Rochefort-en-Terre and the slate quarries of Pluherlin

Set amidst moors and woods, Rochefort-en-Terre, perched on a rocky outcrop, is one of the most beautiful villages in France. With its cobbled streets and stylish shop signs, the town is a little gem nestled in the heart of Morbihan. Starting from this village, enjoy a lovely walk along the ridges and through the old slate quarries of Pluherlin.
The route is very varied, taking in moorland, woodland and ridges.
Passing through the villages of Rochefort-en-Terre and Pluherlin.

Details

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    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 15.01 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 45 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 176 m
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    Descent: - 168 m

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    Highest point: 86 m
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    Lowest point: 24 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Malansac (56220)
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    Start/End: N 47.699227° / W 2.333884°
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    IGN map(s): Ref. 1020SB, 1021E, 1021SB
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Description of the walk

(S) Park near the Grées car park (along the road, it’s free).

(1) Walk up the road to the crossroads and turn right (D774, other directions). Walk down to the village of Saint-Nicolas and turn left onto theGR®®38, Rue Saint-Nicolas. Follow theGR®®38to the right. At the top, turn left, then at the junction turn right and left. Cross the junction and turn right.

(2) Cross the D777a and head straight ahead. Take theGR®® to the left and, at the end of the path, take the small road to the right. Return to the path on the left.

(3) Leave theGR®® and turn left. At the end of the path, take the road on the left. Continue and pass in front of Les Landaises. Take the first road on the right, towards Resteblay. Continue straight on and cross the D777, then Coët Daly.

(4) At Coët Daly, take the footpath on the left, and at the end of the path turn left. At the junction, cross over; before the church, walk past it.

(5) Turn right and take the Chemin de Bézy. Turn left and, when you reach the road, take the path on the left. Before the quarry, take the path on the left. Turn left again and then left once more (see the Gaulois fountain).

(6) At the pond, go round to the right. At the end, follow the road. At the crossroads, turn right (Sous le Bois hamlet). At the end of the hamlet, take the path opposite. At the end of the path, turn left.
At the junction, turn left and, at the road, left again.

(7) Along the road, take the side lane on the left (La ville ès Braies); at the end, rejoin the road on the left.

(8) When you reach the lake, walk along the edge and take the path to the left of the road on the right.

(9) Leave the path and take the road to the left. Stop at the wash house on the right.
Go under the arch and take the steps opposite. At the top, take the street opposite. When you reach the main street, turn right. Visit Rochefort with its picturesque houses and shops.
Follow the street to the end and return to the road at the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 44 m - Les Grées car park (free, along the road)
  2. 1 : km 0.08 - alt. 49 m - Walk back up the road to the crossroads
  3. 2 : km 2.47 - alt. 73 m - Cross the D777a and take the path opposite. - Arz (rivière) - Affluent de l'Oust
  4. 3 : km 4.85 - alt. 82 m - Leave the GR°°®°° and turn left
  5. 4 : km 6.43 - alt. 67 m - At Coët Daly, take the footpath on the left
  6. 5 : km 7.39 - alt. 73 m - Turn right and take the Chemin de Bézy
  7. 6 : km 9.1 - alt. 43 m - At the pond, walk around it on the right-hand side - Saint-Gentien (cours d'eau) - Affluent de l'Arz
  8. 7 : km 12.21 - alt. 76 m - Along the road, take the side lane on the left
  9. 8 : km 13.57 - alt. 49 m - Take the path on the left after the - Étang du Moulin Neuf
  10. 9 : km 14.47 - alt. 31 m - Leave the path and take the road on the left
  11. S/E : km 15.01 - alt. 44 m - Les Grées car park (free, along the road)

Notes

Please note that parking is difficult in Rochefort-en-Terre (all parking spaces are paid!!!)

The hike can be done from Pluherlin or by parking near the Étang du Moulin Neuf.

Worth a visit

Pluherlin slate quarries (be careful to stay on the path, as there are extraction pits).

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

4.4 / 5
Based on 35 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.2 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
marcheados
marcheados

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 20, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely route; the section through the slate quarries is magnificent, with superb views of Rochefort-en-Terre.
Best done in spring, when the gorse and broom are in bloom, as are the asphodels.

