The menhirs of the Côte Sauvage South of Quiberon

A walk through urban areas, then along the coast, dotted with small heritage sites such as menhirs and wash houses, with pretty views along the way.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.63 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 98 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 105 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 108 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 20 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Quiberon (56170)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 47.479491° / W 3.134967°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 0821OT, 0822OT
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Description of the walk

Park in the La Côte Sauvage car park, on the south side, which is just past the Quiberon exit signs, with the hill on your left.

(S/E) Head towards the north exit of the car park. After the gantry, turn immediately right. Follow Rue des Sardiniers to the left and, further on, turn onto the dirt track you come to. Continue until you reach Rue du Vivier. Note two standing stones on your left, along the road. Follow the road to the right, towards Manémeur.

(1) In the square, look out for a menhir set within a flowerbed on your left. Walk round it and follow Rue du Lavoir to its end. The tarmac road becomes a wide dirt track as it crosses the moor, then the tarmac resumes at the entrance to Kergallo, on Allée Claude Dervenn.

(2) At the tarmac, carry on straight ahead and cross Rue Jean-Pierre Calloch. Turn right, cross Rue des Quatre Vents and take it to the left. At the roundabout, cut across Rue de Chateaubriand, then Rue de Kerné, and then continue along Chemin Hent Barr Aven. The track crosses meadows and greenhouses before ending at Route de Kernavest.

(3) Cross the road and walk straight ahead; then, at the four-way junction, carry on straight ahead until you reach the T-junction. Take the left-hand branch and head towards the old semaphore.

(4) Locmaria Tower and its viewpoint. Enjoy the view and continue along the Allée du Sémaphore, then leave it by following the bend to the right. At the three-way junction, head off to the right and, on the bend in Rue de la Pompe, take the left-hand path to cross Rue de Kerniscob. A sign for the ‘Circular Route of Quiberon, Circuit de la Mer’ is located on the right.

(5) Turn right, walk on and pass the last house on your left by a few metres to find a grassy path starting between a clump of trees and a fern-covered heath. Take the path, then, at the T-junction, make the first turn right then left. Carry on to the T-junction and turn left. Pass close to a car park and end up on the tarmac of Rue du Guibello.

(6) Turn right, then cross Route Côtière very carefully. Head down the narrow path leading to the wash house. Walk alongside it on the left and join the coastal path, on the side with the steps.
Walk along the path, heading south. Pass another washhouse, then go past the Trou du Souffleur and the Vivier car park, and touch the menhir that follows. Reach the Allée Couverte at Pointe des Guerrite.

(7) Explore the area, then continue for about a hundred metres. Cross the Boulevard de la Côte Sauvage very carefully to return to the La Côte Sauvage car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 33 ft - La Côte Sauvage car park
  2. 1 : mi 0.45 - alt. 75 ft - Menhir, Place de Manémeur
  3. 2 : mi 0.84 - alt. 69 ft - Allée Claude Dervenn.
  4. 3 : mi 1.39 - alt. 98 ft - Kernavest Road
  5. 4 : mi 1.77 - alt. 108 ft - Locmaria Tower
  6. 5 : mi 2.14 - alt. 98 ft - Junction at Rue de Kerniscob
  7. 6 : mi 2.61 - alt. 72 ft - Junction with Rue du Guibello
  8. 7 : mi 4.49 - alt. 46 ft - Allée Couverte de la Pointe des Guerrite
  9. S/E : mi 4.63 - alt. 33 ft - La Côte Sauvage car park

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4.9 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.8 / 5
Laurenger
Laurenger

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 21, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant and varied route that allows you to discover both part of the wild coastline and the monuments inland. I am not rating the ease of following the route because I followed the GPX track rather than the description. We also started from the ferry terminal, which allowed us to pass by Turpault Castle, and we finished at the Port-Maria lighthouse, adding a little over 1.5 km to the route.
Thank you for this work 👍

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Viso69006
Viso69006

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 12, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Nothing to report

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Philnath
Philnath

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 06, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hiking in December on the Quiberon peninsula is fantastic! Sometimes you feel like you're alone in the world.
Even if we didn't find the covered walkway either.

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Paul, PIAT
Paul, PIAT

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 16, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very beautiful hike along the wild coast

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patavern
patavern

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 01, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very well-organised hike with a GPS, so very easy to follow.
A varied walk through the countryside and along the coast in glorious sunshine.
However, impossible to find the covered walkway???

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Dominique Piazza
Dominique Piazza

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 16, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Report another menhir, across the street, on the left near the restaurant, after Le Vivier. Note that the Port Guerrite passage tomb is at ground level, to the left of the pile of rocks, near the road.

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