Tro Ménez Bré

This walk offers nothing less than the chance to climb the highest point in the Côtes d’Armor and enjoy a completely unobstructed 360° view. On a clear day, it’s even said that you can see the sea!

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.46 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 574 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 600 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 991 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 404 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Pédernec (22540)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.593336° / W 3.272859°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 0815SB, 0816SB
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Description of the walk

From Saint-Pierre Church in Pédernec, turn right onto Rue Notre-Dame de Lorette. Walk past the chapel and its cemetery, then turn right to park in a small car park. (N48.593336°/W3.272859°)

(S/E) With your back to the chapel, head south-west and walk alongside the cemetery on your right. Just past the cemetery, ignore thefirst road on the right and turn into the next one, which becomes an unpaved track. Further on, walk alongside the stadium on your left.

(1) Turn left onto Rue du Ménez Bré. Take thefirst left and you’ll reach a large building, the Manoir de Kermataman Braz.

(2) Continue along the road until you reach Kermataman Bihan. Then first turn left then right, and head down a path towards the stream. Cross the stream, head back up and you’ll come out onto a tarmac road.

(3) Turn right, leaving the hamlet of Kersalaün Huellan on your right, and pass under the railway line. You’ll come out onto another road; follow it to the right. Ignore the road branching off to the right, then turn left at the T-junction.

(4) After about a hundred metres, when you reach the first farm buildings, take a path on the right and go round the buildings on the right-hand side. Climb up to the hamlet of Allée Parquer. Cross the access road to this hamlet and continue straight on up the steep slope (south-west).

(5) At the next junction, carry on straight ahead and the climb becomes steeper. This will take you to the summit of
Ménez Bré and its chapel. A recent statue of Saint Hervé has been erected nearby.

(6) Begin the descent, heading due south, along a stony track, then a steep tarmac road until you reach a signpost.

(7) About 200 m before a T-junction with another road, turn left onto a path (signpost for walking routes). Climb slightly up the hillside. After about 200 m, follow the path as it bends left then right, then continue along the hillside.

(8) You’ll come out onto a gravel road; follow it to the left. Ignore two path junctions on the left and follow the road as it curves slightly downwards to the right. At the T-junction, turn right to reach the hamlet of Kerbré.

(9) In the centre of the hamlet, at a T-junction, turn left towards Traou ar Voaz. Follow the road, ignoring the turn-off towards Placen Péron. Pass the hamlet of Traou and continue straight on along the road.

(10) At the end, turn left and pass the large farm at Guern an Stivell. Cross the railway level crossingand immediately ignore a road on the right. Carry straight on along the ascending road called Ar C’harhent, ignoring any side roads. Pass the hamlet of Ar Rent, ignore all turn-offs on the right and return to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 430 ft - Cemetery car park - Chapelle Notre-Dame de Lorette (Pédernec)
  2. 1 : mi 0.52 - alt. 472 ft - Stadium – Rue du Mene Bre
  3. 2 : mi 0.98 - alt. 463 ft - Manoir de Kermataman Braz
  4. 3 : mi 1.56 - alt. 459 ft - Road junction
  5. 4 : mi 2.17 - alt. 499 ft - Start of the path
  6. 5 : mi 2.98 - alt. 869 ft - Final climb to the - Ménez Bré
  7. 6 : mi 3.34 - alt. 988 ft - Chapelle Saint-Hervé (Pédernec)
  8. 7 : mi 3.76 - alt. 705 ft - Start of the path
  9. 8 : mi 4.23 - alt. 741 ft - Gravel track
  10. 9 : mi 4.76 - alt. 614 ft - Kerbré
  11. 10 : mi 5.47 - alt. 515 ft - T-junction – Guern An Stivell
  12. S/E : mi 6.46 - alt. 430 ft - Cemetery car park - Chapelle Notre-Dame de Lorette (Pédernec)

Worth a visit

The Notre-Dame de Lorette Chapel and the Pédernec municipal cemetery.
The Kermataman Braz Manor House.
The summit of Ménez Bré, offering breathtaking views of the towns of Guingamp and Bégard and, on a clear day, the Trégor coast.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 4 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
3.5 / 5
User 24976289

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 14, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very good, as usual

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JoKoe
JoKoe

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 29, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
well described and easy to follow. Perhaps five points could be added to the description:

  • right at the start (introduction): the path leading to the stadium changes from tarmac to an unpaved track.
  • (2) The path leading down to the stream starts just in front of a farm entrance and is an unpaved

and quite muddy.

  • (4) The climb after the hamlet of Allée Parquer is quite steep (worth noting in the description, as there is another path (right next to

on the right) which also goes uphill, but is not as steep.

  • (7) It would be helpful to add that the signpost is located opposite the junction with this path.
  • (10) It is not a bridge but a simple level crossing over the railway line.

My only regret: for the last third of the route, you walk exclusively on tarmac paths.
Kind regards

Joachim Költzsch
(joachim.koeltzsch@orange.fr)

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Aldodekerpuns
Aldodekerpuns

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 02, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

To kick off 2025 with a hike, a good warm-up starting from PEDERNEC. The paths have turned into streams (make sure you have properly waterproof walking boots) and are muddy. It’s sad to see the Kermataman Braz manor house in ruins.

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ceromphi
ceromphi

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 04, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

There’s a lot of tarmac on the way to Saint Hervé Chapel, which is the only point of interest on this circular route.
There are no particular difficulties on this route. There’s water in the streams almost everywhere for your dog...

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