The cycle route links key D-Day sites to Mont-Saint-Michel, offering an opportunity to enjoy beautiful scenery and discover Normandy’s cultural and historical heritage as you ride through marshland and bocage countryside.
Accessible to all, the route consists of greenways for more than half of the way and small country roads. Three starting points are possible :
Utah Beach, Port-en-Bessin or Arromanches-les-Bains. A captivating cycling adventure offering some of the key sites of Normandy.
Stages in la Manche :
> Carentan – Saint-Jean-de-Daye
> Saint-Jean-de-Daye – Saint-Lô
> Pont-Farcy – La Ferrière-Harang
> La Ferrière-Harang – Vire
> Mortain – Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
> Véloguide « Autour des plages du Débarquement à vélo – Au cœur de la Normandie »
> Accommodation for cyclists (Accueil Vélo)
Do not miss on the way :
- The D-Day beaches
- Saint-Lô, the city walls and the National Stud farm
- Mortain, the cascades and religious heritage
- Mont Saint-Michel and the Bay