Locmariaquer - Walking trail - Megaliths trail
Kerlogonan
56740 Locmariaquer
56740 Locmariaquer
Features of the route
Difficulty
Easy
Length
02:10:00
Distance
10km
Kerlogonan
56740 Locmariaquer
56740 Locmariaquer
Level of difficulty: Easy
Start : Megaliths parking area
Step by step:
1) Start your tour with a visit to the Grand Menhir Brisé, the Table des Marchands dolmen and the Er Grah tumulus, a complex managed by the Centre des Monuments Nationaux (Admission charge: more information at site-megalithique-locmariaquer.fr).
2) At the end of the tour, exit Place Jean l'Helgouac'h at the bottom and turn right onto Route des Mégalithes. After 150 m, you'll see the Mané Lud site on your right (100 m to the right of the sign).
3) Return to Place Jean l'Helgouac'h, cross the stadium parking lot and turn right along the Cresidui housing estate. After 50 m, turn left onto the track leading to Pierres Plates (signposted), which takes you to the hamlet of Kerlud. At the entrance to this hamlet, admire the Kerlud dolmen on the right.
4 & 5) Follow the signs for Pierres Plates and take the coastal path, then turn left at Toull Keun cove. Follow the coastal path to the Pierres Plates dolmen and its view of Quiberon Bay.
6) From Pierres Plates, continue along La Falaise beach and Gledgen beach to Kerpenhir point. All the way, views of Quiberon Bay, then the Golfe du Morbihan. Follow the coastal path around the pointe de Kerpenhir. At the Goemorent marker, an inland path leads to the Men Letionnec group of menhirs and its view of the Gulf.
7) Opposite the Ker-Yvonnig center, turn right onto the road. Walk 450 m to the Tal Hir cove. Turn left and right at "Camping de Kerpenhir" onto the Bereu path. On your right (approx. 100 m) is the entrance to a path leading to the Mané er Hroëck burial mound. Return to the Bereu path and continue right to rue Philippe Vannier, then return to the town center via route de la Plage to the tourist office, passing the Notre Dame de Kerdro church, Place Dariorigum and the port.
ALTERNATIVE ROUTE BACK TO THE TOURIST OFFICE VIA THE COASTAL PATH
After visiting the Mané er Hroëck 7 burial mound, leave the site via the Kerpenhir road, turn right and 50 m further on, turn left into the Tal Hir cul-de-sac, taking the coastal path between two property walls. Continue as far as the Guilvin pier (caution: narrow path with steps), and admire the stele dedicated to the Venetians. Leaving the slipway on your right, walk alongside Hôtel Le Neptune. After 250 m on the path, turn left and then right on rue Lafayette to reach the Notre Dame de Kerdro church, Place Dariorigum and the port.
8) Opposite the tourist office, take ruelle des écoles, then turn right into ruelle du Bronzo. The Mané Réthual dolmen can be reached on the left.
9) Returning to ruelle du Bronzo, you'll come across the Men Bronzo menhir on your left, broken in two. Continue downhill towards the old cemetery. Turn left to reach the parking lot 200 m away.
Start : Megaliths parking area
Step by step:
1) Start your tour with a visit to the Grand Menhir Brisé, the Table des Marchands dolmen and the Er Grah tumulus, a complex managed by the Centre des Monuments Nationaux (Admission charge: more information at site-megalithique-locmariaquer.fr).
2) At the end of the tour, exit Place Jean l'Helgouac'h at the bottom and turn right onto Route des Mégalithes. After 150 m, you'll see the Mané Lud site on your right (100 m to the right of the sign).
3) Return to Place Jean l'Helgouac'h, cross the stadium parking lot and turn right along the Cresidui housing estate. After 50 m, turn left onto the track leading to Pierres Plates (signposted), which takes you to the hamlet of Kerlud. At the entrance to this hamlet, admire the Kerlud dolmen on the right.
4 & 5) Follow the signs for Pierres Plates and take the coastal path, then turn left at Toull Keun cove. Follow the coastal path to the Pierres Plates dolmen and its view of Quiberon Bay.
6) From Pierres Plates, continue along La Falaise beach and Gledgen beach to Kerpenhir point. All the way, views of Quiberon Bay, then the Golfe du Morbihan. Follow the coastal path around the pointe de Kerpenhir. At the Goemorent marker, an inland path leads to the Men Letionnec group of menhirs and its view of the Gulf.
7) Opposite the Ker-Yvonnig center, turn right onto the road. Walk 450 m to the Tal Hir cove. Turn left and right at "Camping de Kerpenhir" onto the Bereu path. On your right (approx. 100 m) is the entrance to a path leading to the Mané er Hroëck burial mound. Return to the Bereu path and continue right to rue Philippe Vannier, then return to the town center via route de la Plage to the tourist office, passing the Notre Dame de Kerdro church, Place Dariorigum and the port.
ALTERNATIVE ROUTE BACK TO THE TOURIST OFFICE VIA THE COASTAL PATH
After visiting the Mané er Hroëck 7 burial mound, leave the site via the Kerpenhir road, turn right and 50 m further on, turn left into the Tal Hir cul-de-sac, taking the coastal path between two property walls. Continue as far as the Guilvin pier (caution: narrow path with steps), and admire the stele dedicated to the Venetians. Leaving the slipway on your right, walk alongside Hôtel Le Neptune. After 250 m on the path, turn left and then right on rue Lafayette to reach the Notre Dame de Kerdro church, Place Dariorigum and the port.
8) Opposite the tourist office, take ruelle des écoles, then turn right into ruelle du Bronzo. The Mané Réthual dolmen can be reached on the left.
9) Returning to ruelle du Bronzo, you'll come across the Men Bronzo menhir on your left, broken in two. Continue downhill towards the old cemetery. Turn left to reach the parking lot 200 m away.
