Coastal path from Pointe de Chémoulin to Old Pornichet

In Sainte-Marguerite, park in the Jaunais car park, accessible via the Route de l'Océan, D292, near Camp de la Torpille (a group of bunkers and military grounds).

Red and white^GR®®34markings

(S/E) Return to the D292 and cross it to find the coastal path along the edge of Jaunais Beach.

(1) Follow it to the left. At a small beach, climb the stairs and then take a footbridge to reach the Pointe de Chémoulin semaphore site, guardian of the estuary. Continue down a staircase and go to Petite Vallée Beach. (It is possible to continue further, but the^GR®® then takes a long stretch along the road.)

(2) Retrace your steps to Jaunais Beach.

(1) Continue straight ahead on the coastal path. Further on, the path veers away from the coast for about a hundred metres, then rejoins Sainte-Marguerite Beach.

(3) Continue along the beach.

(4) At the end, at a large concrete block, go up to the right to follow the coastal path on the left. Pass the beautiful orientation table at Pointe de Congrigoux, continue and reach a more urban area.

(5) The path passes between the houses and a protected dune cordon that runs along Bonne Source Beach, then joins a boardwalk.

(6) Continue along this walkway to Pointe du Bé (Pointe du Bec on the IGN map).

(7) Return via the same route you took to get there, to the Jaunais car park (S/E).

(7) For the return journey, it is possible to take the Bonne Source beach route at the start, as shown on the map, instead of following the promenade.

Easy hike, standard hiking equipment required.

Discover more hikes in this area with a description or the Visorando app here

Photo album here

La Pointe de Chémoulin, ideally located for defending the estuary, information here.

Old Pornichet, some information here.

Château des Tourelles, history here.