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Walking the Brittany Coast Path

The GR34 from Mont-Saint-Michel to Roscoff

ISBN

9781786310613

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Published

20 Apr 2022

Edition

First

Pages

216

Size

17.20 x 11.60 x 1.50cm

Weight

270g

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Guidebook detailing a 624km section of French long-distance route the GR34 (or Sentier des Douaniers, the Customs Officers' Path) along the scenic north coast of Brittany from Mont-Saint-Michel to Roscoff. The popular well-maintained trail takes in cliffs, beaches, seaside resorts and fishing villages and is rich in history and culture.

Seasons

The GR34 can be hiked at any time of the year, but - taking into account weather and holiday crowds - the best periods are late spring and early autumn.

Centres

Cancale; Saint-Malo; Dinard; Saint-Cast-le-Guildo; Sables-d'Or-les-Pins; Erquy; Pléneuf-Val-André; Saint-Brieuc; Binic; Saint-Quay-Portrieux; Paimpol; Lézardrieux; Tréguier; Perros-Guirec; Trébeurden; Lannion; Locquirec; Morlaix; Carantec; Roscoff

Difficulty

There are no technical challenges on the GR34; any fit walker can enjoy this trek. The GR34 is not a mountain trail: there are extensive sections of level walking. The trail does, however, climb and descend many slopes - never very long but steep in places.

Must See

Mont-Saint-Michel; Emerald Coast; coastal cliffs between Pointe du Grouin and La Guimorais; Fort La Latte; Cap Fréhel; Cap d'Erquy; Sillon de Talbert; Castel Meur; Sept Îles bird sanctuary; Pink Granite Coast; Beg an Fry; boulder-strewn coast between Pointe du Diben and Pointe Annalouesten; Barnénez Cairn

ISBN

9781786310613

Availability

Published

20 Apr 2022

Edition

First

Pages

216

Size

17.20 x 11.60 x 1.50cm

Weight

270g

Overview

A guidebook to walking a 624km (388 mile) section of France’s GR34 Brittany Coast Path, also known as the Sentier des Douaniers (Customs Officers’ Path), from Mont-Saint-Michel to Roscoff. Suitable for any moderately fit walker, the trail can be hiked in around a month.

The route is described from east to west in 28 stages of between 13 and 33km (8–20 miles). Also included are suggestions for four 5-day itineraries taking in some of the highlights, for the benefit of those who require or would prefer a shorter trip.

GPX files available to download
1:100,000 maps included for each stage plus larger-scale town maps for key locations
Handy route summary tables and accommodation listings help you plan your itinerary
Refreshment, accommodation and public transport information given for each trek stage
Advice on planning and preparation

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Map key

Overview map

Route summary table

Introduction

What it’s like to hike on the north Brittany coast

Geology

Wildlife

History

Culture

When to go

Getting there and around

Accommodation

Clothing and equipment

Waymarking

Maps

Money

Staying in touch

Health and safety

Using this guide

The Brittany Coast Path

Stage 1 Mont-Saint-Michel to Saint-Broladre

Stage 2 Saint-Broladre to Cancale

Stage 3 Cancale to La Guimorais

Stage 4 La Guimorais to Saint-Malo

Stage 5 Saint-Malo to Lancieux

Stage 6 Lancieux to Saint-Cast-le-Guildo

Stage 7 Saint-Cast-le-Guildo to Petit Trécelin

Stage 8 Petit Trécelin to Sables-d’Or-les-Pins

Stage 9 Sables-d’Or-les-Pins to Pléneuf-Val-André

Stage 10 Pléneuf-Val-André to Hillion

Stage 11 Hillion to Saint-Laurent-de-la-Mer

Stage 12 Saint-Laurent-de-la-Mer to Saint-Quay-Portrieux

Stage 13 Saint-Quay-Portrieux to Bréhec

Stage 14 Bréhec to Paimpol

Stage 15 Paimpol to Lézardrieux

Stage 16 Lézardrieux to Le Québo

Stage 17 Le Québo to Tréguier

Stage 18 Tréguier to Port Blanc

Stage 19 Port Blanc to Perros-Guirec

Stage 20 Perros-Guirec to Trégastel (Coz Pors)

Stage 21 Trégastel (Coz Pors) to Île Grande

Stage 22 Île Grande to Le Yaudet

Stage 23 Le Yaudet to Locquirec

Stage 24 Locquirec to Plougasnou

Stage 25 Plougasnou to Saint-Samson

Stage 26 Saint-Samson to Morlaix

Stage 27 Morlaix to Carantec

Stage 28 Carantec to Roscoff

Appendix A Four 5-day itineraries on the GR34

Appendix B Facilities table

Appendix C Accommodation

Appendix D Transport

Appendix E Useful contacts

Appendix F Glossary

Updates

May 2022

Museum closures

Two historical museums in Saint-Malo, the Cape Horner Museum and the Museum of History and Ethnography (see p. 55), have closed. Their collections will be included in a new Maritime Museum, but that museum has not yet progressed beyond the planning stage.

May 2022

Accommodation update

Ti’Case guest house in Carantecno longer offers accommodation

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By Carroll Dorgan

Carroll Dorgan was born and educated in the United States. Pushed by the absence of jobs for inexperienced history graduates where he happened to be living in 1975 and pulled by his wanderlust, Carroll pursued a teaching career for a decade in international schools in Iran, Belgium, England and France. He then returned to California to qualify as a lawyer, but soon moved back to Europe to practice international law in the Netherlands and France. In all of those places, he explored nearby hiking trails. Now retired, he can devote time to writing about those trails.

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