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The most beautiful hikes in Brittany
Coastal paths, forests, heaths and valleys: the most beautiful hikes in Brittany, department by department, with loops for all levels.
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The GR34 goes all the way round the coast, but Brittany does not stop at the shoreline: legendary forests, deep valleys, the Monts d’Arrée and canal banks offer thousands of kilometres of trails. Here are our favourite loops in each department.
Our favourites
The Ménez-Hom and its view over the Crozon peninsula, the wild coast of Saint-Pierre-Quiberon, the tour of Le Croisic, and the menhirs of Erdeven and Carnac: four walks, four landscapes.
Our favourites
- WalkVers le sommet du Menez-HomPlomodiern - Saint-Nic - Dinéault · 4 h 25A long, difficult 17.8 km loop on the Menez-Hom: heather moorland, the Yed summit at 330 m with a 360° view, a spring and a dolmen.
- WalkLe tour de côteLe Croisic · 3 h 15An easy 10 km loop from Le Croisic station: a Petite Cité de Caractère, the customs officers’ path, the point and a wild coast of granite cliffs.
- WalkErdeven, sentier des mégalithesErdeven · 2 h 45An easy 11 km loop in Erdeven, from megalith to megalith: Mané Braz, the Chaise de César, the Crucuno dolmen and quadrilateral, Kerzerho.
- WalkCarnac, circuit des alignementsCarnac · 1 h 45An easy 7.4 km loop from the church in Carnac: the Saint-Michel tumulus, the Museum of Prehistory and the Kermario and Ménec stone rows.
- RestaurantLe CoquillageSaint-Méloir-des-Ondes · 3 to 4 hoursAt Château Richeux, Hugo Roellinger creates a unique seafood cuisine without meat, where seaweed, spices, the fishermen’s catch and the garden’s produce make up a sensory journey facing the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel. Le Coquillage holds three stars in 2026.
Department by department
Hiking in Finistère
- WalkBalade de KercanicNévez · 1 h 30An easy 5.1 km loop in Névez: the 15th century thatched hamlet of Kercanic, Tahiti beach and views of the Glénan archipelago.
- WalkBalade de LocunduffTourc'h · 2 h 30An easy 10.2 km loop in Tourc’h, from the Locunduff chapel and its Saint Candide spring to the Bois Daniel botanical trail.
- WalkBois et rivièreSaint-Ségal - Pleyben - Châteaulin - Pont-de-Buis · 2 h 50A hilly 11.3 km loop from Saint-Ségal to Pont-de-Buis, through woodland along the Douffine, under the viaduct and near the Palud marshes.
- WalkCircuit de l’anse de Sainte-AnnePlonévez-Porzay · 2 h 25An easy 9.8 km loop in Plonévez-Porzay: the dunes and chapel of Sainte-Anne-la-Palud, the Beg an Ty Garde point and cliffs above the bay.
- WalkCircuit de LocjeanRosporden · 3 h 15An easy 12.6 km loop in Rosporden, from the ponds to the V7 greenway, up to the Locjean chapel perched on its rock.
- WalkCircuit de Pont-BihanElliant · 1 h 30An easy 6.1 km loop from Elliant, along the sunken lanes of the Jet valley, past the Bon-Secours chapel and the Saint-Gilles church.
Hiking in Morbihan
- WalkCircuit de l’abbaye de TimadeucBréhan · 1 h 10An easy 4.5 km loop around the Trappist abbey of Timadeuc, in Bréhan: grounds, woods, a calvary and a lock on the Nantes to Brest canal.
- WalkBelz, circuit Etré Douar ha MorBelz · 2 h 45An easy 11 km loop in Belz, between land and sea: the ria d’Étel, the Pointe du Perche, dolmens restored by Le Rouzic and the island of Saint-Cado.
- WalkCircuit du Blavet canaliséNeulliac · 3 h 30A 14 km loop in Neulliac in the footsteps of the boatmen: the Perzo calvary, the Saint-Samson chapel, the Boloré lock and the Tresclé dyke.
- WalkCircuit du bois du CouëdicCrédin · 1 h 10An easy 4.5 km loop from the church in Crédin to the Bois du Couëdic and its beech avenue, ideal for families.
- WalkBrec’h, circuit de Saint-DéganBrech · 2 h 15An easy 9.6 km loop in Brec’h: the thatched village of Saint-Dégan, the Saint-Quirin chapel, a Roman bridge and a heritage orchard.
