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Lion-sur-Mer – Cap Romain Nature Reserve loop from Courseulles-sur-Mer

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Lion-sur-Mer – Cap Romain Nature Reserve loop from Courseulles-sur-Mer

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4.1

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Lion-sur-Mer – Cap Romain Nature Reserve loop from Courseulles-sur-Mer

01:58

37.0km

90m

Mountain biking

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 30.4 km for 166 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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8.56 km

Whale Museum

Highlight • Monument

In the municipal park, a beautiful shady garden full of flowers, there is a 19 m whale skeleton of a whale that washed up on the beach in 1885. On the night of January 14 to 15, 1885, a whale of 40 tons and 19 meters long ran aground on the banks of the Côte de Nacre near Luc-sur-Mer at the place called "Brèche du Moulin".
His skeleton is now installed in the city park and attracts many visitors.
To make the visit more attractive and cultural, a Whale House has been designed and built for individuals and groups (this museum is managed by the association called "the Brotherhood of the Knights of the Whale").

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11.6 km

Boulevard Maritime pedestrian quay

Highlight • Other

Beautiful sea and cliff views of Lyon-sur-Mer/Luc-sur-Mer

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13.1 km

Beach

16.4 km

Kieffer Commando Memorial (La Flamme), Ouistreham

Highlight • Monument

Kieffer Commando's Monument:
In a beautiful park on the coast is this monument of the No. 4 Commandos of Lt. Kieffer, who came ashore in the early morning of June 6, 1944 to neutralize the batteries of Ouistreham.
The monument is located on a German 644 bunker that was part of Stützpunkt 08 HKB Riva Bella. The Stützpunkt with 6 155mm guns served to defend the entrance to the river Orne and the canal.
The Regelbau 644 is a "Stand with 6-Schartenturm in A".
The stones in front of the monument bear the names of the fallen French commandos of June 6, 1944.

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20.5 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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21.5 km

Liberty Monument and Churchill Tank

Highlight • Monument

This Churchill tank belonged to the British 79th Armored Division. This unit was commanded by Major-General Sir Percy C. S. Hobart who was the initiator, among others, of this special armored division. It was almost entirely equipped with special armored vehicles, which were of great use on the day of the Normandy landings. This one was a Churchill Avre (Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers), its turret was equipped with a 290 mm projectile launcher. This charge was intended to destroy fortifications or obstacles. This machine was donated by General Ian Harris who commanded the 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles on June 6, 1944.

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22.0 km

Lion sur Mer

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Lion-sur-Mer is a small seaside resort on the Côte de Nacre in Normandy, which first developed into a seaside resort in the second half of the 19th century, when wealthy summer vacationers built their beach villas here. The magnificent town hall of Lion-sur-Mer is also a beautiful sight. The small seaside resort of Hermanville-sur-Mer is in the immediate vicinity.

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32.3 km

World War 2 remnants and memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

Vestige of anti-tank artillery from the 2nd World War, like so many that mark this coast...

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32.9 km

Cap Romain Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

On the coast at Cap Romain there is a reef with fossil sponges, a remnant of a tropical sea from the Jurassic period (vulnerable area, protected as a national nature reserve.) Some larger archaeological finds testify to the Roman presence, which gave the cape its name.

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37.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.6 km

5.64 km

5.28 km

2.52 km

779 m

207 m

Surfaces

27.3 km

5.58 km

1.97 km

1.05 km

675 m

383 m

Elevation

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Friday 15 May

14°C

5°C

65 %

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Lion-sur-Mer – Cap Romain Nature Reserve loop from Courseulles-sur-Mer

01:58h

37.0km

90m

Lion-sur-Mer – Cap Romain Nature Reserve loop from Courseulles-sur-Mer

Whale Museum

Boulevard Maritime pedestrian quay

Kieffer Commando Memorial (La Flamme), Ouistreham

Lion-sur-Mer

Liberty Monument and Churchill Tank

Lion sur Mer

World War 2 remnants and memorial

Cap Romain Nature Reserve

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