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France
Manche
Cherbourg
Cherbourg-En-Cotentin

Port of Querqueville – Cherbourg Roadstead loop from Port militaire - Arsenal de Cherbourg

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France
Manche
Cherbourg
Cherbourg-En-Cotentin

Port of Querqueville – Cherbourg Roadstead loop from Port militaire - Arsenal de Cherbourg

Moderate

4.4

(5)

362

runners

Port of Querqueville – Cherbourg Roadstead loop from Port militaire - Arsenal de Cherbourg

01:03

10.1km

20m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

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1

335 m

La Saline

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a must for running in Cherbourg

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2

1.72 km

View of the Bay

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3

3.71 km

Port of Querqueville

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Small fishing port in the shade of the large Querqueville dyke.

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3.99 km

Port de Carnaval Pier

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5

3.99 km

Querqueville Breakwater

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1,200 meters long, it constitutes the eastern part of the dike of Cherbourg, which closes off the great harbor of Cherbourg. Fort de Chavagnac, located a little behind, inside the harbour, was intended to protect it.

An 800 m wide pass separates it from the offshore breakwater through which the largest cruise ships enter and leave calling at the port of Cherbourg.

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6.03 km

End of the Pier

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7

6.19 km

Cherbourg Roadstead

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The face of Cherbourg is determined by the pier, which was designed in outline by captain-at-sea La Bretonnière. Construction began in 1783. The mariner sank gigantic wooden cones full of stones near the île Pelée and the Pointe de Querqueville. But the sea broke down everything that had been built up by human hands. Nevertheless, a kind of artificial island formed around the cones, the curvature of which was determined by the sea. Based on this curvature, a pier could be built that withstood the elements. Work was halted during the Revolution, but was completed in 1853. Napoleon I ordered the construction of the naval port which was inaugurated by Napoleon III in 1858. In April 1869, the first transatlantic passenger ship moored in Cherbourg.

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9.58 km

Bay

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10.1 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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5.22 km

3.45 km

698 m

391 m

231 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.93 km

2.43 km

851 m

792 m

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Tuesday 25 August

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