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Start from the Pointe du Petit Minou car park.
Please note, this is the car park before the beach, not the one near the lighthouse.
GR®34 markings: White and Red.
(S/E) From the car park, take the staircase at the gable end of a house on the right towards the coastal path (signposted ToulBroc’h). Climb a long flight of steps to reach a dirt track (view of Pointe du Minou with its fort and lighthouse).
(1) At the first fork, continue on theGR® to the left. This section includes several sections with steps. Turn right and reach the Route de la Corniche, which you follow until the next fork.
(2) Turn left then right and follow the road, keeping the renovated former military barracks on your right.
(3) Enter and walk through the old fort, which dates from 1884; on the way out, cross the footbridge and follow the path that runs alongside this major German coastal battery from the Second World War, built to control the Brest Channel. Continue down a series of wooden steps to Anse de Dalbosc, a popular spot with surfers.
(4) At the road, take the hairpin bend to the left and climb back up to the top of the cliff. Continue north-west towards Grève de Déolen. Opposite, on the hilltop, you can see the old building of the Compagnie Française des Câbles Téléphoniques, one of whose cables ran to Cape Cod on the American coast, a distance of 5,185 km. If you look closely at the beach, you can still see the old cables heading out to sea. Cross the small stream via a footbridge.
(5) Turn left, taking another hairpin bend to climb back up to the cliff. There are stunning views of Anse de Bertheaume opposite and, to the south, of Camaret, Pointe du Toulinguet and Pointe de Pen Hir, famous for the Tas de Pois. Continue north-west, ignoring all the paths on the right, one of which leads up to an old ruined windmill. You will reach the first houses of Trégana.
(6) Head straight up via Impasse du Goulet and walk past some superb properties. Look out for a very tall sea mark on the right, situated on private land. Here, as in other places, private property prevents you from following the coastline in its entirety. At Route de Trégana, head down this road to the left, which is flanked by a cycle path, and reach the beach where stone tables and benches invite you to take a break after this somewhat steep section of the coastal path.
(7) Continue along the path closest to the sea, which leads to the next beach, Portez. Keep going in the same direction. Through a grassy area, walk along Porsmilin Beach (Plage du Moulin), climb a few steps and reach a junction of dirt tracks, where it meets a PR®.
(8) Continue straight ahead (sign prohibiting bicycles). Keep the GR® on your left, go up a few steps from where you have a view of Anse de Bertheaume and the fort.
Reach the Batterie de Toul Logot (Trou de la Souris), the ruins of a military site dating from the time of Vauban (information panels). At the gravel road, turn left (signposted ‘coastal path’) and follow this small road down to a clearing overlooking the Grève de Porski (Grève du Chien). Follow the path down to the beach, continue past two roads on your right and reach Grève du Cosquer.
Yellow markings
(9) Retrace your steps back to the road, turn left, passing close to the monument in memory of the canton’s FFI soldiers. Follow the road as it climbs steadily.
(10) At a large stone house on the left, turn right towards Cosquer Village (signposted), with its beautifully restored old farmhouses. Pass a private track on the right (dead-end sign) and, after the houses, turn right onto Chemin de Porsmilin. Follow this sunken track downhill.
(8) Facing the sea, turn left to retrace your steps along the path you took on the way out to the Portez car park.
Unmarked
(11) From the Portez Beach crossroads, follow the road up towards the campsite and continue along the wide path. You’ll arrive near two navigation marks, one of which still bears the rings used to attach ropes during maintenance operations (information boards). Turn right onto Allée Coat Losquet, then left onto the street of the same name and take the small passage on the right.
Yellow markings
(12) Cross at the pedestrian crossing (take care, heavy traffic in summer). Continue along the street opposite until you reach a junction with a path; follow this to the left, then turn right into a sunken lane. On your right, look out for a small fountain and a stone wash house with two basins, both of which are in need of better care. You’ll arrive at Neïz Vran, a former manor house currently undergoing restoration, once a small fortress surrounded by a walled enclosure with a watchtower at each corner.
Off the marked trail
(13) Turn left then right at a place called Kerabomès, where you leave thePR® markings. Head down the road that passes near Créac’h Bihan (small) then Créac’h Bras (large)
Yellow markings
Turn left, then cut across the road leading down to Déolen and follow the path down into the valley. Look out for a small fountain and a wash house on the left, both of which are in a sorry state. Reach a crossroads near Penher.
(14) Leave the road on your right leading to the hamlet of Languiforc’h and continue to the next crossroads with a transformer and a school shelter.
No signposting
(15) Cross over and continue straight ahead to a small stream.
(16) Cross it easily and start a return walk, to the left, of about 800m to the Lesconvel site, following a wide path made of red quartz. Arrive at Lesconvel where you will find a small ruined chapel, a cottage with its bread oven, a wash house, a pond used as a fish pond and a private manor house. Walk along the road to catch a glimpse of it, whilst keeping a low profile (information board).
(17) Turn back towards the stream.
Yellow markings
(16) Continue left, passing through a slightly damp area. At the signpost with an additional mountain bike symbol, leave the path on the left and arrive at the hamlet of Kervalar. Walk past the house and follow the shaded path which joins a small road.
(18) Turn right towards the hamlet of Kerhoalac'h.
No signposting
Turn left in the hamlet and follow a path through the fields to a small road.
Yellow markings
(19) Follow this small road to the right, pass the entrance to Kervaër Farm, and follow this small road due south to the crossroads with a spring.
Off the marked trail
(:20) At the sign for Toulbroc'h, continue straight on along the Route de Toulbroc'h until you reach the crossroads from the outward journey.
(2) Turn left onto the Route de la Corniche, ignore the path on the right and continue along this road to reach the gate at the start of the coastal path
GR®34 markings: White and red.
(1) Follow the route from the outward journey back to the car park where you started (S/E)
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