The rocky finger of the Pointe du Grouin points out and protects the entrance into the bay of Mont Saint Michel.

On this headland, a Grande Randonnée runs around hugging the cliff face and there is a circular walk starting out from Cancale

Cancale

Cancale is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in north-western France. It is known as the birthplace of Saint Jeanne Jugan.-Demographics:Inhabitants of Cancale are called Cancalais....

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On their way the walker can enjoy views of the Île des Landes a long barren outcrop (now a bird sanctuary), the lighthouse, the Îles Chausey

Chausey

Chausey is a group of small islands, islets and rocks off the coast of Normandy, in the English Channel. It lies from Granville, and forms a quartier of the Granville commune, in the Manche département...

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Granville, Manche

-Sights:The old town preserves all the history of its military and religious past. The lower town was partly built on land reclaimed from the sea. The upper part of the old town is surrounded by ramparts from the fifteenth century...

on the Normandy coast, and , on a clear day, the outline of Mont Saint Michel.