Mahalon from Confort-Meilars

From Confort-Meilars, whose church is famous for its carillon wheel – which is turned to seek the intercession of Our Lady of Confort on behalf of children who are mute or have difficulty speaking, who are then placed beneath the wheel – as well as its calvary featuring the twelve apostles, this route descends into the valley of the Goyen, a small coastal river.
The walk through Meilars and Mahalon offers some wonderful insights into the local heritage.

Please note: The bridge over the Goyen has collapsed; the walk is currently impassable (contact the town hall for information on when it will reopen).

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.79 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 492 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 499 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 262 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 39 ft

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park at Confort-Meilars Town Hall.

(S/E) Head back towards the main road (D765) and follow it to the right.

GR® 34g signposting: White and Red

(1) Walk past the church and pass by the foot of the imposing wayside cross. Then turn left, heading due south.

(2) Cross Rue du Presbytère on the left-hand side and walk past the school. Pass a small wayside cross and follow the road downhill.

(3) Ignore a road on the left and you’ll soon reach the small village of Meilars with its church surrounded by its cemetery.

No signposting

(4) Leave the church on your left and continue along the road which crosses the Goyen via a bridge.

(5) Shortly afterwards, leave the road and take a path on the right, following it to the Mahalon cemetery. Turn right onto the street leading to Saint-Magloire Church.

(6) Carry on for 50 metres to discover the Saint-Maudez Fountain set into a wall. Retrace your steps.

(6) Keep the church on your left.

PR® marked in yellow

Shortly afterwards, turn right onto the main street, keeping to the right-hand pavement, and walk past the town hall.

(7) Turn right into a public garden with a children’s play area. Exit on the other side, level with the Saint-Pierre Chapel.

(8) Follow the road to the right, heading due south. You’ll come to a roundabout.

(9) Turn right onto the small road, then turn left at the Fork in the road.

PR® marked in yellow (in the opposite direction)

Continue for about fifty metres. Turn left onto a path that crosses a woodland and leads to a small side road.

Unmarked

(10) Turn left and follow the road to the Kerrest co-operative bakery. Turn left to head back towards Mahalon, returning to the roundabout you passed earlier.

PR® marked in yellow (in the opposite direction)

(9) Turn right and follow the road down for about 200 m.

(11) Turn left into the Stang Irvin valley. Note the fountain and a 15th-century wayside cross on your right. Follow this path due north to a small cross-road. Then turn right and continue for about fifty metres.

Unmarked

(12) Look out for a short path on the right and follow it to quickly reach the Coatmorvan cadastral mound. Retrace your steps.

PR® marked in yellow (in the opposite direction)

(12) Continue to the right along the small road towards Keréval. Turn left to descend gradually towards the River Goyen.

(13) Cross the bridge and head back up, turning left towards the Moulin de Lesvoyen.

Unmarked

(14) Turn right as you head back up the road, then turn left onto the path between the fields to join a cross-country track.

PR® marked in yellow (in the opposite direction)

(15) Follow this small country road to the left as it climbs steadily, passing close to a quarry.

Unmarked

(16) Shortly afterwards, veer left and follow the small road which passes near two hamlets and joins the road you took on the way there.

(3) Follow it to the right as far as the school.

(2) Turn right at the corner by the school.

(17) After about a hundred metres, turn left to cross a wooded park with picnic tables, passing by the church.

(1) Cross the D765 at the pedestrian crossing, follow it to the right and turn left immediately to reach the town hall car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 207 ft - Car park at Confort-Meilars Town Hall
  2. 1 : mi 0.06 - alt. 210 ft - D765 road - Église Notre-Dame (Confort)
  3. 2 : mi 0.16 - alt. 217 ft - Rue de Croas Voad × Rue du Presbytère
  4. 3 : mi 0.45 - alt. 138 ft - Road junction
  5. 4 : mi 0.54 - alt. 148 ft - Église Saint-Meilhars (Meilars)
  6. 5 : mi 0.96 - alt. 52 ft - T-junction
  7. 6 : mi 1.4 - alt. 157 ft - Église Saint-Magloire (Mahalon)
  8. 7 : mi 1.57 - alt. 190 ft - Passes through the park
  9. 8 : mi 1.67 - alt. 200 ft - Chapelle Saint-Pierre (Mahalon)
  10. 9 : mi 1.94 - alt. 249 ft - Roundabout
  11. 10 : mi 2.53 - alt. 226 ft - Cross-country route
  12. 11 : mi 3.19 - alt. 217 ft - Stang Irvin Valley
  13. 12 : mi 3.74 - alt. 89 ft
  14. 13 : mi 4.59 - alt. 52 ft - Bridge over the - Goyen (fleuve)
  15. 14 : mi 4.94 - alt. 62 ft - Lesvoyen Mill
  16. 15 : mi 5.49 - alt. 75 ft - Route
  17. 16 : mi 5.93 - alt. 177 ft - Junction after the quarry
  18. 17 : mi 6.65 - alt. 210 ft - Wooded park
  19. S/E : mi 6.79 - alt. 207 ft - Car park at Confort-Meilars Town Hall

Notes

Picnic tables near the church.

NB: this route follows several small country lanes.

Worth a visit

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