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Access: in Briec, follow the D72 towards Edern. Pass the police station (traffic lights) and after a roundabout, take the first road on the left which passes through Langelin, turn right towards Saint-Maudez and at the next three-way junction, with a calvary opposite, turn left and continue straight ahead. The Saint-Symphorien Chapel in Landivigen is on the right. Park nearby.
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(S/E) Pass the chapel, leave the farm on your right and take the gravel path that climbs up alongside a meadow. At the road, turn right and continue to the first crossroads.
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(1) Turn right onto Route de Ménez Roc'htourment. At the bend in the road, turn left onto a stony path between meadows and continue along the edge of a field, keeping to the authorised path without encroaching on the cultivated area. At the marker post, turn left and follow the wide path between the fields to reach the road, then turn left and continue for about 100 metres.
(2) Turn right towards Park an Oac'h Ru and, at the entrance to the farm, turn right to go down to the site with a fountain, a wash house and a mill (see Practical Information). Turn left
and join a wide farm track, which you follow to the right.
(3) When it turns right, turn left onto a grassy path, veering left to enter the undergrowth. Turn left again and follow the well-marked trail that winds through the woods. Pass a small moss-covered stone wall and arrive at a large outcrop of boulders, the highest point in the wooded area.
Turn right and begin a long descent on grassy terrain which joins a wider path at the bottom (on the left, view of the Ménez Hellen ridge).
Turn right onto a farm track that descends towards a crossroad.
(4) At the sign on an electricity pole indicating a left turn, take a slight detour from the marked route to reach the 16th-century Notre-Dame de Hellen Chapel on the right, with its ancient features and calvary in the fenced area of land (bench for a possible break). Retrace your steps and continue straight ahead on the small road that leads to the hamlet of Stang Kergoulay.
(5) At the school bus shelter, turn left onto Chemin de Ménez Glaz (signposted), a wide track for agricultural vehicles, and begin a steep climb (50 m elevation gain), first in a straight line, then veering to the right to join a small road at a place called Ty Nevez ar Groas on the map.
(6) Follow the markings, go around the house, turn left at the hairpin bend opposite an old wooden gate and continue for about 100 metres. At the chain, turn right into the "Jardin Picart", a private garden which you are allowed to walk through as long as you stay on the marked path. Follow the markings on the ground, sometimes on stepping stones, and stay on the marked path, which remains at the same height and climbs steadily. Wind your way between the rhododendrons and various shrubs. At times, the path allows you to climb up to the ridge for a view (more difficult access), but you can also continue below the ridge line. The path passes between two large boulders (narrow but safe passage), then reaches an open area.
(7) Turn right onto a grassy path that leads to the park exit, with a house on your right.
At the access road to the house, turn left and descend to a cross road. Cross it and take the same path as on the way up to reach the Saint-Symphorien Chapel (S/E).
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