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Finistère
Châteaulin
Huelgoat

The Fairies' Pond – Huelgoat Forest loop from Huelgoat

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Hiking trails & Routes
France
Finistère
Châteaulin
Huelgoat

The Fairies' Pond – Huelgoat Forest loop from Huelgoat

Moderate

4.8

(426)

1,707

hikers

The Fairies' Pond – Huelgoat Forest loop from Huelgoat

03:08

11.3km

200m

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: August 24, 2026

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Parc naturel régional d'Armorique

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296 m

Trembling Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

This monolith, 7 meters long and weighing more than 137 tons, seems to be balanced. It attracts many people who try to make it move.

Many people try it, which …

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415 m

Huelgoat Granite Chaos and Forest

Highlight • Natural Monument

Labyrinth, river, cave, forest, granite chaos, mosses, lights. It is a place full of mysticism and beauty that this forest.

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2.89 km

Le camp d'Artus (partie nord)

Archaeological Site

4

4.40 km

Boars' Pond

Highlight • Lake

Some believe that boars once bathed in the water here, others believe that the rocks in the water are meant to represent wild boars. I guess it's the second option...

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5.39 km

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5.54 km

The Fairies' Pond

Highlight • Lake

La Mare aux Fées is one of the many emblematic places that you will encounter in the mysterious and magical forest of Huelgoat.

There is of course a legend that …

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7.82 km

Canal de la Mine Trail

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The Mine Canal trail takes you to discover the old silver-lead mine. It is a beautiful forest walk through an atypical landscape.

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9.46 km

Very pleasant to walk, as the path next to the canal has very little gradient

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10.9 km

Huelgoat Forest

Highlight • Other

Very special and mystical forest area where sometimes we find ourselves in the land of giants.
Well signposted path - free admission.

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11.3 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.44 km

4.42 km

383 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.13 km

2.26 km

868 m

763 m

192 m

117 m

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Highest point (220 m)

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Sunday 23 August

24°C

16°C

16 %

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Comments

May 7, 2024,Le Gouffre – Forêt d'Huelgoat boucle au départ de Huelgoat
magnificent forest, possibilities of seeing many different sites in a few hours, frankly it is original the shape of the stones making one think of the pink granite coast one wonders how it got there, and the time to get to this stage it It's like a journey through the ages. We continue at the beginning with small waterfalls, a …

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Today, we're heading to the Huelgoat Forest. Numerous Celtic myths surround the Huelgoat Forest. Fairies supposedly combed their long hair, but why in the forest? There are also standing stones, the Devil's Cave (Grotte du Diable), the Arthurian Camp (Camp d'Artus), its eponymous cave, and the Gouffre (Abyss). All very worth seeing, but a bit strenuous... 🙆‍♂️

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Today's hike is probably one of the 10 most beautiful hikes in Brittany.
Many French tourists think so, which is confirmed by the number of people.
Despite the relatively large number of hikers, this hiking trail is a truly beautiful spot in Brittany. We started a little way from the main parking lot and first walked across a campsite, where …

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Standing stones, ancient moss-draped trees, Merlin and King Arthur legends in this forest, druids and ancient sacred places, fairies and forest spirits, this forest full of history enchants, huge stone formations since ancient times, this place at Huelgoat attracts many mystics, playing harp You can find them in the forest or melancholically listening to the atmosphere, longing for past natural …

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Beautiful walk in the forest in the fresh, in the middle of the granite chaos of all beauty 😍 First part along the remarkable sites, very busy, and second half towards the old silver mine much calmer and wilder. The return to Huelgoat along the canal that fed this mine is very relaxing. Impressive landscapes 👍

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Disclaimer: I found this tour in the Rother app and imported it into Komoot.

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The tour is really beautiful!
We became quite sentimental; We are very happy that there are still such untouched and species-rich forests. Here the forest is "allowed" to manage on its own, and it does it wonderfully.
Every Brittany holidaymaker should take this hike with them...

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The day was also planned today according to the weather - in the morning a museum, but in the afternoon it was sun/clouds (as far as I've been able to learn so far in Finistère: clouds and maybe with a bit of luck a bit of blue sky). Reason enough to tackle at least a small round...
Huelgoat is a …

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