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Kervijen Beach car park.
GR®®34markings: White and red
(S/E) With your back to the car park, head towards the sea and take the coastal path on the right, which climbs steadily between two hedges of hawthorn and overlooks Kervijen Cove. Further on, the vegetation becomes sparser and, on your left, you’ll see the various headlands and beaches of Douarnenez Bay. The path veers to the right and descends towards Anse de Ty Mark (you can walk down into this pebble cove).
(1) Continue along the wide, carriageable path as it climbs and join a road coming from the right.
(2) Turn left and follow the coastal path, still on a wide track which then becomes narrower and rockier. The path veers to the right and reaches a rocky outcrop from where the view stretches northwards (Pointe de Tal ar Grip, dominated by a former guardhouse, your next destination).
(3) Continue on until you reach a wide track and pass, on your left, a small grassy area set up to accommodate a caravan in the summer months. Leave the wide track (the access road to the area you passed earlier) and turn left, staying on the coastal path, which is bordered by a low stone wall.
(4) At the junction with a small road coming from the right, turn left onto theGR®® which, further on, veers right to climb to the summit of the headland. This trickier section involves a rocky area and a flight of steps carved directly into the rock. At the top, a guardrail ensures safety.
(5) Continue along the coastal path to the left, which descends gradually along a dirt track. You’ll come to a flight of steps leading down to the upper part of the beach (caution: the last few steps were broken in April 2011). In fact, the presence of several campsites in succession means you cannot continue along the upper route. Carry on to the main access point for this beach. The contrast is striking between the tranquillity of the coastal path and the sudden arrival in this area between campsites and holiday homes.
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(6) Leave the beach via Rue Ar Vag, using the footpaths provided (information sign with a map on the left). Follow this street, which climbs steeply, until you reach a Stop sign.
Turn left and follow this road, which can be busy during the summer season. Pass some buildings on your right.
(7) At the bend, take a small road on the right heading towards the Chapel of Saint Sebastian (no information sign). Go round the chapel on the right to reach the fountain, then return to the small road and continue to the right.
(8) At the road, by the ‘Gorre an Allé’ sign, turn right despite the Yellow Cross and follow this small road as it descends.
(9) Leave the houses on your left and carry on along the small road leading down towards Anse de Ty Mark, ignoring the hamlet of Le Cosquer
GR®®34signposting: White and red
(2) Turn left and retrace the path you took on the way there. The landscape will have changed due to the tide. Return to the starting car park (S/E).
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