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Brittany coast
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Brittany coast

Twelve days of granite and tide: Saint-Malo, the Pink Granite Coast, Finistere, Pointe du Raz, Quimper, Carnac, the Gulf of Morbihan. Tesla and Fastned on the N12/N165; daily hops 80-180 km because every headland asks you to stop.

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Season: Year-round. Winter storms close headlands for hours. Summer is tight gites. Carnac alignments are always there.

Twelve days of granite and tide: Saint-Malo, the Pink Granite Coast, Finistere, Pointe du Raz, Quimper, Carnac, the Gulf of Morbihan. Tesla and Fastned on the N12/N165; daily hops 80-180 km because every headland asks you to stop.

Day by day

Day 1

Saint-Malo

Ramparts and a tide that rearranges the harbour. Tesla overnight.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Saint-Malo) — typical arrival 28%, about 22 min to 80%. Why stop here: Saint-Malo. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Pink Granite Coast
Pink Granite CoastPhoto: Benh LIEU SONG / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Day 4

Perros-Guirec

Pink granite stacked like a mistake the sea kept. Charge in Lannion after 22 percent of headlands.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Perros-Guirec. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Pointe du Raz
Pointe du RazPhoto: Stephan Sprinz / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Day 7

Quimper

Finistere and Pointe du Raz if the wind allows. Tesla in Quimper; the cathedral is granite too.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Quimper. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Quimper
QuimperPhoto: Thesupermat / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Day 9

Carnac

Stones in rows older than the road. Destination charge; walk the alignments at first light.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Carnac. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Carnac
CarnacPhoto: Myrabella / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Day 12

Vannes

The gulf is a little sea. Last Tesla; Morbihan islands are a boat day, car on a charger.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Vannes) — typical arrival 20%, about 23 min to 80%. Why stop here: Vannes. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Morbihan
MorbihanPhoto: Jebulon / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Quiet charging pauses

  • Tesla Supercharger in Saint-Malo — a calm stop on this leg, about 22 min.
  • Tesla Supercharger in Lannion — a calm stop on this leg, about 24 min.
  • Tesla Supercharger in Vannes — a calm stop on this leg, about 23 min.

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