Map of War – View of Omaha Beach loop from Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer

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Map of War – View of Omaha Beach loop from Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer

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Map of War – View of Omaha Beach loop from Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer

01:31

5.67km

70m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 14, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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512 m

Path through the dunes below the Normandy American Cemetery

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The nature trail runs through a nature reserve. A side path first leads over a boardwalk and then climbs slightly towards the American military cemetery.

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899 m

Omaha Beach Memorial

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This memorial plaque commemorates the extraordinary courage of the pioneers and combat swimmers who carved paths through the beach obstacles under the heaviest fire during the D-Day landings.

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1.66 km

Omaha Beach – Monument to the 1st U.S. Infantry Division

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The monument of the 1st US Infantry Division commemorates the involvement of the famous 1st Infantry Division, known as the “Big Red One”, in the Normandy landings on June 6, …

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2.17 km

Reflecting Pool at the Normandy American Cemetery Visitor Center

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On June 6, 2007, exactly 63 years after D-Day, the ABMC opened the visitor center. Among the more than 3,000 attendees was US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.
The visitor …

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3.20 km

D-Day: Landings on the Normandy Beaches

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At both ends of a colonnade are loggias, in which maps and explanations of the battles are shown in English and French.
The southern loggia depicts the course of the …

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3.23 km

Map of War

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The monument titled “The Spirit of American Youth Rising From the Waves” is surrounded by a semicircular row of columns. At the ends of the colonnade, two loggias display illustrated …

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3.30 km

View of Omaha Beach

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From above Omaha Beach, visitors can enjoy a panoramic view of the landing beaches, complemented by an overview panel. This shows the positions of the units, the routes of the …

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3.31 km

The Landing Beaches

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Here the division of the individual landing zones is nicely subdivided

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5.67 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.78 km

1.44 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.54 km

2.29 km

655 m

126 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 20 October

14°C

9°C

63 %

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Max wind speed: 39.0 km/h

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Comments

September 7, 2024,Omaha Beach 80 Jahre nach der Landung der Alliierten (Video!)

On my trip to Ireland, the first stop is Normandy. The historic Omaha Beach. On D-Day, around 4,500-6,000 Allied soldiers lost their lives and on the German side around 4,000 to 9,000 soldiers died.
There is a very special atmosphere in the cemetery and on the beach. The people are quiet and seem to be withdrawn. Very few people talk. …

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