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Normandy

Caen

Bretteville-L'Orgueilleuse

Gold Beach - Arromanches – Historic Center of Bayeux loop from Bretteville-Norrey

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France

Normandy

Caen

Bretteville-L'Orgueilleuse

Gold Beach - Arromanches – Historic Center of Bayeux loop from Bretteville-Norrey

Hard

4.8

(12)

riders

Gold Beach - Arromanches – Historic Center of Bayeux loop from Bretteville-Norrey

05:32

93.7km

460m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 19, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 29.9 km for 155 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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18.7 km

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

Highlight (Segment) • Other

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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26.7 km

Canal de Cæn à la Mer

Highlight • Other

Nice cycle path with multiple places to stop

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30.0 km

Beach

34.3 km

Lion-sur-Mer

Highlight • Beach

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

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47.5 km

Avant-Port

Lake

47.9 km

Bassin Joinville

Lake

60.3 km

Viewpoint

62.3 km

Landing Beaches 06/06

Highlight • Beach

The D-Day landings of June 6, 1944 five beaches of Normandy: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword.

Go down to Gold Beach to see relics of the war, and visit the D-Day museum in Arromanches-les-Bains.

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63.2 km

Gold Beach - Arromanches

Highlight • Beach

The site of one of 5 D-Day landings on June 6th 1844. Also the start of an epic route into the heart of Normandy, Angers. A historic coastline with a great musuem.

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63.3 km

Arromanches-les-Bains

Highlight • Settlement

The bay overlooking the village of Arromanches was chosen by the allies for the construction of the Mulberry port. Few places in Normandy allow you to see the scars of …

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71.9 km

View of Bayeux Cathedral

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Small quiet road to Bayeux with a beautiful view of the Cathedral

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75.3 km

A small old town worth seeing, which was the first to be liberated without destruction in the Second World War. It still has a lot of old historical buildings with lots of half-timbering and the Norman cathedral.

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93.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.4 km

36.2 km

7.74 km

6.26 km

947 m

302 m

Surfaces

73.4 km

14.5 km

4.33 km

685 m

640 m

303 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 1 July

23°C

13°C

43 %

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Gold Beach - Arromanches – Historic Center of Bayeux loop from Bretteville-Norrey

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Lion-sur-Mer

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Gold Beach - Arromanches

Arromanches-les-Bains

View of Bayeux Cathedral

Historic Center of Bayeux

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