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

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Bike touring routes & trails
France
Normandy

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

Hard

3.0

(1)

5

riders

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

02:54

43.1km

160m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 30, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 19.5 km for 118 m

After 25.8 km for 102 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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8.45 km

Bois du pavillon

Forest

2

14.7 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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15.6 km

Beach

Beach

4

18.9 km

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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5

18.9 km

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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6

19.6 km

This beach is the only one of the five landing beaches where French commandos landed. For this reason, flags and monuments are erected there. It was named Sword Beach.

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7

20.8 km

A small recreational boat harbor sits at the mouth of the canal that goes inland to Caen. Great overlook at the entrance to the Ferry terminals.

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8

22.5 km

Canal de Cæn à la Mer

Highlight • Other

Nice cycle path with multiple places to stop

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9

25.9 km

Pegasus Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Just after midnight on the night of June 5-6, the two bridges of Ranville-Bénouville were captured by the British 5th Parachute Brigade after a short battle. Pegasus was their emblem. …

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10

26.4 km

A huge building with a large park.
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Bénouville Castle, built in the neoclassical style, is set in a beautiful park and was …

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43.1 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.7 km

13.1 km

3.80 km

3.56 km

922 m

101 m

Surfaces

25.1 km

10.2 km

4.12 km

3.31 km

330 m

< 100 m

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Tuesday 30 June

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