The Rance and the historic heart of Dinan

Wind your way along the banks of the Rance, stopping off at the Abbaye Sainte-Magloire-de-Léhon to visit the fortified heights and historic heart of Dinan.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.36 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 89 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 89 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 80 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 5 m

Description of the walk

_ Start _: arriving in Dinan via Lanvallay, at the traffic circle, turn right onto Route de Dol and take the next exit. After 100 m, turn right onto Rue de la Madeleine, which leads down to Port du
Léhon. Park at the bottom of the street.

(S/E) Go to the edge of the Rance and take the small stone bridge to cross it. Turn left into Rue du Port as far as the viaduct.

(1) After the viaduct, turn left into the car park to join the path at the end, which runs alongside the Rance. Follow the meandering course of the Rance as far as lock no. 47 to reach Léhon and its abbey.

(2) Take Rue de l'Abbaye and, at the junction, turn right into Rue du Bas Bourgneuf. Turn right into Rue de Coetquen.

(3) At the crosswalk, take the small path on the right, Rue des Bouteilles, which climbs up to reach Rue Beaumanoir, which you follow on the left. At Place Saint-Louis, turn right, then left through the Porte Saint-Louis.

(4) Turn right into Rue du Château, and continue to the next junction. Turn left into Rue Waldeck Rousseau. Drive up to the Basilica square. Turn right to reach the ramparts. At the end of the ramparts, turn left, cross Rue Michel and Rue du Jerzual and follow Rue du Bignon Guy. At the end of Rue du Bignon Guy, turn right into Rue des Écoles and pass under the Porte Saint-Malo.

(5) Take the stairs at the end on the left. Follow the ramparts along the Promenade des Grands Fossée. At the traffic circle, take Rue Jean Boucher (2nd street on the left) and turn left into Rue de la Sagesse. After turning right into Rue Saint-Charles, take the first street on the left, Rue de la Boulangerie, and turn right into Grande Rue.

(6) Turn left into Rue du Marchix, then left again into Rue de la Mittrie.

Turn right on Rue de l'Apport and left on Rue de la Poissonnerie.

(7) At the end, turn right down Rue du Jerzual, which continues into Rue du Petit Port until you reach the stone bridge.

Cross it to reach the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 11 m - Rue de la Madeleine (Street) - Rance (fleuve)
  2. 1 : km 0.38 - alt. 13 m - Viaduct
  3. 2 : km 2.24 - alt. 12 m - Abby and Mairie de Léhon (Town hall)
  4. 3 : km 3 - alt. 41 m - Footpath
  5. 4 : km 3.44 - alt. 74 m - Door make with a stone
  6. 5 : km 4.64 - alt. 73 m - Porte Saint-Malo
  7. 6 : km 5.31 - alt. 73 m - Rue Marchix (street)
  8. 7 : km 5.74 - alt. 74 m - Rue Jerzual (street)
  9. S/E : km 6.36 - alt. 11 m - Rue de la Madeleine (Street)

Practical information

_ Start & Parking _: arriving in Dinan via Lanvallay, at the traffic circle, turn right onto Route de Dol and take the next exit. After 100 m, turn right onto Rue de la Madeleine, which leads down to Port du
Léhon. Park at the bottom of the street.

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