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View of the Marais de la Chuque – Sainte-Mère-l'Église loop from Sainte-Mère-Église

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View of the Marais de la Chuque – Sainte-Mère-l'Église loop from Sainte-Mère-Église

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View of the Marais de la Chuque – Sainte-Mère-l'Église loop from Sainte-Mère-Église

02:48

48.0km

240m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

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Parc naturel régional des Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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7.65 km

Viewpoint over La Grande Plaine

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The viewpoint over the Grande Plaine offers an exceptional panorama of the marshes and the Ouve river, where traditional barges transported goods. You can also admire the historic lime kilns …

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10.6 km

View of the marshes

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To do in winter when the marshes are flooded.

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10.7 km

Rails in the water

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Magnificent viewpoint of the Paris Cherbourg line which plunges into the swamp flooded in winter!

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13.1 km

Houesville — km 8 Liberty Road 🇫🇷

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Quiet village along the route of the 1944 liberation forces. Its Church of Saint-Gilles, with its choir, dates from the sixteenth century.
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13.2 km

St Gilles

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Legend has it that Gilles (or Aegidius) was born in Greece (or at least into a Greek family) and came to be trained in the spiritual school of the famous …

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13.6 km

The Stone

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Historic monolith, resembling those erected during the Celtic period of the region, before the 8th century BC. This appears to be a replacement, marked in the 20th century.

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29.7 km

Jardin du 508ème Régiment d'infanterie Parachutiste Américain

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35.9 km

View of the Marais de la Chuque

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Magnificent walk in the surrounding marshes, in a quite unique landscape! Discovery of a facet of Normandy.

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45.6 km

Sainte-Mère-l'Église

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The original church dating from the 11th to 13th centuries was largely destroyed during WWII when it was bombed to repel German snipers who had entrenched themselves in the steeple. …

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48.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

45.4 km

2.31 km

234 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

35.3 km

12.7 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Thursday 21 May

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View of the Marais de la Chuque – Sainte-Mère-l'Église loop from Sainte-Mère-Église

Viewpoint over La Grande Plaine

View of the marshes

Rails in the water

Houesville — km 8 Liberty Road 🇫🇷

St Gilles

The Stone

View of the Marais de la Chuque

Sainte-Mère-l'Église

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