Tréglonou on the Aber-Benoît

Tréglonou on the Aber-Benoît

Tréglonou lies on the banks of the Aber-Benoît. Canoeing, kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding are possible on the river. Rand’Abers 1 also follows this landscape: the hiking trail runs along the GR34 beside the Aber-Benoît. The area around the Pont de Tréglonou is also near the ornithological area on the Aber-Benoît. The village therefore offers a range of points of interest for planning your trip: activities on the water, a hiking route and a connection to an ornithological area.

Hiking trails and alternatives

Rand’Abers 1 runs as a hiking trail along the GR34 beside the Aber-Benoît. There is a shorter alternative for this route: it skips the wooded section and starts at the Pont de Tréglonou or the Carpont car park. This identifies both the section being skipped and two possible starting points.

Rand’Abers 9 passes through four municipalities and includes a section of the Aber-Benoît. By comparison, Rand’Abers 1 combines its connection to the GR34 with a shorter alternative that skips the wooded section. If a route through several municipalities is important to you, the information about Rand’Abers 9 provides a specific point of reference. If, on the other hand, you are considering a hike along the GR34 or would like to skip the wooded section, the features of Rand’Abers 1 can help you choose.

Church, bridge and chapel ruins

The Church of Saint-Paul-Aurélien was built in 1860. Its floor plan is in the shape of a Latin cross, and its nave has a single aisle. These terms describe different aspects: the floor plan indicates the overall shape of the building, while “single-aisle” describes the layout of the nave. A single-aisle nave is one longitudinal space without additional side aisles. This allows the church’s overall form and the layout of its interior to be considered separately.

The church incorporates a reused north portal from an 18th-century church. It bears the coats of arms of the Tournemine de Trouzilit family. The church thus brings together two points in time: its construction in 1860 and the portal’s earlier origins. The north portal is both an architectural detail and an example of a building component reused from an earlier church.

The Pont de Tréglonou is a reinforced-concrete bridge with a total length of 70.70 metres. It has four spans, each measuring 12.50 metres, and was inaugurated in 1935. The total length refers to the bridge, while the individual measurements refer to its spans. Together with the inauguration year, these details give a specific impression of its construction, dimensions and historical context. Compared with the church, which was built in 1860, the bridge was inaugurated later, in 1935.

In Keryel are the ruins of a private chapel dedicated to Kiel, a companion of Pol Aurélien. Its ruined state, dedication and connection to Pol Aurélien distinguish this site from the information about the Church of Saint-Paul-Aurélien and the bridge.

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