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Bénouville Castle – Canal de Cæn à la Mer loop from Cairon

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Bénouville Castle – Canal de Cæn à la Mer loop from Cairon

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Bénouville Castle – Canal de Cæn à la Mer loop from Cairon

02:55

45.6km

210m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 31.4 km for 91 m

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Start point

Bus stop

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13.8 km

Caen-to-the-Sea Canal at Blainville-sur-Orne

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The Caen Sea Canal connects the English Channel to the Saint-Pierre basin in Caen. 14km long with two locks, the basin is bordered by a very pleasant paved cycle path.

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17.6 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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18.2 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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22.0 km

Canal de Cæn à la Mer

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Nice cycle path with multiple places to stop

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23.6 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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25.3 km

Kieffer Commando Memorial (La Flamme), Ouistreham

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

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25.3 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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35.9 km

Bois du pavillon

Forest

37.9 km

Manoir Saint-Jean

Castle

42.7 km

Saint-Pierre Church

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This church still retains some vestiges of Romanesque style dating from the 12th and 13th centuries. The rest of the building has since been completely rebuilt. In particular its octagonal …

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45.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.7 km

9.93 km

8.24 km

6.96 km

708 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

32.4 km

6.56 km

3.89 km

2.29 km

451 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Bénouville Castle – Canal de Cæn à la Mer loop from Cairon

Caen-to-the-Sea Canal at Blainville-sur-Orne

Bénouville Castle

Château de Bénouville — open to visitors

Canal de Cæn à la Mer

Canal mouth from Caen to the Sea

Kieffer Commando Memorial (La Flamme), Ouistreham

Memorial to the Free French Forces at Ouistreham

Saint-Pierre Church

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