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Manche
Bayeux
Vierville-Sur-Mer

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

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France
Manche
Bayeux
Vierville-Sur-Mer

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

Moderate

4.7

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217

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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: May 1, 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 …

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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.

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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 …

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13.5 km

Beach

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15.1 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

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6.90 km

3.95 km

3.78 km

493 m

Surfaces

5.09 km

4.70 km

4.43 km

787 m

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Monday 18 May

19°C

12°C

92 %

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