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The starting point is in the centre of the commune of Minihic sur Rance, south of Dinard.
More precisely, it is in the town hall car park, just behind the church.
(S/E) Go around the town hall and down Rue de Bon Secours, which heads east between two stone walls. Then turn right at the Oratoire de la Vierge to join the coastal path at Grève des Marais.
(1) At Grève des Marais, turn left and follow theGR® marked trail along the shore.
Pass Minihic-sur-Rance beach and continue towards Pointe du Crapaud. The path, still along the coast, then heads north towards Pointe du Ton. After this point, it heads west and joins the La Landriais shipyard, where you will find an old restored dry dock from the Le Marchand shipyard. A little further on, note the small Oratory of Notre-Dame des Terre-Neuvas.
(2) After the dry dock, continue along the shore to reach its northern end, where you will see a slipway. If this is not possible due to the tide, go up to the left via Rue des Terre-Neuvas, then Rue Sous la Ville and Rue du Révérend Père Lebret to the La Landriais slipway. At the start of the slipway: an oratory dedicated to the Virgin Mary, sheltered by two huge pine trees.
(3) Go up the steps to the left of the chapel and continue between the houses to find the coastal path that heads north through the woods. Pass Pointe des Hures and gradually descend towards La Gautier beach.
(4) Once on the beach, leave the car park on your left and go up the right-hand track. Follow theGR® markings and do not take the tarmac road. Further on, the track turns into a sunken lane which climbs southwards through the woods to join a road. TheGR® markings end at this point.
(5) When you reach the tarmac road, turn right and follow it uphill for 300 metres to the large crossroads at La Grandais (notable for the tower of the old windmill on the right).
(6) At the crossroads, cross the D114 carefully and take the grassy path opposite under the oak trees (just to the left of the D3 departmental road), following the yellow markings. After 100 m along the path, turn left (90°) before the first houses and go down the sunken lane heading due south. Continue until you reach a road.
(7) Continue straight ahead on a paved section. After 20 metres, find the sunken path on the left and follow it slightly downhill, heading south.
Further on, the path runs alongside a stream, then crosses it via a footbridge, arriving at the bottom of the valley at the Carrefour du Chantier Naval du Grand Val (D114).
(8) Stay on the right-hand side of the main road and simply cross the small road coming from the right to reach a large picnic area.
Cross the entire length of the picnic area and continue until you reach a footbridge that crosses a stream on the left. Immediately after the footbridge, you will come to a road. At this point, take the wide path that branches off to the right of the road (at a 45° angle).
Continue along the path through the woods heading south-west. Further on, after a hairpin bend to the left, the path climbs back up to the plateau to join a road and the houses of La Rabinais.
(9) Continue straight ahead until you reach a crossroads. First turn right then left and take a grassy path.
After 100 m on the path, at the first houses, descend to the left for 50 m. First turn left then right and follow a path to the D114 at the Carrefour du Chemin de la Taupe.
(10) Cross the D114 carefully and continue straight ahead. After 10 metres, turn right onto the road towards Saint-Buc. Further on, in the village at the crossroads, turn right up to the Sainte-Anne Chapel.
(11) Go around the chapel to rejoin the D114. Go down it on the left for 20 metres, cross a stream and rejoin a path that branches off to the left into the woods, heading due east.
Follow the path on the right bank of the stream until you reach theGR®34Cat the first house on the left.
At the junction with theGR®34C, turn left and go down the steps towards the house.
(12) Then walk along the bank of the Rance northwards to reach the Tanet Shipyard. Note some beautiful old shipwrecks. Continue along the bank of the Rance to the north-west until you reach the Carrefour du Chantier Naval du Grand Val.
(8) At the crossroads, take the shipyard road on the right. Cross the shipyard to an old stone arch at its eastern end. Pass to the left of the arch and climb up to the riverside balcony to rejoin the coastal path. Continue to the first junction of our route with the coastal path.
(1) Go up on the left and return to the starting point (S/E).
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