City of Caen – Cabourg Beach loop from Hérouville-Saint-Clair

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Normandy

City of Caen – Cabourg Beach loop from Hérouville-Saint-Clair

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City of Caen – Cabourg Beach loop from Hérouville-Saint-Clair

02:38

62.2km

310m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 7, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 47.6 km for 140 m

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Start point

Parking

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3.82 km

City of Caen

Highlight • Settlement

Located only twenty kilometers from the English Channel and the landing beaches, Caen is also the City of William the Conqueror. This is evidenced by the imposing Ladies' Abbey, the Men's Abbey and the castle, all three built at the beginning of the 11th century.

Be sure to visit the Caen Memorial, designed to commemorate the Battle of Normandy. You will also surely enjoy a stroll through the small streets of the Vaugueux district, where Edith Piaf's family lived. There you will find many friendly restaurants serving traditional cuisine.

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3.91 km

Viewpoint overlooking the Abbaye aux Dames in Caen

Highlight • Other

33.6 km

Grand Hotel Cabourg

Highlight • Restaurant

This hotel was built in 1861, but renovated in 1907 to its current state. The same year, Marcel Proust stayed there. When he was ten years old (in 1881), he already stayed in Cabourg because of his asthma. Since then, the fashionable writer stayed every year at the Grand Hôtel until 1914. He was inspired by these experiences to write a portrait of beach life at the beginning of the 20th century and of the customs in Cabourg - "Balbec" - during the belle époque.

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35.5 km

Cabourg Beach

Highlight • Beach

Beginning of the long urban beach of fine sand with Promenade

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41.2 km

Merville Battery

Highlight • Historical Site

The Merville Battery was built as part of the "Atlantic Wall" defenses by the German army during World War II. It's a fascinating place to visit, with plenty of vehicles, artillery, planes and bunkers to explore.

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