La pointe de Merquel
Key facts
- Distance
- 10.5 km
- Ascent
- +16 m
- Descent
- −16 m
- Estimated time
- 2 hr 20
- hiking
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- official rating
- Route
- Loop
- back to the start
Official time: 2 h 30 min
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 10.5 km under 10%. Elevation from 3 m to 10 m over 10.5 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Paved 34%
- Dirt & gravel 62%
- Unknown 4%
- Path types
- Trail 65%
- Road 35%
Description
Difficulty
Official rating: moderate, by Département de Loire-Atlantique.
Getting there
Start: Mesquer, Mesquer (44).
Sources
- Track: Département de Loire-Atlantique, PDIPR, Licence Ouverte 2.0, Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) (www.labaule-guerande.com/randonnee.html). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
- Official time: 2 h 30 min, labaule-guerande.com
- Surface and path types: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, extract of 28 October 2026, matched to the track every 10 m (openstreetmap.org/copyright)
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