From Port-d'Argol, an easy eight-kilometre loop strings together beaches, rocky points, the lagoon and flowering heath, with the Grands Cardinaux lighthouse in your sights. The finest way to see everything.
The path — Compagnie Océaneoceane.breizhgo.bzh→White sand and russet rocks at Port-Blanc, Argol beach where the ferry lands, Beg er Lannegi facing the yachts at anchor: three beaches for three moods, often deserted in the morning.
Restored in 2018-2019, the fort hosts guided tours and exhibitions on the island's wildlife, flora and history, run by the Conservatoire du littoral and the Melvan association.
The fort — Morbihan Tourismmorbihan.com→A 4.10 m menhir Christianised with a cross and statue niche, and a neighbouring dolmen, listed monuments since 1926: five thousand years of human presence in one field.
The Hoëdic sailing club runs summer courses; operators from the bay offer kayak trips to Houat. By the lagoon, bring binoculars for waders and terns.
Hoëdic — Morbihan Tourismmorbihan.com→Photo : DURAND Nicolas, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons