L'Avenue de la Mer – Cabourg Beach loop from Merville-Franceville-Plage

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Normandy

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Merville-Franceville-Plage

L'Avenue de la Mer – Cabourg Beach loop from Merville-Franceville-Plage

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L'Avenue de la Mer – Cabourg Beach loop from Merville-Franceville-Plage

01:30

26.3km

70m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.07 km

Beautiful villa

Highlight • Historical Site

Besides the port of Dives-sur-Mer, the belle-époque villas are the eye-catchers of this fashionable and artistic city.

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5.14 km

Cycle path along Cabourg beach

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The beaches of the many seaside resorts of the Côte Fleurie are connected by pleasant paths, sometimes with dedicated cycle paths.

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7.87 km

Cabourg Casino Gardens

Highlight • Monument

Until the middle of the 19th century, Cabourg was a small fishing village. In the 1850s, Henri Durand-Morimbau, a financier from Paris, developed the plan to build a "modern" seaside …

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7.92 km

Grand Hotel Cabourg

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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 …

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13.7 km

Landry Mill

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The last watermill in the region, the Moulin Landry is a former flour mill transformed into a neo-Norman mansion in the 19th century (1851). It still remains as one of …

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15.5 km

Port Guillaume Marina

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A place steeped in history: from Dives, the Norman king Guillaume le Conquérant transferred his fleet to England in 1066.
Since the end of the 19th century Dives bears the …

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18.1 km

L'Avenue de la Mer

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Very pleasant street where it is good to walk, especially when the PM has blocked the street, generally on weekends and during school holidays.

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20.2 km

Cabourg Beach

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Beginning of the long urban beach of fine sand with Promenade

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26.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.5 km

3.91 km

3.50 km

1.23 km

136 m

Surfaces

22.4 km

3.48 km

124 m

104 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

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Tuesday 13 October

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Comments

May 27, 2025,Cabourg – Houlgate Runde von La Cour Normande

Just a short bike ride today. I installed the new Brooks saddle and adjusted the saddle position on this ride, and I've been constantly adjusting it. I hope that after the break-in period, I'll notice a noticeable improvement in my buttocks. 🤔🤷

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October 5, 2024,Fahrradtour nach Houlgate

The cycle paths in Normandy are very well developed and signposted. Some cities in Germany could take a leaf out of their book. 👍🤷‍♂️

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