! Little streams there, wild woods here, beautiful thatched cottages, it's all there !!!! I can't recommend it highly enough!

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Marc Popesco
Marc Popesco

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 14, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The route is fine, but there's a slight hitch: the Rouz Tremorvezen path to stage 4 is private and inaccessible. You have to cut across by the fountain, in other words by the path and the culvert upstream.

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Arnaud 75
Arnaud 75

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 23, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Thank you for this great walk, which took us along the coast with its breathtaking scenery and the magnificent village of Les chaumières. A beautiful, well signposted walk. Thank you very much.

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MagB
MagB

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 15, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Superb walk in the April sunshine. Lunch break at the crêperie "le dragon et la girafe": the best crêpes of our entire stay in Finistère! (remember to book)

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sebetan
sebetan

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 18, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

great discovery

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undeuxtrois123
undeuxtrois123

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

Magnificent circuit, correct explanations, one simple correction: cross the stream (wooden footbridge) to reach the fountain and go up the embankment to find the path indicated in the description.
The village of chaumières is magnificent and the sunken paths superb, while the coastal path offers an incredible view that leaves you speechless.

Thank you for this beautiful route.

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