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Park at the small port of Portivy.
(S/E) Leave the port via Rue du Port and turn right at the first opportunity. This will take you to Rue Notre-Dame de Lotivy, which you follow for about 100 metres before turning left into Rue des Pêcheurs.
When you reach Rue de Basseledan (coastal road), turn right and then take the small path on the left, about 50 metres further on. It winds its way between properties before coming out onto another wider path. Shortly after passing the last houses, you will reach the Tire-Bouchon railway line.
(1) Cross the track and continue straight ahead until you find Chemin du Lizeau, which you follow until you reach the departmental road. Cross this road with caution, especially in summer, and continue straight ahead until you reach the sea.
Turn right and follow the top of the beach (there is no path, so it may be difficult at high tide) until you reach the next access point to this beach. Here, rejoin the coastal path that leads to the rocky headland (Beg Quilvi), balancing between the walls of the riverside properties and the waves below. Some parts are very narrow and make it difficult to pass.
(2) After this passage, which can be tricky if the path is busy, you will come to a wider path that leads to Keraude Beach. On the right are some beautiful old villas, one of which has a tower topped with a striking pyramid of tiles.
The path soon turns into an urban promenade along the water's edge, then into a harbour quay when you reach Port d'Orange and its jetty.
(3) Go past the pier and you will come to a wide white sandy beach. Walk along the top of the beach for about 100 metres before taking the first access road on the right. Walk along the sports fields, then cross a car park before coming out onto Rue de l'Église. Turn left and follow this street until you reach the Kerbourgnec alignments.
(4) The menhirs are mainly aligned in two parallel rows that run to the end of the plot. Follow the track between them and continue along the lane that extends from it. You will soon come to Rue du Cromlech, about a hundred metres further on, on the left. An almost continuous wall of standing stones forms a semicircle that disappears into the vegetation of the surrounding properties. Leave the circle of stones on your left and continue straight ahead until you reach Rue de Kerbourgnec.
Turn left to join and cross Rue des Menhirs, then turn opposite to return to the sea. Walk up the beach towards Pointe de Beg Rohu.
(5) Leave the beach via Rue des Rochers, level with a villa with a majestic pine tree in front of it. Walk up this street for about 120 metres and take the narrow passage between two properties. Follow this leafy lane until you come out at the end of the row of old buildings along Rue du Grand Rohu. Walk up these buildings until you come out onto Rue des Régatiers, turn slightly right and then immediately left onto Route du Grand Rohu. Walk up this street until you cross the D 768 again.
(6) Take the path opposite, which bends to the right to join Rue Barr Avel. Turn left into this street and follow it to the level crossing. Ignore the first path on the right that runs alongside the track and turn into the one on the right a few dozen metres further on. It winds between plots of land bordered by low stone walls before coming out onto a wider path, opposite a riding centre.
(7) At the crossroads, continue straight ahead until you find the small road that leads to the village of Kervihan. Turn left and follow this road for 100 metres, then turn right and take the cycle path until you reach the coastal road. On the other side of this road, rejoin the coastal path above Porz Stang.
(8) The coastal path runs along the northern part of the Côte Sauvage, as far as the Beg en Aod headland. It overlooks the water as close as possible to the cliff, linking the various coves and beaches that dot the coastline. After Pointe de Marie Venell, you will come to the beautiful Porz Guen beach, nestled under the protection of Pointe du Percho. Between the two stretches of sand, you will discover the impressive arch that the sea has carved into the rock.
(9) Continue along the cliff to reach the larger of the two beaches and go around it by turning left. Pointe du Percho is quickly reached after passing the remains of a megalith in the middle of a curious circular enclosure.
(10) When you reach the remains of the customs post, all you have to do is finish going around the point and then follow the coastal path until you reach the Beg en Aod promontory. According to some, this barren spur is the actual site of the village of Asterix. It is possible to go around the point, but this is not described here.
To return to Portivy, turn right and follow the small cliffs that precede the beautiful Foso Beach.
(11) Backed by a dune, this beach is certainly much more welcoming than its counterparts on the Côte Sauvage, where the sea is rarely calm. It's a welcome place to take a refreshing break before tackling the last few metres of the coastal path. This skirts the first houses of Portivy before coming out at the foot of the jetty that protects it. (S/E)
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