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Ménez-Hom Summit and Viewpoint – Summit of Ménez Hom loop from Douarnenez

Ménez-Hom Summit and Viewpoint – Summit of Ménez Hom loop from Douarnenez

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Ménez-Hom Summit and Viewpoint – Summit of Ménez Hom loop from Douarnenez

02:35

49.4km

830m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 1.96 km for 237 m

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Ris Beach

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I can agree with Florian's statements, except for the ban on swimming. It has been lifted at the moment because the water quality is very good again (see photo with the last measurement from September 3, 2021). It is safe to swim within the yellow buoys. The shower and toilet block are also in operation. Tables with benches are available for picnics. Really a great place to relax.

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11.1 km

Douarnenez Bay

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From up here you have a beautiful view over the bay.

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24.7 km

Ménez-Hom Summit and Viewpoint

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One of the essential climbs in the region. With a magnificent view at the top (if the sky is clear) on the surroundings and the magnificent peninsula of Crozon.

Popular with local cyclists, you can climb to the top of the road easily and then carry or ride carefully for a few meters to the orientation table

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24.8 km

Summit of Ménez Hom

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Ménez Hom is a mountain located in Brittany, in the Finistère department, in the Cornouaille region, between Aulne and Porzay, on the territory of the municipalities of Plomodiern, Saint-Nic, Trégarvan and Dinéault where it rises to 329 meters altitude. It dominates the bay of Brest and the bay of Douarnenez, and ends the Black Mountains. The site was classified natural heritage in 2004 for its flora and fauna. The Breton word Menez means “mountain” or “mountain”. Komm (transferred here to C'homm) means in old and middle Breton "valley",. The valley is that of the Aulne, located below; Menez Hom thus meaning "the mountain of the valley (of the Alder)". Culminating at an altitude of only 329 meters, but appearing higher because it is very close to the sea (6 km), it is one of the sacred mountains of Armorica; The Ménez Hom is made up of two summits about 800 meters apart: the Petit Menez or Yelc'h and the main summit, called the Yed (Yed in Breton means "watch", which illustrates that it was a place conducive to the surveillance of possible invaders). the others being Karrek an Tan, Roc'h an Aotroù, Roc de Toulaëron4 (Roc'h Toull al Laeron in Breton), Menez Bré and Mont Saint-Michel de Brasparts (Menez Mikael-an-Are).

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