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Canal de Cæn à la Mer – Lion-sur-Mer loop from Mathieu

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Canal de Cæn à la Mer – Lion-sur-Mer loop from Mathieu

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4.8

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Canal de Cæn à la Mer – Lion-sur-Mer loop from Mathieu

01:56

33.6km

110m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 11, 2026

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8.13 km

Bénouville Castle

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Bénouville Castle was built from 1768 to 1785 by the Marquis de Livry. For most of the 20th century, the castle served as an orphanage and then the regional chamber …

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8.71 km

Château de Bénouville — open to visitors

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A huge building with a large park.
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Bénouville Castle, built in the neoclassical style, is set in a beautiful park and was …

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12.5 km

Canal de Cæn à la Mer

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Nice cycle path with multiple places to stop

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14.1 km

Canal mouth from Caen to the Sea

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A small recreational boat harbor sits at the mouth of the canal that goes inland to Caen. Great overlook at the entrance to the Ferry terminals.

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15.8 km

Memorial to the Free French Forces at Ouistreham

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Kieffer Commando's Monument:
In a beautiful park on the coast lies this monument of the No.4 Commando's of Lt.Kieffer, who came ashore in the early morning of June 6, 1944 …

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19.9 km

Lion-sur-Mer

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A lovely seaside town. The Boulevard de Calvados forms an excellent car-free cycle route along the popular beach.

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20.8 km

41st Royal Marine Commando Memorial, Lion-sur-Mer

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This monument commemorates the liberation of the city on June 7, 1944, a message from General Roosevelt which glorifies essential freedoms is engraved on a plaque. Next to it you can see a British Churchill Avre tank.

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27.1 km

Basilica of Our Lady of Deliverance

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Built on an ancient pagan place of worship, the current basilica was built at the end of the 19th century in the Norman neo-Gothic style. It houses a statue of …

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33.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.7 km

5.55 km

2.82 km

438 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

28.8 km

3.99 km

360 m

300 m

178 m

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Saturday 23 May

29°C

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Canal de Cæn à la Mer – Lion-sur-Mer loop from Mathieu

Bénouville Castle

Château de Bénouville — open to visitors

Canal de Cæn à la Mer

Canal mouth from Caen to the Sea

Memorial to the Free French Forces at Ouistreham

Lion-sur-Mer

41st Royal Marine Commando Memorial, Lion-sur-Mer

Basilica of Our Lady of Deliverance

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