Swords of peace – Seine Bay loop from Colleville-sur-Mer

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Swords of peace – Seine Bay loop from Colleville-sur-Mer

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Swords of peace – Seine Bay loop from Colleville-sur-Mer

04:09

15.5km

180m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 16, 2026

Waypoints

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5.94 km

Swords of peace

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The memorial is located directly on the beach of Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer and is a central place of remembrance for the victims and heroes of the Second World War.

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8.63 km

Seine Bay

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Directly below the military cemetery is this dream beach - it is very difficult to imagine what bloody events took place here in 1944!

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9.66 km

Monument to the 5th Engineer Special Brigade

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GPS coordinates: N 49° 21.616, W 0° 50.876
The monument of the 5th Engineer Special Brigade honors the US Combat Engineers who fought during the Normandy landings on June 6, …

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9.78 km

Omaha Beach – Monument to the 1st U.S. Infantry Division

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The monument of the 1st US Infantry Division commemorates the involvement of the famous 1st Infantry Division, known as the “Big Red One”, in the Normandy landings on June 6, …

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10.3 km

Reflecting Pool at the Normandy American Cemetery Visitor Center

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On June 6, 2007, exactly 63 years after D-Day, the ABMC opened the visitor center. Among the more than 3,000 attendees was US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.
The visitor …

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10.5 km

View of Omaha Beach

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From above Omaha Beach, visitors can enjoy a panoramic view of the landing beaches, complemented by an overview panel. This shows the positions of the units, the routes of the …

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10.5 km

Map of War

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The monument titled “The Spirit of American Youth Rising From the Waves” is surrounded by a semicircular row of columns. At the ends of the colonnade, two loggias display illustrated …

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10.7 km

D-Day: Landings on the Normandy Beaches

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At both ends of a colonnade are loggias, in which maps and explanations of the battles are shown in English and French.
The southern loggia depicts the course of the …

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12.4 km

Beach

15.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.43 km

4.48 km

3.90 km

1.74 km

Surfaces

8.17 km

3.59 km

1.99 km

744 m

647 m

407 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 11 November

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Comments

August 2, 2023,F - 14 - SCHLAMMOURÖS AM OMAHA BEACH - 14 KM

F - 14 - MUD MOROUS AT OMAHA BEACH - 14 KM

The landing for us was rather muddy...

Kilometer eating 445 / 500 KM with the summer sweat 2023 from NordMarsch:
- of which hiking 425 KM
- of which running 20 KM

Donation to life heroine :
260 EUR / 500 EUR

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