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Parking: Espace Ti Lokorn
(S/E) When leaving the car park, turn right, walk alongside Espace Ti Lokorn and then the library. At the glassworks, turn left into Venelle de Templiers.
GR®38trail markers: white and red
Follow this small uphill road that runs alongside the cemetery.
(1) At the top, turn left and continue along a sunken path. Pass under a fallen tree and ignore the path on the right, which will be the return route.
At the next three-way junction, turn left following the markings, leaving the path on the right, which will be the return route. Continue along this path at the edge of the woods, with the campsite below on your left.
At the next fork, continue straight ahead, ignoring the path that climbs up from the left from the campsite. Continue along this rutted path until you reach a junction with a small road at a place called Coat Beuliec, marked by a small calvary. Turn left onto the road and continue for about ten metres.
No signposts
(2) Follow this small road to the left, which climbs straight up to the top of Locronan mountain. At the road that branches off to the left (signposted 'campsite 300m'), walk a few metres to the left to enjoy a sweeping view of Douarnenez Bay and Ménez Hom. Continue climbing until you reach Chapelle ar Sonj (Chapel of Remembrance), a key site in the Troménie procession.
Enter the enclosure, passing by the stone pulpit dating from 1887. The chapel is usually closed, but a heart-shaped peephole allows you to see inside, including a beautiful modern stained-glass window by Bazaine. There is a beautiful view of the Porzay plain and it is a good place to take a break.
On leaving, continue left to the end of the road.
(3) Turn right and enter the woods (large antenna on the left), follow the widest path that descends steadily between moss-covered oak bushes.
This path is a little rutted in places and requires some caution. Always stay on the main path. Above a field, you will come to an even wider path (viewpoint over the chapel) and follow this path with the bell tower as a landmark.
Enter the enclosure to go around this imposing chapel with its calvary bearing the statue of Saint Thélau (or Théleau) on a deer at its base.
(4) Leave the enclosure (chain) and join the small road, which you follow to the right. Pass the entrance to La Boissière and you will reach a fork in the road.
GR®38signposting: white and red markings
(5) Turn right at the Ty Conan sign and follow this uphill road. Leave the locality on your right and continue. The slope becomes steeper. Walk alongside a coniferous forest (PEFC certified forest sign). Continue on the same road as the IGN map route to Coat Forestier is no longer accurate and reach the Coat Beuliec crossroads.
Off the beaten track
(2) Turn left downhill, pass this hamlet and arrive at the access points to Coat Forestier.
(6) Look for number 499 on the right for a property and take the wide path that enters the woods (old unmarked signpost) and follow it to the crossroads near the campsite.
Turn left and, facing the fallen tree, take the Chemin des Carrières on the left. Continue straight ahead until you reach the small road, which you follow to the right for a few dozen metres.
GR®38signposting: white and red markings
At an old wooden bench, turn left downhill and you will come to a small esplanade with a bench.
(7) Turn right, go through the wooden gate (no horses sign) and go down the sunken path called Venelle Leur ar Person, which follows the wall of a property on the left. When you reach a street, note the imposing stone building on the right. Continue along the path that turns left.
Off the trail
(8) Turn right into the street called Venelle Leur ar Person and at the end, turn left into Rue Saint-Maurice, which descends towards the central square of Locronan, passing in front of the imposing porch of Saint-Ronan Church (usually open and well worth a visit). Turn right between the church and the houses, continue straight on Rue du Four, pass the town hall and arrive at Espace Ti Lokorn where you will find the car park (S/E).
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