In November 2014, I started a long-term project of hiking the coast of Brittany. The trail goes by many names: sentier côtier, sentier or chemin des douaniers, sentier littoral and grande randonnée 34 (“GR34”). I decided to start my hike at the beginning of the GR34, in Vitré, which is actually a few days’ hike from the coast.
I have now done four segments:
- From Vitré to Antrain (3 days, November 2014)
- From Antrain to the Mont Saint-Michel, then west along the coast to Saint-Cast-Le-Guildo (4 days, June 2015)
- Saint-Cast-Le-Guildo to the port of Jospinet, near Planguenoual (2 days, July 2015)
- Jospinet to Tréguier (4 days, June 2016)
These 13 days add up to about 375 miles. I estimate that I have about 800 to 900 miles still to go!
To see my latest batch of photos from the coast, click here.
Abby, thank you for posting your gorgeous photos! My husband and I are walking from Mont St Michel to St Malo in September. I was particularly interested to see the MSM to Hirel stretch. I’ve read that this area (MSM Bay) can be boring, so considering biking from MSM to Cancale. Loved looking at your photos, thanks again!
Hi Bonnie, sorry, I just saw your comment. It got sent to spam. It’s true, the stretch just after Mt St Michel is a bit boring, but it’s only a few hours and you have the inland route or the coastal route options. Still worth it, I think, though you’d see a lot by bike as well! Enjoy!!