Circuit du barrage de Guerlédan

The route

GPX file, to open in a walking app (Komoot, OsmAnd, Garmin Connect, iPhiGéNie…).

Who this place suits

With family

3/10

As a couple

7/10

With friends

9/10

Solo

8/10

With a dog

8/10

Reduced mobility

0/10

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About

From the south shore of the Guerlédan lake, panoramic views open onto a drowned valley: building the dam in 1930 flooded 17 locks on the Nantes to Brest canal. The 15th century church in Saint-Aignan keeps two 16th century carved altarpieces, one of which bears the finest Tree of Jesse in the area. The Électrothèque, a museum of electricity, tells the story of how the dam was built. After the Saint-Trémeur spring, you reach the dam: 45 m high, 206 m long, holding 55 million m³ of water over 400 hectares. The Sainte-Tréphine chapel, from 1897, offers a fine panorama, before the Pouldu wood and the view over the Sordan cove. The loop is 13 km long; allow about 3 h 15 of walking. The stated level is demanding. Start: the church car park in Saint-Aignan. The official route, published by Pontivy Communauté, is shown on the map and can be downloaded as a GPX file to follow on your phone. The route is listed in the département’s official walking route plan (PDIPR).

What you will see

• 13 km, about 3 h 15
• Level: demanding
• Loop: back to the starting point
• Saint-Aignan church and its Tree of Jesse
• Électrothèque
• Guerlédan dam

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