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Normandy
Alençon
Livaie

Rochers du Vignage givrés – Char Sherman loop from L'Orée-d'Écouves

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Road cycling routes
France
Normandy
Alençon
Livaie

Rochers du Vignage givrés – Char Sherman loop from L'Orée-d'Écouves

Moderate

18

riders

Rochers du Vignage givrés – Char Sherman loop from L'Orée-d'Écouves

01:39

37.8km

320m

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: April 30, 2026

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Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine

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24.6 km

Necropolis of St Nicolas des bois "Les Gateys

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The Gateys National Cemetery is a French military cemetery located in Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois.
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Address: 81 L'Ermitage, 61250 Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois
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This memorial, located in the heart of the Écouves Forest, contains the graves of 19 soldiers of General Leclerc's 2nd Armored Division (DB), who died for France during the fighting for the liberation of Alençon and the Orne department in August 1944.
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The cemetery was inaugurated on August 15, 1989. The remains of the soldiers, initially buried in various municipal cemeteries in the Orne department, were grouped together there. Latin crosses, Muslim headstones, and Stars of David are found there, reflecting the diverse origins of the soldiers of the 2nd Armored Division.

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25.3 km

Rochers du Vignage givrés

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30.2 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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37.8 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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33.8 km

3.02 km

592 m

275 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

36.7 km

825 m

147 m

< 100 m

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Monday 25 May

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