Saint-Uzec Menhir – Kerguntuil Megaliths loop from Trégastel
Saint-Uzec Menhir – Kerguntuil Megaliths loop from Trégastel
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Saint-Uzec Menhir – Kerguntuil Megaliths loop from Trégastel
02:07
30.3km
290m
Mountain biking
Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 17, 2026
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Start point
Bus stop
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5.09 km
Saint-Samson Chapel and Menhir
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It is the main element of a complex, combining the manor house (to the south), which was once accessed, the fountain (to the northwest), the entrance gate (to the northeast), and the Christianized menhir (moved to the foot of the porch).
The first phase, completed in 1575 (a date previously visible on a buttress of the gable), concerns the chapel itself (without the tower), a small Flamboyant Gothic building with a superb ornate door to the south (then the only access point to the interior of the building) and an apse intended to later house a painted stained-glass window. This foundation is believed to have been initiated by the lord who owned the Barac'h-Keruzec fief, who endowed this isolated territory with a Christian building, providing a rhythm for the peasants' lives.
A second phase, completed in 1610 (date visible on a window), concerns the construction of a western massif, with an entrance porch and a bell tower composed of a square tower flanked by a spiral staircase turret, surmounted by a dome. This achievement is inspired by the Beaumanoir style, developed during the previous century in the lower Trégor, from Morlaix to Lannion, very appreciated for its elegance and characterized in particular by a slender bell tower-wall.
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6.77 km
Equinature equitation
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15.7 km
Path overlooking the Radome
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16.8 km
Bridge in poor condition
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20.4 km
Beg-Leguer plague
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21.4 km
Chapel of Saint-Uzec
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22.4 km
Saint-Uzec Menhir
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27.1 km
Kerguntuil Megaliths
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The stone monuments of Kerguntuil are remains from the late Neolithic period (around 2000 BC). The passage grave, consisting of several stone slabs, and the dolmen are two very fine examples of megaliths (assemblies of large stones) erected in Western Europe during this period.
Did you know that these passages were rediscovered in the 1930s thanks to the dedication of local volunteers who excavated and restored the monument? It is very likely that our ancestors used these monuments as collective burial sites. Today, these remains bear witness to the architectural genius of these prehistoric people, but also to their worldview. Look at the engravings inside, on the pillars of the mound foundation burial: These pairs of raised protrusions, engraved in relief, are said to represent breasts and the Great Mother Goddess of the Neolithic period.
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30.3 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
14.4 km
10.3 km
3.66 km
1.95 km
Surfaces
14.5 km
9.01 km
2.78 km
2.26 km
1.72 km
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