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Omaha Beach – Plage des Braves loop from Vierville-sur-Mer

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Omaha Beach – Plage des Braves loop from Vierville-sur-Mer

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Omaha Beach – Plage des Braves loop from Vierville-sur-Mer

03:56

15.1km

100m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

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3.31 km

Omaha Beach

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Super nice sandy beach with high and low tide

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3.90 km

Path through the dunes below the Normandy American Cemetery

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A narrow, sandy path leads through the dunes, below the American military cemetery.

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4.94 km

Monument to the 5th Engineer Special Brigade

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The 5th Engineer Special Brigade was a special unit of the U.S. Army that played a crucial role in the Normandy landings on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Their primary task was to remove beach obstacles and create paths for the following troops. Despite heavy losses, they managed to remove enough obstacles and build passable paths to allow American troops and equipment to land and leave the exposed beach.

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5.07 km

1st Infantry Division Memorial (The Big Red One), Colleville-sur-Mer

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The 1st Infantry Brigade, better known as the 1st Infantry Division or by its nickname "The Big Red One", is one of the oldest and most famous divisions of the US Army.

The 1st Infantry Division played a central role in the Allied landings in Normandy at Omaha Beach.

The 1st Infantry Division fought its way up the beach under heavy fire, eventually securing strategic points to enable the Allied advance inland.

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5.77 km

View of Omaha Beach

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View of the landing beaches of Omaha Beach with information board about troop movements on D-Day.

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5.85 km

Map of War

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A lot of colorful explanatory work in the period 44

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7.72 km

Entrance to the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

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Open from 9.00 to 17.30

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13.1 km

Plage des Braves

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The "Plage des Braves" is not an official beach name, but refers to a specific section of Omaha Beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy. This location is particularly famous for the "Les Braves" memorial, which commemorates the bravery of Allied soldiers during the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944.

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13.5 km

Beach

15.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.90 km

3.95 km

3.78 km

493 m

Surfaces

5.09 km

4.70 km

4.43 km

787 m

< 100 m

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Weather

Monday 22 June

35°C

19°C

11 %

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Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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May 19, 2025,Omaha Beach

Omaha Beach. Can you say the beach is beautiful? Yes! The historical background, however, is thought-provoking. ☮️We can't thank the soldiers enough for making the life we live today possible. ☮️

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Omaha Beach – Plage des Braves loop from Vierville-sur-Mer

Omaha Beach

Path through the dunes below the Normandy American Cemetery

Monument to the 5th Engineer Special Brigade

1st Infantry Division Memorial (The Big Red One), Colleville-sur-Mer

View of Omaha Beach

Map of War

Entrance to the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

Plage des Braves

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