Walk in the Beffrou Forest

The Beffrou Departmental Forest is a beautiful 611-hectare area! During this hike, which includes a few challenging climbs, you will only see tarmac when crossing roads. A pond, a covered walkway, a high point offering a view of the Monts d'Arrée and a chance to discover the local flora and fauna: here, everything grows in peace and tranquillity.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.50 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 211 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 214 m

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    Highest point: 316 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 171 m

Description of the walk

Departure from the car park of the Beffou Departmental Forest.
This is the starting point for several short educational forest routes with information boards explaining the different species of trees and animals that can be found in this forest.

(S/E) Leave the car park heading west on the Laie Sommière Nord (wide path). Take the path on the left between plot numbers 24 and 25 and head south. When you reach the D11 road, cross it and take the path on the left heading south-east. Plot number 8 is indicated. Continue along this path.

(1) Take a wide path on the left and, after 70 metres, turn left onto the path. Heading due north, it leads to a bridle path which you follow to the right for 30 metres, then turn left. When you reach the D119 departmental road, follow it to the right for 50 metres, then take the path on the left and continue north.

(2) At Toul ar Hoat, take the path on the left. It starts off heading due west, then curves and ends up heading south-west, joining the D119 road. Follow it on the right towards the south-west to reach the D11 road. Cross the D11 and continue along the path directly opposite.

(3) At a fork in the path, continue to the right and then to the left, going uphill (west-southwest). The path leads to Laie Sommière Nord, which you should follow to the right. Continue on Laie Sommière, leaving Étang des Compréjou on your left.

(4) At the top of the hill, take the path on the left.
Off the route - After 200 metres, there is a sign indicating that the Allée Couverte du Brohet is 300 metres away. Please note that access is difficult as nature has taken over and several large stones have fallen.
Turn onto the first path on the right, cross the Laie Sommière Sud and continue straight ahead.

(5) Turn left onto a wide path and continue on it in a north-easterly direction until you reach the Laie Sommière Sud.

(6) Take this path, turning right to head due east. Continue straight on until you reach Carrefour du Pavé (elevation 323 metres - the highest point in Trégor). Continue straight on and begin the descent.

(7) From this point until the next, the route is marked by the mountain bike route.
Take the path on the left. Before the climb, take the path on the right which turns left and then right. At the crossroads (you can see Colonel Guillet's forest house on the right, between the trees), turn left to reach La Laie Sommière Nord.

(8) The car park is a few hundred metres to the right, but before you get there, you need to find the Sentier du Sabotier trail.
Take the Laie Sommière on the left, then, after 50 metres, take a small path on the right opposite a sign with a picture of a man's head. You will come to a fork.

(3) Turn right before reaching the road. The path winds through the forest and is marked with information panels about the local flora and fauna. Back on Laie Sommière, turn left to return to the car park. (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 218 m - Beffou Forest car park
  2. 1 : km 1.02 - alt. 206 m - Path on the left
  3. 2 : km 2.37 - alt. 177 m - Path on the left
  4. 3 : km 3.47 - alt. 223 m - At the fork, turn right.
  5. 4 : km 5.59 - alt. 256 m - At the top of the hill, on the left
  6. 5 : km 6.83 - alt. 263 m - Path on the left
  7. 6 : km 7.46 - alt. 247 m - Right at Laie Sommière Sud
  8. 7 : km 8.72 - alt. 293 m - Mountain bike trail on the left
  9. 8 : km 9.76 - alt. 232 m - Left on the Laie Sommière
  10. S/E : km 10.49 - alt. 218 m - Beffou Forest car park

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 8 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
Yvon G
Yvon G

Why not use the Beffou Forest brochure: https://cdt22.media.tourinsoft.eu/upload... I will try to write a description next summer.
It's a lovely route without too many difficulties (except for the wall at the end of the Sentier de Job, with a gradient of up to 26.2%: avoid it by going to the end of the Sentier de Job and turning right, where the slope is more even). The Sentier de Job is beautifully laid out with a mix of tree species, stabilised ground, and numerous information panels and games.
The route also features a beautiful 2 km climb among conifers in the southernmost part and a wall further east (up to 19.8%).
The route seems to be little used: the ground is often grassy with a lot of leaves and the surface is not very stable (date of the route: 28/10/2025).
Overall, the route is very pleasant.
Thank you to the Breton hiker who gave me the idea for this beautiful walk.

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Yvon Rouzault
Yvon Rouzault

A very beautiful route, even if it was a little difficult at the start...otherwise, wide, well-maintained paths that can be enjoyed again and again in any season.

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poildenez
poildenez

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 02, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The last lane on the right on the way back no longer exists! Stay on the main lane on the way back, which is the same as on the way there.

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Yvon Rouzault
Yvon Rouzault

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 24, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful autumn walk.
Please note that three large trees (recently fallen?), including a very imposing one with its stump, lie on the ground and require a slight detour to continue on the path to "l'Usine".

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Syl.connan
Syl.connan

In the end, we opted for the marked trail that goes all the way around the Beffou forest (15 km). A very pleasant hike with lots of little paths. The section on the other side of the Callac/Loguivy Plougras road seems to have been marked out recently. Very enjoyable!

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leslie
leslie
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Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 09, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hello,
It's true that it's a beautiful forest with a wide variety of tree species and landscapes, and the lovely scent of conifers and wild garlic. But I was disappointed with the route and the paths: lots of wide paths, very few roads, and what can I say about the tractor and bulldozer tracks? I don't know, it was so depressing! For me, the first part is uninteresting.
Fortunately, the path to the covered walkway is completely clear, which was the most enjoyable part.
I recommend doing a round trip.
At Checkpoint 8, I couldn't find the start of the clog maker's path, so instead I turned right and found it behind the clog maker's house. It was a very pleasant way to end the hike.
In the end, I covered 12 km in 3 hours and 45 minutes.

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mdajl
mdajl

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 10, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Great hike... in the snow. The forest was magical, everything was silent. There was no one around, which was brilliant! It meant we could see the tracks left by lots of animals.
Probably because of the snow, the paths at point 3 and the covered walkway were a little difficult to spot.
This forest is truly magnificent.

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mllgrando24
mllgrando24

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 19, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A very pleasant walk in the sunshine. Beautiful discoveries, magnificent trees, alternating landscapes, lakes, covered walkways.

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capali
capali

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 27, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello, it's a very, very pleasant walk!!! It's a "mystical" forest, sometimes you feel like
a leprechaun is going to jump out from behind a tree! It's a forest with different kinds of trees, and for a moment you
you see trees covered in moss. It's very pretty, and it's the kind of place where you could imagine yourself as a child
telling each other stories! It's a walk to do again and again!
Best regards
Copali

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capali
capali

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 26, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello, I really enjoyed it, plus we had sunshine, which made for beautiful lighting and
the photos are even more beautiful.
From time to time, depending on the type of tree, we could smell the lovely scent of resin as we walked, which
was very pleasant.
A beautiful forest to visit again.
Best regards and enjoy your walk, Edith

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