- WalkCamors, circuit de l’ÉtoileCamors · 2 h 15A 9.3 km loop in the Camors state forest, from the Petit Bois park to the Braz and Bihan menhirs, listed historic monuments.
Hiking in Côtes-d’Armor
- WalkÀ la rencontre de la FloraSaint-Alban · 3 hoursAn 11.9 km loop in Saint-Alban, from the heights of the hilltop village to the Flora valley, with a series of views.
- WalkAu-delà du Menez Bré et du géant de pierre de PergatLouargat · 2 h 30A 9.6 km loop in Louargat: the climb up the Menez Bré and its chapel, a view over the Trégor, then the Pergat menhir, a giant more than 7 m high.
- WalkAu fil du MeuLoscouët-sur-Meu · 3 hoursA 14.6 km loop in Loscouët-sur-Meu, approved by the Hiking Federation: a pond, the banks of the Meu and a Moorish-style bell tower in the countryside.
- WalkAu Pays de Saint-GuihenLandéhen · 3 h 15A 9.8 km loop in Landéhen, between history and nature: places of worship dedicated to Saint Guihen and the green Gouëssant valley.
- WalkAutour de l'étang de BeffouLoguivy-Plougras · 1 hourAn easy 3.4 km loop around the Beffou pond, on the edge of the Monts d’Arrée: heathland, legends and a feudal motte of the Dukes of Brittany.
- WalkAutour de LancieuxBeaussais-sur-Mer · 3 hoursAn 11.8 km loop around Lancieux: the Ébihens archipelago, the Frémur reed beds and the salt marshes of the bay of Beaussais.
Hiking in Ille-et-Vilaine
- WalkBrocéliandeNoyal-sur-Vilaine · 50 minutesAn easy 3.4 km loop in Noyal-sur-Vilaine, through woods, fields and past a pond, in a neighbourhood whose streets are named after the Arthurian legend.
- WalkDe la Glaume à GervisChâteaugiron · 2 h 30A 10 km loop from the Châteaugiron pond: the foot of the castle, narrow streets, the Glaume nature area, the banks of the Yaigne and Rocomps.
- WalkLa boucle du GuéServon-sur-Vilaine · 2 h 10An 8.7 km loop in Servon-sur-Vilaine: the Château du Gué, the Saint-Mathurin oratory and the Pas-Davy nature area on the banks of the Vilaine.
- WalkLa ceinture verteDomloup · 40 minutesA short 2.6 km loop in Domloup, along the green belt and its replanted hedges to the Rimon valley, 5 hectares of ponds and meadows.
- WalkLe chemin des saulniersOssé · 40 minutesA short 2.8 km loop in Ossé, on an old Roman road that after 1532 became the smuggling route of the salt traders.
- WalkLe long de la QuincampoixPiré-Chancé · 1 h 55A 7.7 km loop in Piré-Chancé along the Quincampoix: the Croix-Bouessée chapel, longhouses, a remarkable oak and the Château des Pères.
Hiking in Loire-Atlantique
- WalkCircuit de l’estuaireSaint-Brevin-les-Pins · 2 h 45An easy 9.8 km loop from Mindin, in Saint-Brevin-les-Pins: views of the Saint-Nazaire bridge, fisheries, farmland and villas.
- WalkCircuit de la digueCorsept · 4 h 15A 16.8 km loop from Corsept: the harbour of La Maison Verte, a dyke along the Loire, an observation point and a view of the Île Saint-Nicolas.
- WalkCircuit d’HuchepiePornic · 3 h 45A 14.6 km loop in the countryside behind Pornic: the Gros Caillou pond, hundred-year-old oaks, the Croix Gâte and villages of the Pays de Retz.
- WalkDu port au bois de PorcéSaint-Nazaire · 4 hoursA 13.7 km loop in Saint-Nazaire, from the seafront to the Bois de Porcé: the Havane district, the Jardin des Plantes and the Océanis gardens.
- WalkDu sel aux vignesLe Croisic · 2 h 10A short 3.8 km loop in Le Croisic, from sea spray to former vineyards, between traces of salt marshes and paths lined with low granite walls.
- WalkEntre plage et bocagePornichet · 5 hoursA long 15.5 km loop in Pornichet, the blue and green town: the Gaulish forge site, Sainte-Marguerite and the coastal path facing the estuary.
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