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The starting point is in the centre of the village of Minihic-sur-Rance, south of Dinard.
More specifically, in the town hall car park, just behind the church.
(S/E) Walk round the town hall and head down Rue de Bon Secours, which runs eastwards 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 the path, markedGR®®, which runs along the shore.
Pass Minihic-sur-Rance beach and continue towards Pointe du Crapaud. The path, still following the coast, then heads north towards Pointe du Ton. After this headland, it turns west and reaches the La Landriais Shipyard, where you’ll find a 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 beach to its northern end, where you will see a boat launch. If the tide prevents this, head left up 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: a shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary, sheltered by two huge pine trees.
(3) Climb the steps to the left of the shrine and continue between the houses to rejoin the coastal path, which winds through the woodland towards the north. Pass the Pointe des Hures and gradually descend towards La Gautier beach.
(4) Once on the beach, leave the car park on your left and head up the road on the far right (be careful not to take the path that runs along the bank a little further on). Follow theGR®® markings; further on, the road turns into a sunken track that climbs southwards through the woods to join a road. TheGR®® markings end at this point.
(5) When you reach the tarmac road, turn right onto it and follow it uphill for 300 m to reach 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 road), following the yellow markings. After 100 m along the path, turn left (90°) before the first houses and head down the sunken path heading due south. Continue until you come to a road.
(7) Carry on straight ahead onto a tarmac section. After 20 m, rejoin 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) Keep to the right of the main road and simply cross the small road coming from the right to reach a large picnic area.
Cross the picnic area in its entirety and continue until you reach a footbridge that allows you to cross a stream on the left. Immediately after the footbridge, you’ll come to a road. At this point, take the wide path that runs diagonally to the right of the road (at a 45° angle).
Continue along the path through the woodland heading south-west. Further on, after a hairpin bend to the left, the path climbs back up onto the plateau to reach a road and the houses of La Rabinais.
(9) Continue straight on until you reach a crossroads. First turn right then left and take a grassy path.
After 100 m along the path, at the first houses, head down to the left for 50 m. First turn right then left and follow a path to join the D114 at the Carrefour du Chemin de la Taupe.
(10) Cross the D114 carefully and head straight ahead. After 10 m, turn right onto the road towards Saint-Buc. Further on, at the crossroads in the village, head up to the right to the Chapelle Sainte-Anne.
(11) Go round the chapel to rejoin the D114. Follow it down to the left for 20 m, cross a stream and join a path that heads left into the woodland, heading due east.
Follow the path along the right bank of the stream until you rejoin theGR®®34Cat the first house you see 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 a few fine old shipwrecks. Continue along the bank of the Rance north-westwards until you reach the Grand Val Shipyard junction.
(8) At the junction, take the shipyard road to the right. Cross the shipyard to an old stone arch at its eastern end. Pass to the left of the arch and climb back up to the riverside walkway to rejoin the coastal path. Continue to reach the first junction of our route with the coastal path.
(1) Head up to the left and return to the starting point (S/E).
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