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Departure from the Esplanade Saint-Vincent, between the Tourist Office and the castle.
(S/E) Go down the ramp leading to Plage de l'Éventail, to the right of the Saint-Thomas car park. Cross the foreshore (at low tide only) to reach the Fort National.
(1) Return to the ramparts and take the ramp leading to the Saint-Thomas gate. Inside the enclosure, take the stairs on the right to access the ramparts. After the Fort de la Reine, walk along the Merchant Navy school. On the right, you will reach the Bidouane Tower and the orientation table, which offers a beautiful view of the forts and Dinard on the left.
(2) Return to the ramparts on the right, then take the footbridge on the left to reach the Maison du Quebec and the statue of Robert Surcouf pointing his finger towards England, the enemy at the time. Return to the ramparts and continue to the left. Go down Montée Notre-Dame on the left at the Crêperie Le Corps de Garde. Turn left onto Rue des Bés and take the stone spiral staircase to Bon Secours Beach. Head towards Grand Bé via the paved access (at low tide, again).
(3) Go around the Grand Bé island on the right and pass close to the tomb of the writer François-René de Chateaubriand on the north side. Return to the paved path.
(3) Take the paved path on the right towards Fort du Petit Bé. Retrace your steps.
(3) Return to the ramparts. Climb the ramp on the right towards the sailing school and pass under the rampart through the Porte Saint-Pierre.
(4) Take the stairs on the right before the Hôtel des Chiens du Guet, Place du Guet. Go to the Bastion de la Hollande. Continue behind the statue of Jacques Cartier and take the stairs to the Bastion Saint-Philippe. Continue to the left, facing the pier, and go down the stairs
Rue Saint-Philippe on the left or Rue d'Orléans on the right.
(5) Pass through the centre under the Porte de Dinan to reach the Esplanade de la Bourse on the left. At the Île Maurice roundabout, follow the Chaussée Eric Tabarly on the right and the white and redGR®34markings. After the mobile bridge, stay on the right-hand lane and go around the military building on the right via the no-entry lane.
On leaving the port area, opposite the swimming pool, turn right towards the Bas-Sablons marina, then left towards the lighthouse via the Sablons sea wall. After the lighthouse, follow the quay on the right to the end of the boat dry dock area.
(6) Cross Rue La Montre on the left and go up the ramp after the Bar de l'Escale before the harbour master's office.
Head towards the Cité d'Aleth and follow the path along the seafront.
(7) In the large bend after the Resistance Museum, take the path on the right and go down towards the sea and the Marégraphe point with the La Rance dam in the background. Head left towards the Solidor Tower via the path furthest to the right. After No. 29, take the stairs on the right, go around the Saint-Père slipway until you reach the Solidor Tower.
(8) Continue left towards Saint-Servan along the promenade by the sea. At the end of Quai Solidor, take Rue de la Fontaine under the arch on the left. Pass the Sainte-Croix Church, leave theGR®34by continuing straight ahead along Rue Jean XXIII, then turn left onto Boulevard Gouazon.
(9) In the bend before the old Saint-Joseph Chapel, enter the Parc de Bel Air. Go down to the left and then right at the boules pitch. Leave the park on the right and take Rue de Bel Air to join Rue Ville Pépin opposite. Turn left, pass the Town Hall and Place Bouvet, and continue along Rue Georges Clemenceau
(10) At number 71, turn left onto Rue de Siam. Turn right onto Rue Dauphine. At Place Charcot, cross Rue Georges Clemenceau to reach Rue De Trichet on the right, then turn left onto Quai Trichet. At the roundabout, continue straight ahead to follow the basin. Take the mobile bridge, then at the next roundabout, take Quai Saint-Louis along the Vauban basin.
(11) At the end of the car park, cross the road on the left and enter the intramural area via the Grand'Porte.
Climb the stairs on the left to reach the south-west rampart and the statue of Duguay-Trouin, continue to the right and go down the stairs towards Rue d'Orléans at the Porte de Dinan.
(5) Turn right onto Rue de Dinan. Continue along Rue Broussais, then Rue Pourpris.
(12) Reach Saint-Vincent Cathedral on Place Jean de Chatillon. Go down Rue de la Blatterie on the right, then left onto Rue Porcon de la Barbinais. At Place de la Croix du Fief, turn diagonally right onto Rue Saint-Vincent.
(13) At Porte Saint-Vincent, turn left towards Place Chateaubriand until you reach the castle museum. Return and exit the enclosure via Esplanade Félicité Lamennais (marked Porte Saint-Thomas on the map). Finish at Esplanade Saint-Vincent (S/E).
great tour
- We left at around 8.30pm.
It's a pity that the tide was rising when we passed through, as we were unable to reach the Fort le Petit Bé and Grand Bé (plan ahead depending on your visits). Splendid town with its ramparts and cobbled streets.
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