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Sherman tank – Carrefour du Rendez-Vous loop from Alençon

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France
Normandy

Sherman tank – Carrefour du Rendez-Vous loop from Alençon

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Sherman tank – Carrefour du Rendez-Vous loop from Alençon

02:48

61.1km

460m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 3, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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657 m

Ste Thérèse family home 💒✨

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Saints Louis and Zélie Martin lived here, with their 9 children, who all entered religious life. Saint Thérèse of Lisieux is the best known. This museum is warm and extraordinary, with a small garden and a chapel. A jewel of Alençon ✨✨✨

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1.70 km

It is in this church that two sisters of Ste Thérèse of Lisieux were baptized, Marie Martin future Carmelite then her sister Léonie Martin, future Visitandine as well as on August 10, 1919 the blessed Marcel Denis of the Foreign Missions of Paris (1919-1961), one of the seventeen martyrs of Laos.

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4.43 km

Bicycle shelter

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A pleasant place to recover well after a day on the bike.
Shower, kitchen, workshop..., a flawless performance from this association that manages this stopover point👍👍

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13.2 km

Small fine gravel soil, accessible by road bike

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31.6 km

Sherman tank

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This Sherman tank was part of the 2nd armored division of General Leclerc.It belonged to the Roumianzoff detachment that had just liberated Alençon ... It was destroyed at a place called "Gateys" by an anti tank gun of the 9th Panzerdivision was hidden in the Ecouves forest ....

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33.8 km

Carrefour de la Branloire

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36.7 km

Carrefour du Rendez-Vous

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Crossroads where several roads, travel paths, hiking have come together.

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48.9 km

Château les vignes

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61.1 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

57.0 km

2.44 km

1.41 km

164 m

163 m

Surfaces

43.4 km

15.1 km

2.62 km

< 100 m

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Lowest point (130 m)

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Monday 9 November

16°C

9°C

85 %

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There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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