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Saint-Gildas Point – Préfailles loop from Préfailles

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Saint-Gildas Point – Préfailles loop from Préfailles

Moderate

4.7

(72)

445

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Saint-Gildas Point – Préfailles loop from Préfailles

02:37

10.2km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Réserve naturelle de la Pointe Saint-Gildas

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.47 km

Beach

1.95 km

Saint-Gildas Point

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

The point is a rocky and wild place where you can hike without being disappointed. With this map and well-maintained trails, it's a hiker's delight. Do not miss.

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4.52 km

Grottes Jumelles (Twin Caves) Rock Arch

Highlight • Natural Monument

4.71 km

Préfailles

Highlight • Other

6.51 km

La Raize Blockhouse

Highlight • Other

6.58 km

Anse du Sud Beach

Highlight • Beach

Very nice beach. Difficult access, steep climbing passage.

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7.32 km

Anse du Sud

Beach

7.93 km

Pointe Saint-Gildas Semaphore

Highlight • Other

A strategic viewpoint over the ocean, this former lookout post became a semaphore in 1862 (military surveillance) then a lighthouse in 1954.
A must-see place to visit during a walk …

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8.23 km

Memory Trail in Pays de Retz

Highlight • Historical Site

9.24 km

Chemin du Port aux Ânes

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

10.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.79 km

2.64 km

1.31 km

1.23 km

238 m

Surfaces

3.91 km

2.99 km

1.34 km

1.31 km

367 m

300 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 23 May

32°C

17°C

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Saint-Gildas Point – Préfailles loop from Préfailles

Saint-Gildas Point

Grottes Jumelles (Twin Caves) Rock Arch

Préfailles

La Raize Blockhouse

Anse du Sud Beach

Pointe Saint-Gildas Semaphore

Memory Trail in Pays de Retz

Chemin du Port aux Ânes

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