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Cherbourg

Saint-Jacques-De-Néhou

Château de Bricquebec – The Big Rock loop from Saint-Jacques-de-Néhou

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Mountain biking trails

France

Manche

Cherbourg

Saint-Jacques-De-Néhou

Château de Bricquebec – The Big Rock loop from Saint-Jacques-de-Néhou

Moderate

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Château de Bricquebec – The Big Rock loop from Saint-Jacques-de-Néhou

04:07

55.1km

660m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 21, 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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Parking

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23.0 km

Château de Bricquebec

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The ruins of the medieval castle of Bricquebec are still very well preserved with in particular a magnificent polygonal keep with eleven sides unique in Europe.

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23.3 km

Bricquebec town center & keep

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Bricquebec: Beautiful old city center around a city palace, the oldest part of which dates back to the 9th century. The large tower of this fortification, the so-called donjon, stands …

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27.7 km

Narrow Dirt Path Through Wooded Area

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30.7 km

Le Bois des Roches

Forest

31.0 km

The Big Rock

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On relatively flat ground, the rock rises among the beech trees, like an ancient fortress with vertical walls. It is a formidable natural oppidum bristling with rampart rocks, overhanging patrol …

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46.6 km

Voie Verte: Briquebec to Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte

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A 'Voie Verte' can be translated to green way, and are French signposted paths open for non-motor traffic, including walkers and runners, cyclists, and roller skaters.

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48.7 km

Camp Patton

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55.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.9 km

21.5 km

8.15 km

3.49 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

22.6 km

16.4 km

6.58 km

6.02 km

2.95 km

429 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

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Château de Bricquebec – The Big Rock loop from Saint-Jacques-de-Néhou

Château de Bricquebec

Bricquebec town center & keep

Narrow Dirt Path Through Wooded Area

The Big Rock

Voie Verte: Briquebec to Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte

Camp Patton

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