The gr34 from Mont-Saint-Michel to Roscoff Résumé
This guide describes a 624km section of French long-distance route the GR34, following the north coast of Brittany from ever-popular Mont-Saint-Michel to the port of Roscoff. (The full GR34 - also known as 'Sentier des Douaniers', the Customs Officers Path - totals some 2000km and follows in the footsteps of customs officers of old who patrolled the coast in attempt to curb smuggling.) The trail is waymarked and well maintained, offering mainly easy walking, though there are a few more strenuous sections and some short steep ascents and descents. It takes around a month to complete but the guide also includes suggestions for four five-day 'highlight' sections.
The route is described from east to west and presented in 28 stages. For each stage, you will find clear route description and mapping, summary statistics and notes on facilities, accommodation, public transport connections and local points of interest. The introduction offers plenty of practical advice for planning and undertaking your trip, as well as overviews of Brittany's fascinating history and culture. Selected accommodation listings, useful contacts and a glossary can be found in the appendices.
The GR34 leads you through interesting and varied scenery: high above the rocky shores of the Emerald Coast, where waves crash, then elsewhere closer to the water, passing innumerable inviting beaches. There are sea-cliffs and sandy coves, pink granite boulder-fields and unique river estuaries, woodland and heath. Although camping is a possibility, accommodation is readily available in a mixture of bustling seaside resorts and quieter fishing villages. As you hike the trail, you will discover Brittany, a region rich in history and culture and with a distinctive identity that sets it apart from the rest of France, and you will uncover the beauty of this beguiling coastline.
Sommaire
Map key
Overview map
Route summary table
Introduction
What it's like to hike on the north Brittany coast
Geology
Wildlife
History
Culture
When to go
Getting there and around
Accommodation
Clothing and equipment
Waymarking
Maps
Money
Staying in touch
Health and safety
Using this guide
The Brittany Coast Path
Stage 1 Mont-Saint-Michel to Saint-Broladre
Stage 2 Saint-Broladre to Cancale
Stage 3 Cancale to La Guimorais
Stage 4 La Guimorais to Saint-Malo
Stage 5 Saint-Malo to Lancieux
Stage 6 Lancieux to Saint-Cast-le-Guildo
Stage 7 Saint-Cast-le-Guildo to Petit Tr&##xe9;celin
Stage 8 Petit Tr&##xe9;celin to Sables-d'Or-les-Pins
Stage 9 Sables-d'Or-les-Pins to Pl&##xe9;neuf-Val-Andr&##xe9;
Stage 10 Pl&##xe9;neuf-Val-Andr&##xe9; to Hillion
Stage 11 Hillion to Saint-Laurent-de-la-Mer
Stage 12 Saint-Laurent-de-la-Mer to Saint-Quay-Portrieux
Stage 13 Saint-Quay-Portrieux to Br&##xe9;hec
Stage 14 Br&##xe9;hec to Paimpol
Stage 15 Paimpol to L&##xe9;zardrieux
Stage 16 L&##xe9;zardrieux to Le Qu&##xe9;bo
Stage 17 Le Qu&##xe9;bo to Tr&##xe9;guier
Stage 18 Tr&##xe9;guier to Port Blanc
Stage 19 Port Blanc to Perros-Guirec
Stage 20 Perros-Guirec to Tr&##xe9;gastel (Coz Pors)
Stage 21 Tr&##xe9;gastel (Coz Pors) to Île Grande
Stage 22 Île Grande to Le Yaudet
Stage 23 Le Yaudet to Locquirec
Stage 24 Locquirec to Plougasnou
Stage 25 Plougasnou to Saint-Samson
Stage 26 Saint-Samson to Morlaix
Stage 27 Morlaix to Carantec
Stage 28 Carantec to Roscoff
Appendix A Four 5-day itineraries on the GR34
Appendix B Facilities table
Appendix C Accommodation
Appendix D Transport
Appendix E Useful contacts
Appendix F Glossary
Événements
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Rayons : Tourisme & Voyages > Tourisme & Voyages France > Bretagne > Guides de tourisme (région)
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Auteur(s)
Carroll Dorgan
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Éditeur
Cicerone Press
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Distributeur
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Date de parution
20/05/2022
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EAN
9781786310613
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Disponibilité
Disponible
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Nombre de pages
216 Pages
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Longueur
17.2 cm
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Largeur
11.6 cm
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Épaisseur
1.4 cm
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Poids
274 g
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Diffuseur
Boréal
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Support principal
Grand format
Biographie
Carroll Dorgan
Carroll Dorgan was born and educated in the United States. Pushed by the absence of jobs for inexperienced history graduates where he happened to be living in 1975 and pulled by his wanderlust, Carroll pursued a teaching career for a decade in international schools in Iran, Belgium, England and France. He then returned to California to qualify as a lawyer, but soon moved back to Europe to practice international law in the Netherlands and France. In all of those places, he explored nearby hiking trails. Now retired, he can devote time to writing about those trails.
