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Cherbourg
Sottevast

The Big Rock – Château de Bricquebec loop from Cherbourg

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Bike touring routes & trails
France
Manche
Cherbourg
Sottevast

The Big Rock – Château de Bricquebec loop from Cherbourg

Moderate

5.0

(1)

12

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The Big Rock – Château de Bricquebec loop from Cherbourg

02:31

32.6km

360m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

9.65 km

The Big Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

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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9.95 km

Ancient burial site

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A series of rocks dating back 4,800 years have served as burial sites. Continuing uphill, you come to a superb clearing dominated by an enormous boulder.

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3

10.2 km

Bois des Roches

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The Bois des Roches is a site of chaotic sandstone but also many tales and legends of the Cotentin. Watch out for goblins and other white ladies around the woods!

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10.3 km

20m long, this path, also called the Druids' Stone, is made of sandstone stones dating from the Neolithic period. It has been classified as a Historic Monument since 1906.

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10.4 km

Les Petites Roches

Highlight • Natural Monument

6

11.4 km

A watering place

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water point and space for several tents without prohibition for bivouacking

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19.5 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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19.8 km

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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32.6 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.4 km

15.1 km

1.71 km

264 m

136 m

Surfaces

13.8 km

12.9 km

3.29 km

2.43 km

132 m

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Friday 9 October

15°C

12°C

15 %

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