Via the coastal path and the countryside around Trégana

Porsmilin Beach car park (toilets).

^GR®34, marked in white and red

(S/E) Take the path heading eastwards uphill to Portez Beach.

(1) After the beach, turn right onto the path closest to the seafront, where stone benches and tables have been installed. This path veers slightly away from^{the GR®} but rejoins it before Trégana Beach.
Walk along the beach and follow the road uphill, which is flanked by a cycle path. Here, as in other places, private property means you cannot follow the coastline in its entirety.

(2) Turn right into Impasse du Goulet and walk past some superb properties. Look out for a very tall sea mark on the left, situated on private land. Take the coastal path on the right and follow it south-east. The coast becomes rocky and rugged, towering over the sea by as much as 60 metres in places. There are stunning views of Anse de Bertheaume and, opposite, Camaret, the Pointe du Toulinguet and the Pointe de Pen Hir, famous for the Tas de Pois.

(3) Go down the steps, then turn left onto the^GR® to pass close to an old ruined windmill and a customs officer’s house. The^GR® turns right twice to rejoin the coastal path. Turn left and continue north-east-east.

(4) At a crossroads of paths, take the one furthest to the right – a relatively narrow track – which descends to the bottom of Anse de Déolen. On the left, you can see the former building of the Compagnie Française des Câbles Téléphoniques, one of whose cables connected to Cape Cod on the American coast, 5,185 km away. Cross the small stream via a footbridge.

Off the marked trail

(5) Leave the^GR® to continue towards Fort de Toulbroc’h, which can be seen on the hilltop, and take the small, inconspicuous path on the left, which climbs steeply up to a minor road.

Yellow markings

At the top of the climb, opposite house no. 915, turn left
Follow this small road as it descends into the valley and look out for a small fountain and a wash house on the right, both of which deserve a better fate. At the hamlet of Milin Nevez, turn left then right. The road continues to climb. Ignore the signposting heading left at the hamlet of Créac’h; it joins the coastal path.

No signposts

(6) Carry on to the right until you reach Kerabomés.

Yellow signposting

(7) Turn left towards Neïz Vran. Walk round this old manor house, currently undergoing restoration, which was once a small fortress surrounded by a walled enclosure with a watchtower at each corner. Continue along this sunken path and look out for a small fountain and a stone washhouse with two basins on your left, which too deserve a better fate.
The path widens as it passes through cultivated fields and becomes a gravel track near the houses.

No signposting

At the Stop sign, leave the signposted route heading down towards Trégana Beach, cross the road at the pedestrian crossing and continue straight ahead. Turn left into Rue de Coat Losquet.

(8) Turn right into Allée Coat Losquet and head towards a navigation mark on the right-hand side of the road. Turn left and walk past another navigation mark which still bears the rings that were used to attach ropes during maintenance work.

(9). Walk alongside the Portez municipal campsite and head for the esplanade in front of the beach.

^GR®34, marked in white and red

(1) Follow the path back along the same route as on the way there to return to the Porsmilin Beach car park (S/E).

Please note: From 1 July to 31 August, between 12 noon and 6 pm, the car park location is different.
It is situated about 300 metres back from the beach (a gentle descent at the start but a steep climb at the end of the walk).
Toilets near the starting beach.
Walking shoes are recommended for certain sections of the coastal path.

Three lovely beaches for a swim, depending on the season.

Porsmilin: This beach is lovely for relaxing and swimming, and for exploring shellfish foraging with the children at low tide.

Portez: a venue for summer entertainment. The lifeguard station is none other than the Countess of Queleren’s bathing pavilion. She lived in the château, situated just above. It has now been converted into flats. Three countesses have succeeded one another.
Trégana, its beach and its three sea markers. It was one of the first holiday destinations for the people of Brest, discovered by the wider public thanks to the tramway that once linked Brest to Le Conquet.

Déolen, situated within the Conservatoire du Littoral, boasts a wild and natural beauty with its cliffs.
On this site, you’ll discover the ruins of the old Ru Vras windmill. A little further on, you’ll find a customs hut and the remains of an old farm that was still in operation in the 19th century, complete with its adjoining bread oven. To the delight of summer visitors, a former baker brings it back to life each summer, much to the delight of the taste buds.
Déolen still stands the Compagnie des Câbles building, which overlooks the cove. This was the starting point of a telegraph cable which, in 1879, linked Saint Pierre and Miquelon to Cape Cod in the USA; the second cable linked Déolen directly to Orléans near Cape Cod.