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

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

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

01:04

18.6km

30m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 6.79 km for 159 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.25 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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2.09 km

Villa La Bluette

Highlight • Monument

Built by Hector Guimard in 1899, this Art Nouveau-style villa is visible from the seafront in Hermanville-sur-Mer (Calvados). A tour can be planned to see another building of the same …

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4.16 km

Piper Bill Millin Memorial

Highlight • Monument

Bill Millin (July 14, 1922 – August 17, 2010), better known as Piper Bill, was the personal bagpiper of Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat, commander of the 1st Special Service …

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5.71 km

Memorial to the Free French Forces at Ouistreham

Highlight • Historical Site

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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5.73 km

Kieffer Commando Memorial (La Flamme), Ouistreham

Highlight • Monument

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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7.38 km

Canal mouth from Caen to the Sea

Highlight • Other

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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9.03 km

Canal de Cæn à la Mer

Highlight • Other

Nice cycle path with multiple places to stop

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18.1 km

41st Royal Marine Commando Memorial, Lion-sur-Mer

Highlight • Monument

This monument commemorates the liberation of the city on June 7, 1944, a message from General Roosevelt which glorifies essential freedoms is engraved on a plaque. Next to it you can see a British Churchill Avre tank.

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18.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.4 km

1.06 km

791 m

413 m

Surfaces