Poulains Lighthouse – View of Port de Borderun loop from Menhir Jeanne

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France

Morbihan

Sauzon

Poulains Lighthouse – View of Port de Borderun loop from Menhir Jeanne

Hard

4.8

(104)

1,361

hikers

Poulains Lighthouse – View of Port de Borderun loop from Menhir Jeanne

07:28

28.0km

300m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 7, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.89 km

Plage de Stêr-Vraz

Beach

5.91 km

Port of Stêr Vraz

Highlight • Other

Port de Stêr Vraz offers one of the most beautiful beaches on Belle-Île!

Ideally located, it is part of the municipality of Sauzon and is close to the grotto of the apothecary. To discover !

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6.81 km

Pointe des Poulains

Nature Reserve

7.96 km

Poulains Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

The western tip of Belle-Île faces the ocean and the Americas! In reality, this point is a peninsula which connects Belle-Île by means of a fine sandbank which offers one …

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12.7 km

L'Apothicairerie Cliffs

Highlight • Natural Monument

The guide claims that this place gets its name from bird nests in rock crevices that look like bottles on pharmacy shelves. That wasn't clear to me on site, but …

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15.9 km

View of Port de Borderun

Highlight • Beach

One of the magnificent little coves offering a pretty beach at low tide. Sheltered from easterly winds, it opens onto the sea.

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17.0 km

Viewpoint overlooking Port de Kerlédan and Gull Island

Highlight • Lake

Port de Kerledan offers a magnificent little beach of fine white sand, sheltered from easterly winds.
It is also a wonderful anchorage point for sailboats and small boats.
The view …

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19.0 km

Beach

20.4 km

Rocky meanders on Le Donnant beach at low tide

Highlight • Beach

This place is particularly charming at low tide because you can get lost in the maze of rocks. And seen from above by taking the GR towards Port Coton, it's magnificent.

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28.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.7 km

6.58 km

2.68 km

151 m

Surfaces

12.5 km

11.3 km

2.50 km

1.31 km

395 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 6 November

12°C

8°C

16 %

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Expect light wind and shifting conditions.

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Comments

April 20, 2024,🥾GR 34: 2. Etappe: Donnant - Sauzon🇨🇵☀️

It was another great day, with a wonderful hike in temperatures of up to 20° and sunshine. The variety of flowers was as varied as the terrain: sand, moorland, rocks. To my left was the Atlantic with the cries of seabirds, and to my right the cuckoo calls from the forests every now and then. The many beaches, sometimes golden, …

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June 10, 2023,Belle-île-en-mer : les Poulains to Port Coton by the GR340 ♥️🇫🇷

I used the bus for departure and arrival. The course is so beautiful that I took 200 photos! I took the time to soak my feet and legs in the magnificent beach on Donnant (but there were a lot of jellyfish) and to explore the meanders of the large rocks before resuming the GR. Gorgeous day..

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