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Manche
Bayeux
Sainte-Honorine-Des-Pertes

Seine Bay – Swords of peace loop from Aure sur Mer

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France
Manche
Bayeux
Sainte-Honorine-Des-Pertes

Seine Bay – Swords of peace loop from Aure sur Mer

Moderate

4.3

(18)

111

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Seine Bay – Swords of peace loop from Aure sur Mer

03:40

13.8km

130m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

Waypoints

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Bus stop

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2.96 km

Seine Bay

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Directly below the military cemetery is this dream beach - it is very difficult to imagine what bloody events took place here in 1944!

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2

4.41 km

Omaha Beach

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Super nice sandy beach with high and low tide

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3

5.61 km

Swords of peace

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The memorial is located directly on the beach of Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer and is a central place of remembrance for the victims and heroes of the Second World War.

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4

7.67 km

A narrow, sandy path leads through the dunes, below the American military cemetery.

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5

8.72 km

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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6

8.84 km

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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7

9.55 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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12.1 km

Beach

Beach

9

13.4 km

Ruined Chapel with Red Door

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13.8 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.02 km

3.22 km

3.01 km

2.60 km

Surfaces

5.40 km

5.26 km

1.37 km

856 m

570 m

380 m

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Tuesday 26 May

33°C

19°C

25 %

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