Walk in Plouégat-Guérand

A walk to discover the beautiful Saint-Agapit Church in Plouégat-Guérand, with its rich collection of polychrome sculptures, as well as a pretty fountain. The main street, Place du Bourg, is lined with traditional village houses.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 0.72 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 0h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 13 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 13 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 233 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 210 ft

Description of the walk

Park in the large tourist car park, next to the cemetery.

(S/E) Head towards the village centre by following the path through the park. Pass Maison Quesseveur (artists’ studio) and its garden (open to the public). You’ll arrive at the main street, Place du Bourg.

(1) Turn left and head for the churchyard.

(2) Enter via the steps near the war memorial. Visit Saint-Agapit Church; don’t miss the superb porch of the side door, accessible from inside the church. Note the statues of Saint Isidore and Saint Geneviève in Breton costume, the ‘pardon’ banners, the beautiful polychrome altarpiece in the chancel, and outside, the bell tower, the bas-reliefs of dogs, and the small calvary. Leave the parish churchyard via the war memorial.

(2) Turn left and walk round the church, ignoring Rue de Saint-Laurent on your right (there is a fountain about 150 m further on, but it is not at all well presented).

(3) Back on the main street at the rear of the churchyard, turn right and then immediately right again into Impasse Kerilis, where, at the end, you’ll find a pretty fountain, a wash house and a pond.

(4) Retrace your steps back to the junction at the rear of the churchyard.

(3) Continue straight on along the main street for about fifty metres, then turn right onto Chemin de Pen ar Pavé.

(5) Follow a path on the left, then you’ll come to the cemetery and the large car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 220 ft - Tourist car park, cemetery
  2. 1 : mi 0.13 - alt. 230 ft - Main street, Place du Bourg
  3. 2 : mi 0.22 - alt. 233 ft - Église Saint-Agapit (Plouégat-Guérand)
  4. 3 : mi 0.36 - alt. 223 ft - Return journey
  5. 4 : mi 0.43 - alt. 210 ft - Fountain
  6. 5 : mi 0.61 - alt. 217 ft - Path
  7. S/E : mi 0.72 - alt. 220 ft - Tourist car park, cemetery

Notes

Very easy walk, no special equipment required.

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