Towards the banks of the Odet in Plomelin

A pleasant route, mostly wooded, overlooking the banks of the Odet. Pass by the old Rossulien Mill, which has been restored and is located in a beautiful green setting. View of Kerambleiz Castle overlooking the river.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.12 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 81 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 81 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 59 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Plomelin (29700)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 47.934456° / W 4.150964°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 0519ET, 0519OT
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Description of the walk

Car park at the community centre, "Espace Kerne" sports complex

(S/E) From the car park, walk along the primary school to the main street and turn left into Rue Hent Kerfram. Follow this road, which runs alongside various sports complexes.

(1) At Kerflam, turn left (the marker is hidden by the green and yellow bins). Continue along a dead-end road that leads to a long beech tree-lined avenue.
Continue eastwards until you reach the D20, which you cross.

(2) Next to a path leading to Rossulien Castle, turn slightly right, go through a gate and take a gravel path marked by a sign prohibiting mopeds and horses. Look for the first signpost indicating Moulin de Rossulien. Follow this path through the woods, which heads south. You will come to another signpost indicating Prad Gouyen to the right.

(3) Turn left to follow the path overlooking the River Odet and continue along this path, which offers occasional views of the river, such as the fairly tight bend known as "Les Vire-Court". Cross a stream and you will reach a large signpost offering a choice between the coastal path and the forest path.

(4) Continue along the coastal path on the right. The path continues, lined with beautiful trees: beech and maritime pine. At the next signpost marked Moulin de Rossulien, turn left to take a staircase and continue along the path overlooking the river.

(5) At the point indicated on the IGN map (not on the ground), make a short detour to the right to a rocky outcrop called Saut de la Pucelle, which offers a beautiful view of a bend in the Odet River and Kerambleiz Castle on the hill (be careful, the site is not secure and overlooks the river). Return to the path and continue to the Rossulien Mill. Cross the stream and descend to the slipway for a view of the river, then turn back.

(6) After 50 metres, at the signpost marked Escalier du Marquis, take the small staircase and continue along the path that runs alongside the river. Continue along the fence on the left, which marks the boundary of the Château de Kerambleiz estate. You will reach a small cove which you go around by crossing a stream: on the left, there is a beautiful view of the château and on the right, an old wash house. Continue on the right, climbing the Escalier du Marquis staircase made of wooden logs, and you will reach a road which you follow on the left.

(7) At Kervéven, continue along the road that veers to the left. Pass the access road to Kerrrien on your right and continue straight ahead until you reach the junction with the D20 at La Croix de Trébé.

Cross this road and continue straight on towards Plomelin. Look out for a partially broken cross on the right at the entrance to the Trébé farm. Ignore two paths on the right. Just before the road sign indicating the entrance to the village of Plomelin, turn left into Rue Hent Victor Roussin.

(8) Continue straight ahead between the houses to follow a path (not shown on the IGN map) that turns right along a stream. Follow this path, part of which is paved with decking above the wetland.
At the crossroads, go up the street and then immediately turn left at a group of green letterboxes. This passage goes around the school and leads to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 44 m - Car park at the community centre Sports complex
  2. 1 : km 1.02 - alt. 58 m - Turn left at Kerflam.
  3. 2 : km 1.6 - alt. 53 m - Barrier and prohibition sign.
  4. 3 : km 2.24 - alt. 42 m - On the left, at the marker
  5. 4 : km 2.69 - alt. 8 m - Coastal path, on the right
  6. 5 : km 3.63 - alt. 33 m - Saut de la Pucelle . View of the meanders of the - Odet
  7. 6 : km 4.31 - alt. 10 m - On the left, Escalier du Marquis
  8. 7 : km 5.68 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  9. 8 : km 7.39 - alt. 29 m - Passage between the houses towards the stream.
  10. S/E : km 8.12 - alt. 44 m - Car park at the community centre Sports complex

Notes

Toilets at the town hall, behind the school.
No actual signposting, but marker posts at strategic points.

Worth a visit

The meanders of the Odet at "Vire-court"

Le Saut de la Pucelle: A wise young girl, pursued by a very persistent suitor, preferred to throw herself into the Odet rather than lose her honour. A supernatural hand (that of Saint Barbara) helped her cross the obstacle unharmed. The suitor also jumped into the water but drowned.

Rossulien Mill: The mill is one of eight mills listed in the commune; inhabited until the Second World War, it was restored in 1997. Rossulien is one of the most visited tourist sites in the commune.

Kerambleiz Castle

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
ORFEE
ORFEE
• Edited:

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 26, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hiking in a light drizzle... beautiful views of the Odet despite the leafy trees (it's summer, so the vegetation is growing, which is only natural!). The return trip by road isn't great and is even dangerous because there's no room on the hard shoulder for hikers!

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yvonnelegall
yvonnelegall

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 13, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk along the banks of the Odet, which we extended with the PR.
Thank you, Mr Floch.

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Linabel
Linabel

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 17, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The start of the journey is superb, but the return trip after passing Kerambleis is very long and not particularly interesting. It would be better to take a shortcut at Rosulien.

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CNUDDE
CNUDDE

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 13, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very nice

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Yann J
Yann J

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 23, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very pleasant walk with superb views of the Odet river.

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Jeannine G1.
Jeannine G1.

Hello,

Thank you for your replies, FLOCH and NETRA.

If I understand correctly, my photos have not been approved by the moderators!

Kind regards

Jeannine G1

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Netra
Netra ★

Good evening,

Like hikes, photos are subject to moderation. Photos are only visible to everyone once they have been approved by a moderator.

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FLOCH
FLOCH ★

Good evening,

I just saw the message.
Indeed, on my page, I can only see the photos that I uploaded myself.
I don't know why.

Kind regards.

FLOCH (Moderator)

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Jeannine G1.
Jeannine G1.

Thank you

I have a quick beginner's question! I uploaded some photos but now I can't find them!

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FLOCH
FLOCH ★

Hello Jeannine G1,

Sorry for the tracking issue.
I have added the instruction "turn slightly to the right" to (2) as I think this is where you encountered a difficulty.
2) Next to a path leading to Rossulien Castle, turn slightly to the right, go through a gate and take a gravel path marked by a sign prohibiting mopeds and horses. Look for the first signpost indicating Moulin de Rossulien. Follow this path through the woods, which heads due south. You will come to another signpost indicating Prad Gouyen to the right.

If this is not the location in question, could you please let me know?

Regarding the last part, when you want to do a circular walk, as is the case here, there is a section on small roads with little traffic or safety barriers at the edge.

Kind regards

FLOCH (Moderator)

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Jeannine G1.
Jeannine G1.
• Edited:

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 27, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello,

Yesterday, Easter Sunday, we went on this hike. In description No. 3, when we arrived at the white barrier, we didn't know which way to go (see photo), so we wandered around the forest for half an hour and retraced our steps. We turned right at the barrier and finally found the right path!

We found the setting pleasant, with some lovely views, but the end of the route was less enjoyable as it was on the road.

Time spent: 3½ hours, partly in the rain.

Best regards

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