Canal de Cæn à la Mer – Lion-sur-Mer loop from Caen

France

Normandy

Canal de Cæn à la Mer – Lion-sur-Mer loop from Caen

Hard

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riders

Canal de Cæn à la Mer – Lion-sur-Mer loop from Caen

05:23

98.9km

350m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 20.7 km for 50 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.16 km

Caen-to-the-Sea Canal at Blainville-sur-Orne

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The Caen Sea Canal connects the English Channel to the Saint-Pierre basin in Caen. 14km long with two locks, the basin is bordered by a very pleasant paved cycle path.

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14.2 km

Canal de Cæn à la Mer

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Nice cycle path with multiple places to stop

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17.5 km

Kieffer Commando Memorial (La Flamme), Ouistreham

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Kieffer Commando's Monument:
In a beautiful park on the coast is this monument of the No. 4 Commandos of Lt. Kieffer, who came ashore in the early morning of June …

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17.5 km

Memorial to the Free French Forces at Ouistreham

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Kieffer Commando's Monument:
In a beautiful park on the coast lies this monument of the No.4 Commando's of Lt.Kieffer, who came ashore in the early morning of June 6, 1944 …

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20.7 km

Beach

21.8 km

Lion-sur-Mer

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A lovely seaside town. The Boulevard de Calvados forms an excellent car-free cycle route along the popular beach.

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22.7 km

Liberty Monument and Churchill Tank

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This Churchill tank belonged to the British 79th Armored Division. This unit was commanded by Major-General Sir Percy C. S. Hobart who was the initiator, among others, of this special …

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34.8 km

Avant-Port

Lake

35.2 km

Bassin Joinville

Lake

36.2 km

Croix de Lorraine De Gaulle Landing 🇫🇷 & Polish Memorial

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Large cross and granite memorial reminding of the June 14 1944 arrival of the French Free exile government of General Charles De Gaulle, exactly 4 years after his call to the liberation of France en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_de_Gaulle

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46.5 km