Paimpol – The Old Tower of Paimpol loop from Paimpol

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Paimpol – The Old Tower of Paimpol loop from Paimpol

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Paimpol – The Old Tower of Paimpol loop from Paimpol

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3.40km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 15, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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568 m

Le Relie-Cœur

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6 Rue Saint-Vincent, 22500 Paimpol, France

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1.48 km

Paimpol

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Made famous by the writings of Pierre Lotti (Icelandic Fisherman published in 1886), Paimpol is a vast fishing port mixed with the idleness of a pretty marina. In the center …

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1.70 km

The Old Tower of Paimpol

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Square Théodore-Botrel: The free-standing bell tower (18th century) is a remnant of the former church. A monument reminds of the famous poet-chansonneur Botrel.

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1.94 km

Sainte Marie du Choléra

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3.40 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.33 km

837 m

790 m

402 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.50 km

861 m

764 m

232 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 29 October

14°C

5°C

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Comments

September 19, 2023,Shopping Tour in Paimpol

In Paimpol there is a knife, tool and hardware store that is worth a visit. It reminds me of shops like this that we also had: choose a screw, get a slip of paper for the cash register, then pay and take the receipt back to the counter to receive the screw 😆 along with a stamp for “reception”🤣

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July 11, 2023,🇫🇷Paimpol11.7.2023

Rain, we actually caught a whole day of rain🙆‍♀️

The wealth of Paimpol came about thanks to the great fishing activity from the 17th to the 20th centuries. Sailors made their way from the Brittany coast to Newfoundland and then Iceland for six months to fish for cod. Today Paimpol is no longer home to seagoing yachtsmen, but there are …

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