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Manche
Cherbourg
Valognes

Azzeville Battery – Sainte-Mère-Église Church loop from Valognes

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France
Manche
Cherbourg
Valognes

Azzeville Battery – Sainte-Mère-Église Church loop from Valognes

Hard

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Azzeville Battery – Sainte-Mère-Église Church loop from Valognes

05:45

94.7km

510m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 16, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc naturel régional des Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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20.7 km

Crisbecq Battery (Saint-Marcouf)

Highlight • Historical Site

It is one of the German batteries of the Atlantic Wall, the most powerful of the D-Day beaches. You can visit no fewer than 22 blockhouses and learn more about …

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24.5 km

Azzeville Battery

Highlight • Historical Site

Built by the Germans between 1941, this defense line constituted with its 170 men garrison an essential node at the Atlantic Wall. Located not far from Utah Beach, it was …

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45.2 km

Utah Beach

Highlight • Beach

The tranquility of this beach makes it difficult to imagine the events of June 1944. The armored vehicles and soldiers of that time have made way for oyster beds, birds and walkers.

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45.9 km

Km 00 Liberty Road

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The Freedom Route is a historic route which commemorates the Liberation of France but also that of Belgium and Luxembourg during the Second World War. The km 0 and 00 …

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52.7 km

Major Richard D Winters Memorial

Highlight • Monument

If you like World War II history and the Band of Brothers series, you may want to visit the Major Richard D Winters Memorial, a monument dedicated to the memory …

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55.8 km

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69.4 km

Sainte-Mère-Église Church

Highlight • Religious Site

During the night of June 5, 1944. A fire raged in this village. Everyone helps put out the fire. The light of the fire was then interpreted by an American …

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73.3 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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94.7 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

54.0 km

30.1 km

6.89 km

1.66 km

1.05 km

998 m

102 m

Surfaces

40.9 km

30.0 km

21.9 km

2.01 km

< 100 m

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Tuesday 1 September

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12°C

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Comments

September 13, 2021,Gravier, marais & D-Day
Yesterday was a day of rest. Not enough swell to surf but want to move, so I decided on a good big bike ride during the day. A loop starting from Valognes, via the landing beaches and the marshes. The layout is largely inspired by D-Day Gravel, an event that took place in July but in which I was unable …

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August 24, 2025,Gravel D.Day
A great Gravel outing to end your Normandy holiday on the right footsteps of the D-Day landings.

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