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After the small port of Pors Poulhan, take the first street, Rue de la Corniche, and follow it. The car park is about 400 m away on the left.
Car park at the Ménez Dregan Archaeological Heritage Interpretation Centre.
(S/E) From the car park, climb up to the panoramic terrace for an overview of the site, then walk around the eco-museum to pass by the Souc'h Neolithic necropolis, consisting of five dolmens and a cairn, and reach the guardhouse dating from 1747. Descend to the left towards the coastal path.
GR 34 (white and red markings) (markings on the rock on the ground).
Turn right, pass above the Menez Dregan cave, which was inhabited towards the end of the Lower Palaeolithic period, around 465,000 years ago, and continue towards Gwendrez Beach (or Guendrez on the map). The path winds its way through the bare moorland and offers a beautiful view of the coast towards Audierne.
(1) Pass the beach car park and continue along the coastal path in a north-westerly direction. Pass a signpost marked "Passage dangereux" (dangerous passage). The entire path requires constant vigilance, especially if you are accompanied by children. Ignore all paths on the right-hand side. Shortly before Merperleuc Beach, veer slightly to the right to cross the car park.
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(2) Continue along Rue du Sable Blanc as private caravan sites prevent the coastal path from continuing. Opposite a second car park, turn right onto an uphill street and turn right onto Chemin de l'Iroise, a road reserved for residents. At the end, go up to the left and continue to the first street on the right, signposted Rue Florence Arthaud.
(3) Continue straight ahead along this street, which continues as a farm track between the top of the dune on your right and cultivated land on your left. Don't hesitate to turn around for a panoramic view of Audierne Bay. Further on, the path winds its way mainly between fields to reach the hamlet of Kerdréal (sign at the exit). Cross it, noting the small, beautifully restored houses decorated with flowers. Continue along the road downhill for about 400 metres.
(4) At mountain bike marker no. 9, turn left onto the uphill gravel road, which quickly becomes a carriage road, and turn onto the first path on the left. Follow this path, which climbs between two embankments and offers a beautiful view of the entire south coast as far as Pointe de Penmarc'h. Continue along the same path, which widens between the fields, until you reach Flibéré (note the imposing residence).
(5) Turn left, ignoring a sign on your right for Chapelle Saint-They, then turn right towards Kerfrendal (theGR®34Gsign is not visible on the ground). Follow this small road, which climbs gradually, until you reach a three-way junction.
(6) At an old signpost with a yellow mark, turn right onto a wide path that descends towards the Fontaine de Saint-Winoc (patron saint of the parish of Plouhinec). This fountain and the wash house above it are more or less lost in a wetland area that is a little muddy even in the height of summer (July 2019).
NB: An old path allows you to continue on to the Chapel of Saint-They, but it is no longer maintained and crosses a wetland that is likely to become impassable very quickly despite the few logs. This passage shortens the route by about 600 m but may discourage many hikers.
(7) Retrace your steps back up to the Kerfendal crossroads.
(6) Turn left to descend towards the Flibéré crossroads and find the sign for the Saint-They Chapel.
(5) Follow this wide path to the left, then turn left to continue towards the 11th-century Chapelle Saint-They, nestled in a walled enclosure where a small stream flows.
This is a peaceful and relaxing spot near the adjoining fountain. Continue down this bucolic path until you reach a beautiful wash house fed by the stream that flows near the chapel upstream.
(8) Leave the path that branches off to the left and continue, turning right. The stream is still there, on your left, but often hidden by vegetation. Follow this well-marked path through the dunes towards a large isolated house, which you go around on the right, and you will reach a road near the beach car park (barrier).
(1) Turn left and take the first path on the left. Follow this path between fields, which climbs steadily towards the hamlet of Drégan.
(9) Cross it, veering to the right, and continue straight ahead towards the south. Cross a street and enter the cul-de-sac opposite for about 50 metres.
(10) Turn right onto a path between bare moorland and heathland towards the eco-museum and return to the car park on the right (S/E).
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