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Car park at Kérity harbour.
(S/E) From the car park, head right (east) towards the roundabout and turn left onto the main street, which is rather narrow. Turn left into the Venelle des Mareyeurs, which leads out onto a grassy esplanade where you can see an old well. Turn right, then right again into the Venelle Sainte-Thumette, which leads out in front of the 16th-century church of the same name (well worth a visit if open).
Go through the garden next to the church and continue straight on, ignoring the streets on both the right and left.
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(1) Turn right into Venelle Romain Rolland, passing the former presbytery, a 16th-century manor house recognisable by its turret. Continue, cross a larger road and follow Rue Jean Moulin opposite until you reach the sign for the cycle path, the former Pont-l’Abbé–Saint-Guénolé railway line.
(2) Follow this tarmac cycle path for almost 2 km. It passes through a protected nature reserve.
No signposting.
Continue along Rue des Jonquilles.
(3) At the junction, turn right onto Rue Danielle Casnova then left onto Rue de Pouloupry, which leads onto the D53
(4) Follow it to the left with care for about a hundred metres, then turn right towards the Tour Carrée. Continue along Rue Frédéric Juliot Curie, ignoring a street on the right and then one on the left.
(5) Turn left into Rue Jeanne d'Arc, pass near Saint-Guénolé Church, cross Rue Jean Jaurès and arrive at Rue Lucien Le Lay.
(6) Follow it to the right, cross Place Auguste Dupouy diagonally to reach the harbour esplanade.
Please note: The port area is a working area. Please be careful and follow the various instructions displayed.
(7) Continue to the end of the causeway: view of the harbour entrance.
(8) Turn back, walk along the fish market and turn right.
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Walk around this new esplanade and take the path which now runs along the coast to the port of Kérity.
(9) Follow this path, which offers a beautiful view of this vast rocky reef, and reach the 16th-century Notre-Dame de la Joie Chapel (well worth a visit if open).
(10) Continue along the footpath built along the sea wall towards Pointe de Penmarc’h, dominated by the 60-metre-high Eckmühl Lighthouse. This site is also home to the 14th-century signal tower, the old lighthouse dating from 1835 (now the Maritime Discovery Centre), and the semaphore station (military site).
Walk past the car park and take the path between the old tower and the semaphore. On your left is the small Saint-Pierre Chapel, dating from the late 14th century. It hosts art exhibitions in the summer. Walk past the shelter housing “Papa Poydenot’s” lifeboat, built in 1900 (open to the public).
(11) Continue along the shore, going round a house on the left which blocks the coastal path. You’ll find the path again on the right and pass a small headland where a bronze bust stands bearing the inscription in Breton and French: “To the brave sailors, our thoughts forever”.
(12) Cross the small sea wall. If the tide is too high, look for a narrow passage between the houses just before it, which leads to the road. On your left, note an old windmill whose ruins still stand proudly. Continue eastwards, keeping your eyes on the large breakwaters protecting the port of Kérity, the final destination of our maritime journey (S/E).
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