Km 00 Liberty Road – 2nd Armored Division Monument loop from Musée du débarquement Utah Beach

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Km 00 Liberty Road – 2nd Armored Division Monument loop from Musée du débarquement Utah Beach

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Km 00 Liberty Road – 2nd Armored Division Monument loop from Musée du débarquement Utah Beach

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17.4km

10m

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Easy bike ride. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 25, 2026

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Parc naturel régional des Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin

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146 m

Km 00 Liberty Road

Highlight • Monument

The Freedom Route is a historic route which commemorates the Liberation of France but also that of Belgium and Luxembourg during the Second World War. The km 0 and 00 terminals of this Route are located in the Manche at Sainte-Mère-Eglise and Utah Beach.
The Way of Freedom was created on the initiative of Commander Guy de la Vasselais. Head of the French military tactical liaison mission near General Patton's 3rd American Army, Guy de la Vasselais received numerous medals at the Liberation. It was in 1946 that he decided to create a Freedom Route in tribute to the sacrifices of the men of the 3rd Army who came to liberate Europe.
The Road to Freedom follows the route taken by the Allies and the French army to liberate France and part of the Benelux.

Terminal :
In 1944 the USA had 48 states, the terminal will therefore have 48 stars to illustrate these states. The 4 colored rectangles represent the 4 portions of the Way of Freedom, namely:
- Sainte-Mère-Eglise/Cherbourg;
- Sainte-Mère-Eglise/Avranches;
- Avranches/Metz;
- Metz/Luxembourg/Bastogne.
Then, always faithful to American symbols, the central flame, representing the torch of Liberty emerging from the sea, is modeled on the flame of the Statue of Liberty.
Source: manchetourisme.com

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4.42 km

2nd Armored Division Monument

Highlight • Monument

This memorial is part of a group of monuments which pay tribute to the heroes of the landing. It was erected by the Normandy landing committee and represents General Leclerc in tank uniform.

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7.13 km

Peace bunker Stp 12 - Saint-Hubert

Highlight • Monument

"Who changes children changes the world."

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8.85 km

Black Madonna of Ravenoville

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It is in Auvergne and in the South of France that we find a concentration of these statues of the Black Madonna, which belong to the iconography of the Middle Ages. That of Ravenoville beach is one of the few that can be found in Normandy. Their origin still defies knowledge. Whatever the past from which they come, these black Virgins go beyond the Christian symbolism and will cause a lot of concern to the Church, which will seek to put them out of the circuit. It is not known at what time that of Ravenoville beach was erected, but in the account of the battle between the English and the revolutionary army, for the Saint-Marcouf islands, there is mentioned a black Madonna and child. ouest-france.fr/normandie/sainte-mere-eglise-50480/la-vierge-noire-l-une-des-rares-en-normandie-5171077

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8.96 km

Beach Cabins of Parc naturel régional des Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin

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Nice photo opportunity

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16.9 km

Utah Beach

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The tranquility of this beach makes it difficult to imagine the events of June 1944. The armored vehicles and soldiers of that time have made way for oyster beds, birds and walkers.

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