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Manche
Bayeux
Saint-Laurent-Sur-Mer

Map of War – View of Omaha Beach loop from Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer

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France
Manche
Bayeux
Saint-Laurent-Sur-Mer

Map of War – View of Omaha Beach loop from Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer

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Map of War – View of Omaha Beach loop from Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer

01:31

5.70km

70m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 26, 2026

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513 m

Path through the dunes below the Normandy American Cemetery

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The nature trail runs through a nature reserve. A side path first leads over a boardwalk and then climbs slightly towards the American military cemetery.

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1.56 km

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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1.68 km

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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2.19 km

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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3.23 km

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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3.26 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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3.33 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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3.34 km

The Landing Beaches

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Here the division of the individual landing zones is nicely subdivided

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5.70 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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2.83 km

1.49 km

1.26 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.61 km

2.12 km

569 m

264 m

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