Saint-Péver: Forest Trails and Historic Chapels

When planning a hotel stay in Saint-Péver, the forest and local heritage offer some specific themes to explore. The Forêt Départementale d’Avaugour-Bois Meur covers 1,100 hectares in Saint-Péver. There are also walking trails with named distances and durations, as well as historic traces and monuments. This makes it possible to choose a hike based on how much time it takes, while the quarry, sunken lanes and chapels offer further insights into the area.

Forest Area and Walking Trails

The Avaugour-Bois-Meur forest area has eight walking trails adapted to different fitness levels. For a practical comparison, details on distance, duration and starting point are useful: the routes differ both in the time they take and where they begin. The Circuit des petites landes is a 1.5-kilometre circular trail that takes 30 minutes and starts at the parking lot de l’enseigne. The Circuit de la vallée d’Avaugour is seven kilometres long, takes two hours and starts at the church parking lot in the centre of Saint-Péver.

Compare Circular Trails by Time

Tro Vras offers a much longer option: this circular trail is 27 kilometres long, takes seven hours and starts at the Ferme de Bois-Meur. The three durations range from 30 minutes to two hours to seven hours. Together with the respective distances, they provide a clear indication of how much a hike involves. The eight trails are adapted to different fitness levels; the details for each route should be considered individually.

Traces of the Forest’s Former Uses

A former quartzite quarry in Avaugour-Bois-Meur filled with water and became a pond. Historic sunken lanes connected agricultural plots with villages, hamlets and farms; today, hikers use them. Their former role connecting fields and settlements gives them a different story from that of a simple path. The old charcoal-making sites also tell of work in the forest: these are circular clearings where wood was once turned into charcoal. Le petit Lourdes is a hidden rock formation that was once a place of prayer and pilgrimage.

Chapels and Historic Monuments

The chapels also offer specific historical reference points. The Chapelle d’Avaugour was classified as a historic monument by decree on 24 July 1957. The Chapelle Notre-Dame de Restudo was classified by decree on 2 November 1954; the classification explicitly includes the wall paintings. The different dates and the inclusion of the paintings distinguish the two monument listings.

Visitor Facilities at the Ferme de Bois-Meur

The visitor area at the Ferme de Bois-Meur has picnic tables, a shelter and a parking lot. Toilets are also available and are accessible to people with reduced mobility. These facilities are specifically located at this visitor area, while the walking trails are described with their own starting points and durations.

Discover more destinations: Saint-Gilles-Pligeaux, Pont-Melvez, Pludual, Runan, Ploufragan, Quessoy, Langoat, Saint-Gilles-Vieux-Marché.

For the wider travel overview: Côtes-D’armor.