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Cambes-en-Plaine walks
The Parc de la Fossette and Saint-Contest, starting from Cambes-en-Plaine
Visorando Member 
5.89 mi
+72 ft
-72 ft
2h 45
Easy
Departure from Cambes-en-Plaine (Calvados)
A route that will allow you to discover the lovely wooded park of La Fossette de la Folie Couvrechef, returning via Saint-Contest.
Caironnaise walk
Visorando Member 
5.08 mi
+66 ft
-66 ft
2h 25
Easy
Departure from Cairon (Calvados)
This hike passes through villages with attractive architecture, but also crosses rural areas along the Ruisseau le Vey and Rivière la Mue streams.
Circular around Cairon
Visorando Member 
4.52 mi
+43 ft
-43 ft
2h 05
Easy
Departure from Cairon (Calvados)
This walk passes through villages with remarkable architecture and also crosses rural areas along the Vey and Mue rivers.
The Jardin des Canadiens and the former Abbaye d’Ardenne
Visorando Member 
3.74 mi
+75 ft
-75 ft
1h 45
Easy
Departure from Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe (Calvados)
In September 1944, the Resistance fighter Jacques Vico, having returned to his property, found a jawbone in the ornamental garden. Three bodies were then located, and seventeen more were found the following spring. These Canadian soldiers, who had been brutally interrogated inside the abbey church, were murdered on 7 and 8 June. Their names are inscribed on the monument erected in 1984 in their memory.
From Chiromme to La Mue
Visorando Member 
6.02 mi
+98 ft
-89 ft
2h 50
Easy
Departure from Lasson (Calvados)
This walk passes through villages with striking architecture and also crosses rural areas along the Chiromme and the Mue.
Le Petit Lourdes in Hérouville-Saint-Clair
Visorando Member 
5.19 mi
+98 ft
-98 ft
2h 30
Easy
Departure from Hérouville-Saint-Clair (Calvados)
An urban hike that allows you to discover neighbourhoods and architectural heritage that are too often overlooked.
Serge Saint route: Thaon - Basly - Colomby - Anisy
Visorando Member 
10.29 mi
+315 ft
-341 ft
5h 00
Moderate
Departure from Thaon (Calvados)
This circular route connects four small Norman villages: Thaon, Basly, Colomby-sur-Thaon and Anisy. The main attraction of this circular route is the opportunity to see Serge Saint's sculptures installed in these locations. Some parts of the route across the plain may seem long.
Around Douvres-la-Délivrande
Visorando Member 
6.37 mi
+102 ft
-102 ft
3h 00
Moderate
Departure from Douvres-la-Délivrande (Calvados)
This pleasant semi-urban walk starts in Douvres-la-Délivrande and takes you to Plumetot and Cresserons. In addition to the peace and charm of the surrounding countryside, you will discover a rich and varied architectural heritage, including the British military cemetery and the Basilica of Notre-Dame-de-la-Délivrande.
Medieval walk in Caen
Visorando Member 
5.88 mi
+194 ft
-180 ft
2h 50
Easy
Departure from Caen (Calvados)
Following in the footsteps of William the Conqueror and Queen Matilda, this urban route takes in the city's two superb Romanesque abbeys (for men and women) and the ducal castle. Several other churches, narrow streets and alleys, and a few public gardens complete the picture.
The dormant cemeteries of Caen
Visorando Member 6.16 mi
+144 ft
-138 ft
3h 00
Moderate
Departure from Caen (Calvados)
This walk connects the six dormant cemeteries of Caen, islands of greenery in the city, and takes you through the neighbourhoods surrounding the city centre.
Circular around Fontaine-Henry
Visorando Member 
5.10 mi
+240 ft
-243 ft
2h 35
Easy
Departure from Fontaine-Henry (Calvados)
Route around Fontaine-Henry Castle. Halfway between the city of Caen and the D-Day beaches, Fontaine-Henry Castle overlooks the green valley of the Mue. Its vertiginously high roofs tower above the centuries-old trees in the park and crown a richly sculpted façade combining 15th- and 16th-century styles.
Rots circular loop
Visorando Member 
5.22 mi
+66 ft
-66 ft
2h 30
Easy
Departure from Rots (Calvados)
Come and discover the often overlooked village of Rots, which stretches along the Mue valley. Its architectural heritage is very diverse, consisting of both noble residences and farmhouses typical of the Caen plain.
From Bretteville-sur-Odon to Fontaine-Étoupefour in the footsteps of the Odons
Visorando Member 
6.67 mi
+161 ft
-164 ft
3h 10
Easy
Departure from Bretteville-sur-Odon (Calvados)
This beautiful walk near Caen takes us through the countryside to Verson and back along the Odons. The meadows, copses and small paths transport us back to the Middle Ages with the Barony estate, the mills and their ruins. We will also go to the source of the Petit Odon, which is not actually a source! Apart from the section that runs alongside the ring road, this is a peaceful walk in the countryside close to the Caen conurbation.
Verson, the baobab and the apple tree
Visorando Member 
6.11 mi
+174 ft
-167 ft
3h 00
Easy
Departure from Bretteville-sur-Odon (Calvados)
This romantic trail through the Odon Valley traces local history from Gonnor, grandmother of William the Conqueror, to Léopold Sédar Senghor, former President of Senegal and poet of the Negritude movement.