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Rob67
Rob67

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 19, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Lovely walk, except for the loop which is not at all interesting and, what's more, dangerous because the road is quite busy.

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Philippe 78
Philippe 78

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 12, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Nice route,
Fortunately there's the app, because there are more markings in the right direction, so we set off on a different route.

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Emerlin37
Emerlin37

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 22, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very good route! Fairly easy over the 16km, despite a short climb out of Rochefort en terre. Start at the Moulin neuf pond, a bit of forest, a bit of road, some nice paths and a superb view from Rochefort en terre.
In short, it's a route that I enjoy and do frequently. Whether you like it or not is up to you.
I always start this walk very, very early and I often come across animals, which adds to the pleasure of these surprising views.
Enjoy the walk.

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Le Carrer Sylvie
Le Carrer Sylvie

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 28, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The starting point of the walk is in the commune of Rochefort en terre and not in the commune of Malansac (as stated in the description of the walk). This can make it difficult to get started.
Very beautiful scenery, especially on the heights of Rochefort en Terre. Nice wooded section. The road section at point 7 is a bit dangerous as the road is very busy.
And a very nice finish in the village with its beautiful shops.

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Edou
Edou

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 15, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very nice. We set off from Rochefort early in the morning. Quite an easy walk, alternating between woods, Breton hamlets, small hills, streams and ponds, and finally the superb medieval town of Rochefort en Terre. Rochefort is best visited early in the morning, as it's packed from 10am in August.

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Fabsab
Fabsab
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 12, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Superb hike. We set off from Pluherlin, which made it much easier to park and avoid blocking a parking space for the day. What's more, it's a small village with a bakery, butcher's and grocer's for picnics 😊. The path is not very well signposted but the explanations on visorando are very clear. We didn't do the short loop and preferred to walk around Rochefort en terre.
Be careful on the road, as a deer hit our car. Fortunately, it was not injured and continued on its way! The rear-view mirror cushioned the impact and we drove slowly in search of a place to park.

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Jean.Taverne
Jean.Taverne

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 02, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant route. Lots of water on the paths on the plateau in this wet season. Brief but effective description. Slight doubt in the description between 5 and 6 for the quarry bypass, but it's clear on the map.

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Hezotin
Hezotin

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 15, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant and varied walk with beautiful landscapes of moorland among the rocks and undergrowth, with some magnificent sunken paths.
There was one physical difficulty following the rain on the climb above St Nicolas.
The path before the quarry between 5 and 6 is difficult to find as there are several small quarries.
The stretch from 7 to 8 is not very interesting, with a lot of roadside walking.

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mitheclo
mitheclo
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Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 03, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant route. Superb scenery.
We didn't do the loop at the end of the pond. We continued along the pond and took the PR that climbs to the right after the last buildings in the direction of Pont aux Roux. We returned via the superb château and crossed Rochefort.

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Miss Loly
Miss Loly

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 12, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We did this walk on a foggy day, which deprived us of the beautiful view from the heights. A much-appreciated route though, varied and well explained. We arrived in the town centre to extend the walk with a terrace. Do it again in the spring!

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laurentcf
laurentcf

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 17, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very nice section on the GR38.
Note the short but very steep rock face with a rope handrail a little ahead (2).
The section around the pond is the most popular.
At (8), the start of the path is not very visible. See earlier comments.

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mikelitos
mikelitos

Hello,
I'm surprised by your comment for two reasons: firstly, why did you use this method to check the reliability of the route on the map? You didn't comment on this at all, and secondly, as far as the last part of the walk is concerned, all you had to do was look at the route on the map and you should have noticed that there was a bit more road than on the first part.
Thank you if you have any comments on how to improve the route.
Have a good hike

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François du 44
François du 44
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

A pleasant and magnificent walk on the Rochefort moor.
The final loop is useless unless you want to add km to your counter and 3/4 of it is on tarmac .... bordering on dangerous as it is a busy road.

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Mich2605
Mich2605

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 01, 2020
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant walk, the route is easy and has a beautiful variety of landscapes.
I recommend

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