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Guen Beach – panoramic trail loop from Les Hôpitaux

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Guen Beach – panoramic trail loop from Les Hôpitaux

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Guen Beach – panoramic trail loop from Les Hôpitaux

05:35

20.9km

240m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

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Bus stop

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11.5 km

Guen Beach

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Plage du Guen is part of the protected landscape surrounding Cap d'Erquy. Nestled between gently rolling heathland slopes, this unspoiled beach reveals its tranquil, pristine side. Fine, pale sand and …

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12.2 km

View of Plage du Portuais

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From the trail along the cliffs, an impressive panorama opens up over the beach, the sea, and the rugged beauty of the Breton coast.

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14.1 km

panoramic trail

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The panoramic trail at Cap d’Erquy leads along the impressive Breton cliffs and repeatedly offers wide views of the sea, sandy coves, and striking rock formations. Between heathlands, pine trees, …

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15.2 km

Pointe des Quatre Vents (Cap d’Erquy)

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Pointe des Quatre Vents is a small, distinctive headland west of Erquy. As its name—"Headland of the Four Winds"—suggests, it is particularly windswept and open, giving the coastline a rugged, pristine appearance.

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15.7 km

Port Blanc Cove

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Anse de Port Blanc is accessible via the GR34, Brittany's famous coastal hiking trail. The bay is surrounded by steep cliffs of distinctive pink sandstone, which plunge dramatically into the sea.

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16.8 km

Blue Lake

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The smaller of the two lakes formed for a previous quarry,

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16.9 km

Great Blue Lake

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The larger of two lakes formed from a disused quarry.

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17.2 km

Port d'Erquy

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A photogenic harbor area that offers plenty of photo opportunities even at low tide, but especially in fog. Backlit shots at low tide can be very interesting!

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18.0 km

Plage du Centre

Beach

20.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.35 km

4.59 km

3.41 km

3.32 km

1.09 km

Surfaces

7.86 km

7.18 km

2.33 km

1.75 km

1.60 km

< 100 m

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Weather

Saturday 22 August

23°C

17°C

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Max wind speed: 31.0 km/h

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Comments

August 27, 2024,Boucle Plage du Guen – Grand Lac bleu au départ de Sables-d'Or-les-Pins

Beautiful hike with beautiful, well-maintained trails

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June 22, 2023,🇨🇵Van Sables-d'Or-Les-Pins naar Erquy GR34🐕

This morning we left by bike towards Sables-d'Or-Les-Pins to walk back from there to Erquy via the GR34.
It was foggy and cloudy all morning and it looked beautiful! On some parts the fog had disappeared and then suddenly after another bay it was there again. Somewhere before Erquy it cleared up, which immediately made it a lot warmer. Back …

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Guen Beach – panoramic trail loop from Les Hôpitaux

Guen Beach

View of Plage du Portuais

panoramic trail

Pointe des Quatre Vents (Cap d’Erquy)

Port Blanc Cove

Blue Lake

Great Blue Lake

Port d'Erquy

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