The Rosière marshes
Visorando Member 
5.22 mi
+30 ft
-30 ft
2h 25
Easy
Departure from Hermanville-sur-Mer (Calvados)
Starting from Hermanville-sur-Mer, enjoy the tranquillity of the countryside and marshes, but also soak up the seaside atmosphere of renowned seaside resorts. Along the way, you will discover the architectural and, above all, historical heritage of the towns of Hermanville-sur-Mer and Colleville-Montgomery, key sites of the June 1944 landings (Sword Beach).
Between land and sea, starting from Colleville-Montgomery
Visorando Member 
8.00 mi
+66 ft
-56 ft
3h 45
Moderate
Departure from Colleville-Montgomery (Calvados)
This walk will allow you to appreciate both the tranquillity of the marshes and the countryside, as well as the seaside atmosphere of the famous seaside towns. Along the way, you will discover the architectural and, above all, historical heritage of the towns of Colleville-Montgomery, Hermanville-sur-Mer and Ouistreham Riva-Bella, key locations in the June 1944 D-Day landings (Sword Beach).
Around the Clos Verger
Visorando Member 
5.63 mi
+144 ft
-144 ft
2h 45
Easy
Departure from Le Fresne-Camilly (Calvados)
Starting from Fresne-Camilly, walk along the edge and then along the Thue valley, from Cainet to Bout de Haut near Amblie, then return, enjoying the unobstructed view of the countryside in this part of the Caen plain.
The great outdoors on the outskirts of Caen
Visorando Member 
4.51 mi
+105 ft
-98 ft
2h 10
Easy
Departure from Éterville (Calvados)
An amazing setting in the middle of nature and on the outskirts of Caen. Passing over and under the ring road reminds us of the proximity of the big city, which you forget as you cross the Odon six times via footbridges, old railway bridges and a ford.
The path is popular with joggers. The "Course entre deux O" race follows part of this route in November.
The banks of the Orne in Louvigny at the start of the Île Enchantée
Visorando Member 
4.55 mi
+16 ft
-16 ft
2h 05
Easy
Departure from Fleury-sur-Orne (Calvados)
Discover the banks of the Orne River in Louvigny, the surrounding marshes and the charm of their rural landscapes.
The cliffs of Lion-sur-Mer
Visorando Member 
4.36 mi
+36 ft
-36 ft
2h 00
Easy
Departure from Lion-sur-Mer (Calvados)
Under the cliffs, absolutely at low tide.
Fossils, shells and crustaceans for the view,
The surf, the cry of the seagulls, the wind for the ears,
Seaweed, algae, seaweed and iodine for the smell,
Salt, but perhaps a few mussels, cockles or periwinkles for taste,
Pebbles, sand between our fingers or skipping across the water for touch.
It's up to you to find another meaning for your hike.
From Fleury to the Orne
Visorando Member 
4.82 mi
+177 ft
-167 ft
2h 20
Easy
Departure from Fleury-sur-Orne (Calvados)
Allemagne is the former name of Fleury-sur-Orne before 1917. Below, the Orne river flows lazily at the foot of the hillsides, where numerous limestone quarries have been dug over the centuries.
In the countryside around Langrune-sur-Mer
Visorando Member 
3.35 mi
+49 ft
-49 ft
1h 35
Easy
Departure from Langrune-sur-Mer (Calvados)
This short route, taking just over an hour, forms a circular route, partly along the cycle path, then continuing through the fields before discovering a fitness trail that takes us back along the fields and past La Capricieuse (campsite) to Luc-sur-Mer. The final stretch leads back to Langrune via a small footpath, then through a housing estate, so there are no major roads.
Between Colleville-Montgommery and Hermanville-sur-Mer.
Visorando Member 4.49 mi
+20 ft
-20 ft
2h 05
Easy
Departure from Colleville-Montgomery (Calvados)
A short, easy and enjoyable walk in a place of remembrance, through marshland and woods. Start and finish near the sea. A lovely short circular walk.
On the marsh at Amblie
Visorando Member 
4.94 mi
+207 ft
-200 ft
2h 25
Easy
Departure from Amblie (Calvados)
Enjoy a pleasant walk along the Seulles Valley and through the surrounding countryside.
Circular route via Luc-sur-Mer
Visorando Member 
4.72 mi
+56 ft
-56 ft
2h 15
Easy
Departure from Luc-sur-Mer (Calvados)
Enjoy the charms of Luc-sur-Mer, which will reveal its maritime and rural attractions to you.
The Green Valley of Cormelles starting from Ifs-Bourg
Visorando Member 
5.91 mi
+75 ft
-75 ft
2h 45
Easy
Departure from Ifs (Calvados)
A walk from Ifs to Mondeville and the Vallée Verte or Vallée Sèche lake. This valley, which follows the course of an old river, has been developed as a greenway (for pedestrians and cyclists).
Between Mouen and the Bois de Baron-sur-Odon
Visorando Member 
6.25 mi
+308 ft
-308 ft
3h 10
Moderate
Departure from Mouen (Calvados)
Although the route starts and finishes in the Mouen industrial estate, this route passes through the village with its beautiful houses and a lovely church, before crossing the Bois de Baron-sur-Odon, passing by the Château de Baron.