Le Conquet / Brest La Littorale

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33,20 Km

3 h 15 min

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Le Conquet

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Brest

33,20 km cycling route from Le Conquet to Brest

You ride along the coast towards Brest via the Pointe de Saint-Mathieu (in the parish of Plougonvelin), a headland famed both for the ruins of a medieval abbey and for a lighthouse. The views from the top of the latter, taking in the reefs of Les Vieux Moines and the Chaussée des Pierres Noires, are breathtaking. Next, you ride along the side of the Anse de Bertheaume, a bay overseen by a fort designed by Vauban, Louis XIV’s great engineer. There follow some tremendous, scenic views across the Rade de Brest, one of the largest enclosed bays in the world, covering 180km2. At the Rade’s goulet, or narrow entrance from the Atlantic, the Phare du Petit Minou is a lighthouse placed there to indicate to boats the channel they need to follow to enter into the Rade de Brest, by lining it up with the Phare du Portzic, another lighthouse, which you ride close to in order to reach Brest, a sprawling city that very much lives from its strong connections with the sea.

Elevation of the stage

260 m 253 m

Waytypes of the stage

Cycle path: 11,43 km By road: 21,77 km

Surface of the stage

Smooth: 31,98 km Rough: 1,23 km

The route

Leaving the outskirts of Le Conquet, you join a coast road offering panoramic views all the way up to the level of the Phare de Saint-Mathieu; along this magnificent stretch shared with motorized traffic there are some blind bends, so remain alert. Leaving the site of Saint-Mathieu, take care riding along the cycle lane taking you along a deceptive rise up to Plougonvelin. Traffic is restricted to 30kph along this small town’s streets, allowing you to ride down safely to the Plage du Trez-Hir, a beach. Once you’ve enjoyed the panoramic journey around the Anse de Bertheaume, the cycle route climbs, leading you along country roads looking down on the sea. Locmaria-Plouzané’s beaches provide a protected yet panoramic way to enter the great bay of the Rade de Brest. Climbing to leave the coast behind and to reach the centre of Brest, you’re guided along cycle lanes and paths.

Cycle links

To Goulven via the Véloroute Côtes des Légendes (via Plabennec and Lesneven) - link no.1, download below
To Landeda via the Véloroute des Abers (via Plabennec) - link no.1 to Plabennec then link no.2, download below

Practical information

Tourist offices :

Office de tourisme Iroise Bretagne - 02 98 38 38 38
https://www.iroise-bretagne.bzh
Office de tourisme Brest Métropole 8 avenue Georges Clemenceau 29200 Brest - 02 98 44 24 96
https://www.brest-metropole-tourisme.fr/

Transports

Gare de Brest :
- Several regional trains (TER) for Morlaix, Landerneau, Quimper
- High-speed train (TGV) Brest > Morlaix > St-Brieuc > Rennes > Paris
Bus : possibility of boarding your bike on BreizhGo buses between Lesneven or Lannilis and Brest.

Maritime links to the islands

From the Conquet with Penn Ar Bed : île d’Ouessant, île Molène
From Brest with Penn Ar Bed : île d’Ouessant, île Molène, île de Sein
From Brest to the "presqu'île de Crozon" with Le Brestoâ

Don't miss

The Pointe de Saint-Mathieu, a dramatic headland with a ruined abbey and a lighthouse to explore
Bertheaume Fort, designed by Vauban, Louis XIV’s famed engineer
The Plage du Trez Hir, a beach with a pool too, and a sailing school
The Phare du Petit Minou, a lighthouse
The Phare du Portzic, another lighthouse
Brest: Océanopolis, a major visitor centre dedicated to explaining the oceans.

Link routes and alternatives to this stage

This stage includes 2 liaisons (purple on the map)

Liaison 1
GPX track

Liaison 2
GPX track

Accommodation on the stage

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