Walking the Brittany Coast Path

Carroll Dorgan was born and educated in the United States and initially 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. Over the years, the GR5 became Carroll's favourite trail and he wrote a Cicerone guidebook for the northern part of the route. Then he discovered Brittany and with each hike on the magnificent Breton coast, he became keen to learn more and to share his love of the region with Cicerone's readers.

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 Tr&##xe9;celin

Stage 8 Petit Tr&##xe9;celin to Sables-d'Or-les-Pins

Stage 9 Sables-d'Or-les-Pins to Pl&##xe9;neuf-Val-Andr&##xe9;

Stage 10 Pl&##xe9;neuf-Val-Andr&##xe9; 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 Br&##xe9;hec

Stage 14 Br&##xe9;hec to Paimpol

Stage 15 Paimpol to L&##xe9;zardrieux

Stage 16 L&##xe9;zardrieux to Le Qu&##xe9;bo

Stage 17 Le Qu&##xe9;bo to Tr&##xe9;guier

Stage 18 Tr&##xe9;guier to Port Blanc

Stage 19 Port Blanc to Perros-Guirec

Stage 20 Perros-Guirec to Tr&##xe9;gastel (Coz Pors)

Stage 21 Tr&##xe9;gastel (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