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Cricqueville-En-Bessin

Coastljjn – Pointe du Hoc bunker loop from Saint-Pierre-du-Mont

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France
Manche
Bayeux
Cricqueville-En-Bessin

Coastljjn – Pointe du Hoc bunker loop from Saint-Pierre-du-Mont

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Coastljjn – Pointe du Hoc bunker loop from Saint-Pierre-du-Mont

00:41

2.65km

20m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 15, 2026

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1.43 km

Coastljjn

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What a beautiful landscape, peaceful today and perfect for enjoying nature.

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1.57 km

Ausichtspunkt Pointe du Hoc

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1.64 km

Krater Pointe du Hoc

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1.69 km

Bunker

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1.79 km

Pointe du Hoc bunker

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That guns have stood here is unimaginable

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Ranger Memorial at Pointe du Hoc

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1.96 km

Pointe du Hoc

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During the Second World War this point was covered by German bunkers and cannons. The Germans had installed six 155 mm guns to defend the landing beaches. On June 6, …

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2.63 km

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2.22 km

283 m

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Sunday 16 August

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15°C

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December 8, 2023,passeggiata a Pointe du Hoc - Normandia / Francia - 08dic23
2nd day of 4 in Normandy [France] | Honfleur and the D-Day beaches: Gold Beach, Omaha Beach, Pointe du Hoc
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👇 here the video in 4K 👇


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Pointe du Hoc is located in the commune of Cricqueville-en-Bessin on the Normandy coast in France. It is a prominent cliff that played a strategic role during the Allied landings in Normandy (D-Day) on June 6, 1944.
Pointe du Hoc was heavily fortified with German 155 mm gun emplacements that threatened a large part of the landing beaches (Omaha Beach …

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Went to Normandy for a week with friends. What a special trip that was. Always been super interested in WWII/D-Day and the Atlantic Wall. To now see everything in real life was very special and made a big impression.

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At Pointe du Hoc, the shell impacts are still clearly visible. The bunkers are also extremely well preserved. The natural landscape is magnificent. A statue in the shape of a dagger commemorates and honors the American rangers who climbed the steep cliff at their own risk on June 6, 1944. They managed to neutralize the German gunners.

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