Short route around Cuzon

A short route through the Cuzon neighbourhood, which was an independent parish from Kerfeunteun until the Revolution. The two neighbourhoods are separated by the Frout valley, a tributary of the Odet.
The retention basin is used to regulate the river’s flow to prevent flooding in Quimper.
The Cuzon neighbourhood, situated a little apart, has developed a relatively recent craft and trade area.
Around the Manoir de Kermahonnet lies one of the last remaining market-gardening areas in this north-western part of Quimper.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.94 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 262 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 289 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 217 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 59 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Quimper (29000)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.002753° / W 4.089805°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 0519ET, 0519OT, 0618OT
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Park at Place Paul le Flem, on Rue Verdi near the CPAM.

(S/E) From the car park, cross Rue Verdi, then cross the car park behind the CPAM and turn left down Rue Ram Koz. Continue along Rue de la République until you reach the Tréquefellec roundabout.

GR®® signposting (white and red).

Go round the roundabout on the right, using the pedestrian crossings (heavy traffic ), and head down into the retention basin. Walk along the right-hand side of it.
After a bench, take a path on the right that leads uphill. Very soon, after two large stones, this path becomes suitable for vehicles. On your left, you’ll see the buildings of the Finistère Apprentice Training Centre.

(1) At the crossroad (signpost), turn right and walk for about a hundred metres. Turn left onto Rue de la Chapelle de Cuzon, pass by the beautiful, well-restored bread oven and walk round the Chapelle de Cuzon. Ignore a narrow lane on the left and join the Route de Cuzon at the water tower. Take the signposted footpath on the right (sign).

No signposting.

(2) Turn right and continue straight on along this access road to the hamlet of Mouliouen (known locally as Moulouyen), which is signposted as a dead end. At the end, a sign points to the fountain, but be careful: the path, which is poorly maintained, is on the right just past the sign (white gate on the left-hand side). Follow this track down to the wash house that once served this hamlet.

(3) Return to the road and turn left. After about a hundred metres, look out for a wooden post on the right; this is all that remains of the signpost. Turn right to cross a grassy area which leads into Rue Jacques Anquetil, which runs through this industrial estate (lodge offices on the right). Ignore thefirst street, Rue Pierre Cloarec.
Follow Rue Jacques Anquetil, which runs through the Cuzon Industrial Estate, and at the bottom take the hairpin bend into Rue de Cuzon (with a ‘Courtepaille’ sign on the left).

GR®® markings (white and red).

(4) Immediately turn left onto a lovely path (large boulder at the entrance) and follow this uphill track overlooking market gardens (view of the Kerfeunteun neighbourhood on the opposite slope). You’ll come out onto the road; head up it to the right, then turn right onto Chemin de Kermahonnet (sign indicating a vegetable stall and a 30 zone).

No signposting

Walk down this small road, which passes close to the Manoir de Kermahonnet (stone fountain depicting the dragon from the manor’s legend).
Walk along the left-hand side of a lovely area of pasture (ponies, sheep) until you come out opposite the Route de Brest (D783).

(5) Cross this road with extreme caution (no pedestrian crossing and heavy traffic), turn left and walk past a memorial stone (Compagnie de Briec). Opposite the road sign indicating the next roundabout, take a discreet path that climbs into a rather overgrown woodland. At the top, where you’ll find wild rhododendrons, turn right and leave the woods.

You’ll emerge onto a street and, after about fifty metres, head up to the left, between the houses, up the wide flight of steps leading up the hillside. At the top, turn left and follow the path (view of the Kermoguer neighbourhood). At the end of the path, turn right into the residential area and continue straight on until you reach an inconspicuous passage between two houses.

(6) Turn left and follow this path between the houses and the woods. Carry on, going round a stormwater basin. On your left, you’ll look out over a block of flats under construction (March 2020).
Ignore a wooden gate on the right leading into this residential area and turn left. Pass a small grassy triangle and continue down the sloping street.
Near a street lamp, turn left into a discreet passageway between the houses, then turn right
At the three-way junction, take the left-hand street, which continues between the houses and leads out near a storm water basin overgrown with weeds.

(7) Turn right into Rue de la République and return to the car park via the same route as on the way there (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 131 ft - Place Paul le Flem
  2. 1 : mi 0.81 - alt. 167 ft - Route de Cuzon
  3. 2 : mi 1.24 - alt. 187 ft - Moulouyen (Mouliouen) Path
  4. 3 : mi 1.52 - alt. 128 ft - Washing house
  5. 4 : mi 2.29 - alt. 135 ft - Path (large stone at the entrance)
  6. 5 : mi 2.93 - alt. 69 ft - Cross the Route de Brest (D783) after the - Frout (ruisseau) - Affluent de l'Odet
  7. 6 : mi 3.27 - alt. 157 ft - Path between two houses
  8. 7 : mi 3.69 - alt. 89 ft - Stormwater retention basin
  9. S/E : mi 3.94 - alt. 131 ft - Place Paul le Flem

Notes

Other parking options are available near the roundabout at the car parks of La Protection Solaire, Picard and Biocoop.
The route is slightly hilly.
The path to the fountain can be slippery in winter and is somewhat overgrown.

Worth a visit

Cuzon Chapel: a building constructed in 1875 on the site of the former parish church. This chapel, used once a year, has been made available to Orthodox Christians from across Cornouaille, who gather there twice a month.

Bread oven
Moulouyen washhouse.
View of the Kerfeunteun neighbourhood on the opposite hillside.
Kermahonnet Manor and its legend

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

4.3 / 5
Based on 2 reviews

Reliability of the description
4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
Marnie
Marnie

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 23, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello, This is great for a walk with an 11-year-old! However, the descriptions after the section near the stele and the neighbourhoods that follow could do with some revision… perhaps including the street names?
Thank you for this lovely, relaxing walk...

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FLOCH
FLOCH ★

Thank you for this review.
One of the aims of Visorando is also to help people discover routes that sometimes take them off the beaten track.
To do this, the route description needs to be very precise.
We can’t always expect the route to be signposted.
I’m really glad you enjoyed this short route near Quimper.
Kind regards.

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dede29
dede29

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 08, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

The written description and map are very good…
but there are few signs along the route
As the route is close to Quimper and well-used, it could be better signposted with directional signs
An interesting and well-described route; map and description
Thanks, A D

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