Ouistreham Beach – The Flame loop from Hérouville-Saint-Clair

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Normandy

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Hérouville-Saint-Clair

Ouistreham Beach – The Flame loop from Hérouville-Saint-Clair

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4.5

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Ouistreham Beach – The Flame loop from Hérouville-Saint-Clair

06:46

26.6km

80m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

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11.2 km

Sword Beach (Ouistreham Beach)

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This beach is the only one of the five landing beaches where French commandos landed. For this reason, flags and monuments are erected there. It was named Sword Beach.

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11.4 km

Ouistreham Beach

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A very beautiful, almost endless beach. In this beach, the English Impressionist Richard Bonington had already fallen in love in 1821, where he painted his first known oil painting, "Près de Ouistreham".

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11.4 km

Art on the beach

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11.7 km

The Flame

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Dedicated to the French soldiers who landed here on D-Day (6.6.1944).

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12.1 km

Seashells & Co Bar

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A beautiful bar with a view of the beach. Open Tuesday - Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Unfortunately closed on Mondays.

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13.2 km

Platinum on the Battle of Normandy

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to give an impression of how it is depicted

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13.3 km

Piper Bill Millin Memorial

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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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