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Brest
Kerlouan

Ménez Ham Historic Village – Pontusval lighthouse loop from Theven

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France
Finistère
Brest
Kerlouan

Ménez Ham Historic Village – Pontusval lighthouse loop from Theven

Moderate

4.7

(82)

433

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Ménez Ham Historic Village – Pontusval lighthouse loop from Theven

02:51

11.2km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 12, 2026

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787 m

Ménez Ham Historic Village

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Ménez Ham (“Meneham” in French) is the vestige of a 19th century thatched village, once inhabited by soldiers, customs officers and even peasant fishermen. It was restored from 2004 to …

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3.19 km

Pontusval lighthouse

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Framed by jagged rocks and overseeing a sandy beach whose turquoise waters are strewn with boulders, he tells stories of ancient times, of ships and storms.

The lighthouse, a notable …

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4.21 km

Plage des Chardons Bleus

Beach

4.58 km

Sémaphore de Pointe Bilou

Lighthouse

5

5.23 km

Beautiful view of the beach, rounded rocks and the marine observation tower.

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6

5.53 km

Toads' Beach

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Picturesque bay with a beautiful sandy beach and great, rounded rocks.

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7.22 km

The eye - mosaic on granite

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Mosaic with symbolic power. The eye looks out to sea and in the background the Semaphore de Pointe Bilou does the same electronically.

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9.46 km

Ménéham Beach

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Beautiful fine sandy beach with many granite rocks in the sea.

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10.3 km

La plage aux rochers

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Bay with very decorative rocks.

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10.3 km

Stone house at Menez Ham

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Great nature. The house is a beautiful and impressive photo opportunity.

The restaurant on the excavation site comes highly recommended.

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11.2 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.24 km

1.56 km

1.29 km

954 m

196 m

Surfaces

7.18 km

1.71 km

845 m

603 m

578 m

310 m

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Comments

May 22, 2025,Brignogan-Plage - Meneham
I don't usually like going back the same way, but by the sea, it's not so bad: Going there at low tide and coming back at high tide makes quite a difference. Besides, the Sentier côtier is so beautiful that you really don't want to stumble around on paved roads through the hinterland...

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Beautiful afternoon hike. We start at the Elephant Rock, which really does have the popular shape. Appropriately, it is also the namesake of the street: Rue du Rocher de l' Éléphant. Just a few meters further on is the towering Menhir de Men März, which has been Christianized by means of a cross placed on top. Just a few meters …

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