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Canal de Cæn à la Mer – Lion-sur-Mer loop from Caen

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France
Normandy

Canal de Cæn à la Mer – Lion-sur-Mer loop from Caen

Hard

5.0

(2)

26

riders

Canal de Cæn à la Mer – Lion-sur-Mer loop from Caen

05:27

99.0km

350m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 1, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 32.5 km for 148 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

1.17 km

Faster bike path

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Nice route along the canal

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2

14.8 km

Canal de Cæn à la Mer

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Nice cycle path with multiple places to stop

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3

18.1 km

Kieffer Commando Memorial (La Flamme), Ouistreham

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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 …

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4

18.1 km

Memorial to the Free French Forces at Ouistreham

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Kieffer Commando's Monument:
In a beautiful park on the coast lies this monument of the No.4 Commando's of Lt.Kieffer, who came ashore in the early morning of June 6, 1944 …

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21.3 km

Beach

Beach

6

22.2 km

Lion-sur-Mer

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

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34.8 km

Avant-Port

Lake

35.2 km

Bassin Joinville

Lake

9

36.3 km

Croix de Lorraine De Gaulle Landing 🇫🇷 & Polish Memorial

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Large cross and granite memorial reminding of the June 14 1944 arrival of the French Free exile government of General Charles De Gaulle, exactly 4 years after his call to the liberation of France en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_de_Gaulle

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10

46.6 km

Dune Trail of the Golden Beaches, Marais du Bessin, Vers sur Mer

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Sometimes sandy trail, but worth it for the outstanding views and isolation from developed areas.

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80.8 km

Bois Cantel

Forest

84.0 km

Bois du Caprice

Forest

13

89.4 km

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

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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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99.0 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.2 km

30.2 km

18.0 km

9.88 km

2.20 km

623 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

46.6 km

19.7 km

17.8 km

13.9 km

846 m

263 m

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