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After the small port of Pors Poulhan, take the first sharp right onto Rue de la Corniche and follow it. The car park is about 400 m further on, on the left.
Car park at the Ménez Dregan Archaeological Heritage Interpretation Centre.
(S/E) From the car park, head up to the panoramic terrace for a bird’s-eye view of the site, then walk around the eco-museum to pass close to the Souc’h Neolithic necropolis, comprising five dolmens and a cairn, and reach the guardhouse dating from 1747. Head down to the left towards the coastal path.
GR® 34 (red and white markings) (markings on the rocks 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 through the barren moorland and offers a beautiful view of the coast towards Audierne.
(1) Pass the beach car park and continue along the coastal path heading north-west. Pass a signpost marked ‘Dangerous passage’. The entire path requires constant vigilance, especially if you are with children. Ignore all paths on the right-hand side. Just before Merperleuc Beach, veer slightly to the right to cross the car park.
No signposting
(2) Continue along Rue du Sable Blanc, as private caravan sites block the coastal path. 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, turn left uphill and continue to the first street on the right, signposted Rue Florence Arthaud.
(3) Follow this street straight on; it continues as a farm track between the top of the dune on your right and cultivated fields on your left. Do not hesitate to turn around to enjoy a panoramic view of Audierne Bay. Further on, the track winds mainly through fields to reach the hamlet of Kerdréal (sign at the exit). Walk through the hamlet, noting the small, beautifully restored houses adorned with flowers. Continue along the road downhill for about 400 m.
(4) At mountain bike marker no. 9, turn left onto the ascending gravel track, which quickly becomes a tarmac road, and take the first path on the left. Follow this path as it climbs between two embankments, offering a fine view of the entire southern coast as far as Pointe de Penmarc’h. Continue along the same path, which widens between the fields, until you reach the hamlet of Flibéré (note the imposing house).
(5) Turn left, ignoring a sign on the right for Chapelle Saint-They, then turn right towards Kerfrendal (theGR®®34Gsign is not visible on the ground). Follow this small road as it climbs gradually until you reach a three-way junction.
(6) At an old signpost with a yellow mark, take a sharp right onto a wide path that descends towards the Fountain of Saint-Winoc (patron saint of the parish of Plouhinec). This fountain, along with the wash house overlooking it, is more or less lost in a wetland area that is somewhat muddy even in the height of summer (July 2019).
__NB__: An old path allows you to continue on to reach 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 route shortens the walk by about 600 m but may discourage many walkers.
(7) Retrace your steps back up to the Kerfendal crossroads.
(6) Turn left to head back down towards the Flibéré crossroads and follow the sign for the Saint-They Chapel.
(5) Follow this wide path to the left, then veer left to continue towards the 11th-century Chapelle Saint-They, nestled in a walled enclosure through which a small stream flows
A quiet, restful spot near the adjoining fountain. Continue down this idyllic path to reach a beautiful wash house fed by the stream that flows past the chapel upstream.
(8) Ignore the path branching off to the left and continue by veering right. The stream is still present on your left but is often obscured by vegetation. Follow this well-marked path through the dunes towards a large, isolated house, which you go round to the right, and reach a road near the beach car park (barrier).
(1) Turn left, then take the first path on the left. Follow this path through the fields, which climbs steadily towards the hamlet of Drégan.
(9) Cross the hamlet, veering to the right, and continue straight on heading due south. Cross a road and take the cul-de-sac opposite for about 50 m.
(10) Turn right onto a path between bare heathland and heather towards the eco-museum and return to the car park on the right (S/E).
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