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Cauville walks
The Moulin du Fay
Visorando Member
6.83 mi
+820 ft
-830 ft
3h 50
Moderate
Departure from Cauville (Calvados)
Swiss Normandy: valleys, springs, streams, fir trees, small villages – everything you need to have a great day out and come home tired.
Mont Pinçon in Le Plessis-Grimoult
4.39 mi
+302 ft
-308 ft
2h 15
Easy
Departure from Le Plessis-Grimoult (Calvados)
Hike around Mont-Pinçon, the highest point in the Calvados department, best known for its radio and television transmitter. Along the way, you will see traces of the Roman presence and discover that, in August 1944, it was also the site of a fierce tank battle during the liberation of France.
Route de la Vignonnière
3.75 mi
+591 ft
-610 ft
2h 15
Easy
Departure from Saint-Martin-de-Sallen (Calvados)
"The territory of Saint-Martin-de-Sallen is one of the most rugged in the department. Sandstone, ancient schist and marble form its bedrock." (A de Caumont 1-165)
Between Vaux and Val de Druance around Lénault
6.57 mi
+663 ft
-663 ft
3h 35
Moderate
Departure from Lénault (Calvados)
A walk passing through Lénault, St-Jean-le-Blanc, Marsangle and the Notre-Dame-de-Pitié chapel.
Beneath the Monts d'Ancre
8.22 mi
+883 ft
-869 ft
4h 35
Moderate
Departure from Hamars (Calvados)
A very pleasant walk through the undergrowth, with the sound of small streams flowing through this magnificent forest. Lots of mushrooms in season.
On the heights of Roucamps
5.60 mi
+367 ft
-358 ft
2h 55
Easy
Departure from Roucamps (Calvados)
A pleasant hike that allows you to rediscover cornflowers and poppies. A pleasant walk through the forest.
Panoramic views of the pre-bocage landscape at Bonnemaison
5.54 mi
+413 ft
-407 ft
2h 55
Easy
Departure from Bonnemaison (Calvados)
Starting from Bonnemaison, walk through the meadows, make your way through the hedgerow countryside, descend into the Vingt-Bec valley, lined with woods, and discover the Valcongrain State Forest.
Meeting the Fairies of the Baligot Rocks
6.52 mi
+758 ft
-748 ft
3h 40
Moderate
Departure from Proussy (Calvados)
The Fairies of the Baligot Rocks still have their legend, which has never ceased to be popular in Proussy. They lived in the Fairy’s Hole, on the side of a high rocky escarpment that rises at the edge of the Druance, on the road from Condé to Pontécoulant.
In the Normandy countryside around Clécy
5.68 mi
+850 ft
-837 ft
3h 20
Easy
Departure from Clécy (Calvados)
This is a fairly easy hike, mostly on country roads with virtually no traffic.
Return via the Clécy viaduct and along the Orne.
This hike can be done in the morning, with a stop for lunch at one of the open-air cafés along the Orne.
Orne valley around Clécy
6.16 mi
+906 ft
-922 ft
3h 35
Moderate
Departure from Clécy (Calvados)
A superb walk to discover the Normandy bocage and the Orne valley.
This hike takes in "le pain de sucre", "les rochers de la Houle" and "les rochers des parcs".
Walk to the Saint-Joseph Chapel in Saint-Bénin
6.14 mi
+807 ft
-797 ft
3h 30
Easy
Departure from Thury-Harcourt (Calvados)
From Thury-Harcourt to the Chapel of Saint Joseph.
On these paths, you will find uphill and downhill undergrowth, theGR®36and the Chapelle Saint-Joseph.
Chapel of Bonne Nouvelle
6.37 mi
+951 ft
-935 ft
3h 45
Moderate
Departure from Esson (Calvados)
Hiking in Suisse Normande. With blue skies, you can discover the beautiful valleys.
I recommend a visit to the Bonne Nouvelle Chapel, which is open during the day and offers the opportunity to leave messages.
Circular des Rochers des Parcs
4.23 mi
+676 ft
-676 ft
2h 30
Easy
Departure from Le Bô (Calvados)
This is a fairly easy hike, with beautiful panoramic views of the Orne and the surrounding countryside throughout. An iconic site in Suisse Normande, the Rochers des Parcs are also a mecca for rock climbing.
The Val Roy
6.20 mi
+525 ft
-509 ft
3h 20
Moderate
Departure from Ouffières (Calvados)
Ouffières welcomes you to a large square beautifully decorated with flowers. You can then set off to discover magnificent stone houses before following the Orne River as it winds its way through the Swiss Normandy.
On the outskirts of Swiss Normandy
4.91 mi
+338 ft
-338 ft
2h 35
Moderate
Departure from La Caine (Calvados)
Discover the charms of the wooded countryside on the edge of Swiss Normandy, stroll along its shaded paths, follow and cross its streams, and be captivated by its architectural and rural heritage.
The Orne Valley
10.76 mi
+1,444 ft
-1,447 ft
6h 10
Moderate
Departure from Goupillières (Calvados)
The Orne valley, upstream from the city of Caen.
This circuit invites you to discover both banks of the Orne River north of Thury-Harcourt.
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