Hiking trail #2 - The Saints' cemetery

Walks
Lanrivoaré Lanrivoaré
  • Type Pedestrian
  • Distance 11 Km
  • Duration 3h
  • Difficulty Medium
  • Walks
Saints Cemetery Lanrivoaré 1
Saints Cemetery Lanrivoaré 3
Saints Cemetery Lanrivoaré 2

About us

Adjacent to the parish church, you'll find the cemetery known as the "Cemetery of the 7,847 Saints", said to have been massacred by pagans in the 5th century following their conversion to Christianity.

Along the way, you'll also discover the Kerdrioual manor house and the Frouden valley.

Markings:
- Yellow

This official circuit, signposted and maintained by the Fédération Française de Randonnée du Finistère and Pays d'Iroise Communauté, guarantees you a quality hike. Paper Randofiches and topoguides published by the Fédération Française de Randonnée du Finistère are available from the Iroise Bretagne Tourist Office.

See the bottom of the page for all the activities and restaurants in the area.

Documents to download
Itinerary
Step 1/6:

Opposite the Maison de la Culture et des Loisirs, turn left around the Salle Polyvalente. Go south on the route de Milizac for around 400m, then turn right onto a small track to join the D168. Cross the road and go straight ahead. At the end of the housing estate, fork left and walk to the D68 Argenton road.

Lanrivoaré

Drive along the industrial estate and the former Kerdrioual manor house. Continue along the farm track, then turn left to join the Guilly.

Turn right. After 200 m, turn left towards Kerguon farm. Continue for 1.5km to the motocross track.

Kerguon Farm

Turn left, continue for 2 km and go around the golf course. Reach the Lanrénap crossroads.

The golf course

Cross the D68 ( /! Careful! traffic /! ) then fork left onto the old railroad line for 300 m, before turning right onto a sunken track. Turn left north towards Ker Xavier, then continue for 200 m.

Turn left towards the village. Before the village of Lanrivoaré, take the dirt track on the right, which becomes a wide grassy path. From the road, reach and cross the D168. Enter the Penn ar Créach housing estate. At the end of Rue Toulou-Lern, turn right onto a grassy path that runs around the housing estate. Reach the church via impasse de Keramoign, then route de Toulibil.

Ker Xavié
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