Brittany port to port #2 - Paimpol to Morlaix

FROM PAIMPOL, LOGUIVY LOOP 30km 309m

This bike loop allows you to discover the Trieux, a powerful river that has drawn an extraordinary landscape. You go to the charming and typical of northern Brittany little port of Loguivy.

From PAIMPOL to TREGUIER 31km 256m

After crossing the surrounding countryside of Paimpol, you cross the Trieux. Set back from the sea but bathed by the waters of the Channel, Lézardrieux is perched on the edge of the estuary. The rest of the journey takes you to the small town of Tréguier located at the confluence of Jaudy and Guindy, the two rivers that surround it.

• For a few more km 49km 506m

  From the Trieux estuary you will attain the coast to reach Sillon de Talbert. You will go down along from Jaudy to Tréguier.

From TREGUIER to PLOUMANAC’H 30km 346m

From Tréguier, the route starts in this medieval town famous for its Saint-Tugdual cathedral and half-timbered houses. You then cross the Breton countryside towards Penvénan, where the port of Port-Blanc reveals the menhir “la Sentinelle” and views of the island of Saint-Gildas. Further on, at Trévou-Tréguignec, the beach at Trestel attracts visitors with its crystal-clear waters and panoramic views of the Sept-Îles archipelago. At Trélévern, magnificent viewpoints dot the route, before you reach Perros-Guirec and the Pointe de Trestignel, a rocky promontory offering stunning views over the bay. Finally, at Ploumanac’h, put down your bikes and venture out on foot along the customs path. This path allows you to explore up close the spectacular formations of the pink granite coast and reach the Ploumanac’h lighthouse, an emblematic site perfectly integrated into this unique landscape.

• For a few more km 50km 658m

  We suggest you take a tour of the Pointe du Château de Plougrescant and stop for a moment at the Gouffre de Castel Meur, where on stormy days the rocks vibrate and the wind and raging elements howl with rare intensity at the force of the nearby ocean. The rest of the route takes you past Port-Blanc and its sentinel. There are plenty of panoramic views over the horizon.

PLOUMANAC’H, BOUCLE DE TREBEURDEN 40km 405m

Sur votre vélo, l’itinéraire vous amène face au château de Costaérès trônant au milieu d’un désordre granitique, posé là, sans doute, par quelque géant… Semblant sorti d’un conte des mille et une nuits par son aspect féerique, il surveille la côte depuis le 18ème siècle.
Trégastel vous ouvre ses portes. Ici, le blanc et le rose dominent, la beauté et miracle de la nature. Pointes, criques et îlots s’y succèdent, offrant à chaque détour une vision nouvelle d’une station balnéaire qui s’est presque totalement détournée des terres. Au retour, profitez de la petite plage de Saint-Guirec pour un bain de mer ou de soleil. Un conseil, aventurez-vous sur le sentier des douaniers. C’est une belle balade à pied au milieu des chaos et sculptures naturelles de granit rose ! Le phare de Men Ruz, taillé dans le granit rose est un lieu unique et incroyable !

From PLOUMANAC’H to PLOUGASNOU 60km 645m

Near the sea, you ride along the most beautiful stretches of the pink granite coast. On the Grève de Saint-Michel stands a cross, in the middle of the huge beach, aptly named “Cross of Mi-lieue”. Knocked down in 1944, it was found and put up again in May 1993 on the edge of what was, for a long time, the only possible crossing to reach Saint-Effla. The “Big Rock”, a shy granite overhang towards the sea, marks the border of the Plestin territory.

From PLOUGASNOU to MORLAIX 25km 223m

The route takes you from outlook to outlook up to Morlaix for a stage under the sign of the contemplation … From the coastline, natural headlands make it possible to graze the islets: as from the Peninsula of Barnenez in Plouezoc’h, towered over by the most important Neolithic monument in Europe, Barnenez Cairn, 7000 years old. The Bay extends inland, by the River Morlaix, natural border between Leon and Trégor.

FROM MORLAIX, CARANTEC LOOP 35km 260m

On this last morning, go down the west bank of the Morlaix river to reach Carantec. Each small island is a postcard in itself: Île Louet and its only house turns its back on Taureau Castle, while the Île Sterec, bristling with dense vegetation contrasts with the barren Île Noire surmounted by a white square tower and its lighthouse. Further down, Île Callot, wonder of the Bay, is accessible by foot by a small road, but be careful this is only during a few hours a day.