⚠️ Timetables, opening hours, prices and access conditions may change without notice, for reasons beyond our control (season, weather, decisions by operators, venues or local authorities). Before every trip, check the information with the relevant authorities and service providers.
A flat path past dry-stone walls, white shingle beaches and kelp kilns, with a constant view of Ushant and the archipelago. The Théven calvary is its lookout.
At low tide a shingle bar links Molène to its twin islet, the old kingdom of the kelp gatherers. Check the tide tables before you go — and come back before the sea shuts the door.
The archipelago shelters one of France's main grey seal colonies. Watch them from the path or on supervised boat trips; binoculars recommended, silence required.
Iroise marine nature parkparc-marin-iroise.fr→The restored signal station, the island's high point (26 m), opens during school holidays; below it, the little museum tells of the 1896 wreck and Queen Victoria's gift.
Opening times — town hallmairie-ile-molene.bzh→Free nature centre at Le Karit: the archipelago's wildlife, plants and landscapes explained before you set off on the trail.
Listing — Iroise tourist officeiroise-bretagne.bzh→Cockles, clams and winkles at spring tides, respecting the marine park's sizes and zones; bracing swims in the white shingle coves on the island's south side.
Photo : Michel wal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons