The cliffs of Plouha

This walk can be split into two sections: a 9km circular route to the north-west, which takes in Bonaparte Beach, and a second 6.5km circular route to the south, offering views of Plouha Head.
Both circular loops follow theGR®®34along the coast and each includes ascents and descents that may prove challenging for less experienced walkers.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.81 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 1,083 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 1,056 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 354 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 7 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Plouha (22580)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.697093° / W 2.896093°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 0814OT, 0815SB, 0916OT
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Description of the walk

Gwin Zégal car park.

(S/E) Leave the car park and walk due north. The path leads to Gwin Zégal Harbour (off the route).

(1) Take the coastal path on the left: theGR®®34(marked in red and white). Follow it as far as Bonaparte Beach.

(2) The path bends to the right and begins a fairly steep descent.

(3) Cross the access road to Port Moguer and continue along the path directly opposite. After a few metres, take the path on the right. It starts with a gentle slope, which becomes steeper after about a hundred metres. The path ends at a tarmac road, which you follow for 50 metres.

(4) After a bend to the right, carry on straight ahead, leaving a road on your left. The road becomes a footpath again until you reach a viewpoint overlooking the coast. You’ll come to another 50 metres of tarmac before turning right onto the path, which makes a hairpin bend to the left. You will then begin a descent towards Bonaparte Beach. (See the linked website below).

(5) At the car park, take the path on the right, heading uphill; this runs alongside the road for a short while, then at a path junction, continue to the left (at this point, theGR®® 34 branches off to the right). Immediately afterwards, take the path on the right. You will reach the hamlet of Keruzeau. When you reach the road, turn left. At the end of the road, at the hamlet known as Le Pradou, turn left.

(6) On the right-hand side stands the Saint-Samson Chapel. Continue to a crossroads. Take the path opposite, veering slightly to the left, then after a few hundred metres, go straight on, veering slightly to the right. The path is wide and gravelled.

(7) At the crossroads, carry on straight ahead, leaving the wayside cross on your right. The wide path leads onto a tarmac road.

(8) At a right-hand bend, carry on straight ahead along a grassy path. Go round a group of houses to reach a road, which you take by turning left. Carry on along this road.

(9) The road leads to a property marked number 14. At the entrance to the property, take a small path on the right which runs alongside a stone wall. The path ends at the road to Port Moguer.

(3) You can go down to the jetty and take the footbridge to the left of the small house to admire the view.
Follow the same route back as on the way there; the climb is steep.

(1) As mentioned in the introduction, you can return to the car park or continue slightly to the left and complete the second circular section of the route.

(10) From the road, take the path on the right. You’ll reach the Beg Hastel car park on the right. Continue along the path, always taking the left-hand fork.

(11) At a hairpin bend, follow the path on the left and continue along it, always taking the left-hand track whenever there is another option.

(12) The path leads to Pointe de Plouha, which offers a panoramic view of Saint-Brieuc Bay and, on the eastern horizon, the Gulf of Saint-Malo and the Emerald Coast.

Continue along the coastal path, which is also theGR®®34.

(13) When you reach a road, turn right. Leave theGR®®34, which follows the road to the left (off the route). This road leads to Palus Beach.
The path leads to Port Logot. Continue along the road, which runs as an extension of the path, taking a first turn left then right.

(14) Follow the road on the right and continue due north. Go straight across the junction.

(15) At a left-hand bend, take the path on the right, then after a few metres follow the road to the left. At the junction, take the right-hand lane and carry on straight ahead along this road.
At a place called Kerjean, follow the road to the right. At the wayside cross, continue to the right and then carry on along this road.

(16) At the junction, turn left towards Gwin Zégal to return to the starting car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 262 ft - Gwin Zégal car park
  2. 1 : mi 0.1 - alt. 240 ft - Turn left onto the GR 34
  3. 2 : mi 0.58 - alt. 187 ft - High point of the GR
  4. 3 : mi 0.78 - alt. 36 ft - Low point
  5. 4 : mi 1.53 - alt. 233 ft - Carry on straight ahead
  6. 5 : mi 2.16 - alt. 72 ft - Access to Napoleon Beach – Toilets
  7. 6 : mi 2.84 - alt. 256 ft - Saint-Samson Chapel
  8. 7 : mi 3.59 - alt. 295 ft - Straight on from the Calvary triangle
  9. 8 : mi 3.94 - alt. 272 ft - At the bend, go straight on along the path
  10. 9 : mi 4.52 - alt. 223 ft - Property No. 14 – path on the right
  11. 10 : mi 5.61 - alt. 230 ft - Continue along the GR to the right
  12. 11 : mi 6.14 - alt. 223 ft - Turn left to cross the stream
  13. 12 : mi 7.03 - alt. 331 ft - Path on the left
  14. 13 : mi 8.09 - alt. 190 ft - On the left, access to Palus Beach (off the walking route)
  15. 14 : mi 8.52 - alt. 285 ft - Road on the right
  16. 15 : mi 9.05 - alt. 338 ft - Take the path to the right, then turn left
  17. 16 : mi 9.73 - alt. 279 ft - At the fork in the road, take the road on the left
  18. S/E : mi 9.81 - alt. 262 ft - Gwin Zégal car park

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

4.7 / 5
Based on 66 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.8 / 5
User 10513012

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 04, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely route with no particular difficulties.

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User 14964300

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 04, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, fairly easy

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Leligny
Leligny

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 05, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We had a wonderful round trip along the coastline without following the route described. In our opinion, this is one of the wildest stretches of coastline in the Côtes d'Armor. In the second part, before Bonaparte Beach, a section of the GR34 has turned into a crevasse. This is a fairly challenging hike due to its elevation and length.

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KarLKoX
KarLKoX

Hike completed today in beautiful weather 🌞
The route did have a few hills, but as I said, nothing too challenging.
Quite a few walkers out and about, but it wasn't too crowded.
There were many viewpoints that were well worth the effort.
The distance is accurate (my watch said 16 km), completed in 3 hours and 21 minutes (excluding breaks)

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User 27264194

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 15, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant hike in beautiful weather, with a nice mix of seaside, villages, countryside and woodland. It doesn't feel crowded, and although the climbs are challenging, they are not insurmountable. A wonderful day!

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User 9027556

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very nice walk on high cliffs, which means "monte-descend". You need to be fit! The return through the countryside is easier and more pleasant. What's more, these places are steeped in history (the Shelburn network), so it would be a shame to ignore them. In Breton: Ur vale brav a-hed ar mor hag ar maez war tornaodoù uhel (a beautiful walk by the sea and in the countryside on high cliffs).

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FranckB22
FranckB22

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 17, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very fine hike, requiring a decent level of fitness.

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Bertrand Stol
Bertrand Stol

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 12, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Very nice walk

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panamades
panamades

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 30, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Very nice walk, magnificent views, fairly physical but very pleasant route

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Fañch Lanhou
Fañch Lanhou

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 03, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Very nice route, especially the GR34. It's still pretty physical!

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indiana63
indiana63

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 12, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very nice views, but the gr34 is very grassy with lots of nettles at the pointe de plouha.

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Pascal C56
Pascal C56

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 20, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We only did the southern part of this beautiful walk, a circuit of 6.5 km, and in the wrong direction, starting from the car park at the pointe de Plouha, before going up to Pors Moguer to reach Kerouriel, Port Logot, la Saulaie, then the Palus beach.
Be careful, the passage through La Saulaie is very muddy and not very passable. The climb back up to the Plouha cliffs from the Palus beach requires a good level of fitness.
A beautiful circuit

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jasy19481949
jasy19481949

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 09, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Walk on 6 April 2023 in fine weather. In view of the weather forecast, we shortened the route. In fact we set off from Port Moguer as far as point neuf, passing the Port de Gwin Zégal car park and then Port Moguer.
Brittany in the sun is really something!
Well done to our friendly members and to Visorando for all these tours.

From Port Moguer on the way to the GR 34, there is a steep and uneven section of path.

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Mamillon
Mamillon

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 06, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Perfect, superb itinerary, well signposted, if it was like this everywhere, it would be marvellous.

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martineetjacques
martineetjacques

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 19, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very nice tour that we did in fine weather, the seaside scenery is magnificent, you have to take the time to walk down to the little port, the countryside part is very pleasant apart from the very end of the tour which takes the tarmac road.

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