Circuit rando n°9 - The Pontavennec circuit

Walks

Saint-Renan Saint-Renan

Pedestrian
8 Km
2h40
Easy
Walks

About us

The Société de Pêche de Saint-Renan (Saint-Renan fishing club) has set up fishing posts along the lake, offering views over this still wild stretch of water.

With the circuits published by "Iroise Bretagne", choose quality hiking with official circuits marked and maintained by the Fédération Française de Randonnée du Finistère and Pays d'Iroise Communauté.

Along the way, you'll discover the fountain and large wash-house, lakes and the Chapelle des Voleurs (Thieves' Chapel).

Markings:
- Stade à la base de loisir > Yellow
- Base de loisir à D 67 > Yellow - Red
- D 67 à Base de loisir > Yellow
- Base de loisir à Aqua west Park > Yellow - Red
- Aqua West Park au Stade > Yellow

At the Iroise Bretagne Tourist Office, you'll find hard-copy hiking maps and topoguides published by the Fédération Française de Randonnée du Finistère.

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

Documents to download

GPX file

DEPARTURE: you can park in the parking lot at the Ty Colo lake.

In 1957, the Saint Renan marshes revealed a large deposit of tin ore, exploited by the Compagnie minière de Saint Renan.
After fifteen years of exploitation, the deposit was exhausted. Today, seven lakes remain. In the heart of the town, the banks of the "Ty Colo", "la Comiren" and "Pontavennec" lakes have been landscaped for the enjoyment of walkers.

This small, isolated building in the middle of the countryside, in the Coat an Ibil wood (Le Bois des Larrons ou des Voleurs)1 , is not actually a chapel! Despite its ancient appearance and dilapidated condition, this building has never served as a place of worship, but as an oratory at best. It was originally a hunting lodge built in 1870 by the owner of the Langongar manor house 300 m away on the other side of the road.

Iroise Heritage