Between Colleville-Montgommery and Hermanville-sur-Mer.

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.

Details

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    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 7.22 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 05 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 6 m
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    Descent: - 6 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 12 m
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    Lowest point: 2 m

Description of the walk

Park in the seafront car park, located between Boulevard Maritime and Rue du Commandant Kieffer.

(S/E) Head south on Avenue de Bruxelles and continue to the D514.

(1) Cross carefully at the pedestrian crossing and continue straight ahead on Rue de la Mer. Pass the supermarket on your right and the campsite on your left.

(2) At the corner of the campsite, leave the street and turn left onto a small bridge.

(3) Cross a second small bridge on the right and follow the path through the Colleville marsh to finally cross the small Rue de la Fontaine and come out onto the D35a, Rue de Ouistreham.

(4) Turn right and walk 200 metres along the tarmac road until you reach the crossroads with a calvary and the La Ferme Saint-Hubert restaurant. Ignore the tarmac roads and take the shaded Chemin du Béquet opposite for about 400 metres.

(5) At the first right-hand bend on Chemin du Béquet, turn left and then immediately right to go around the housing estate on your left. At the end of the housing estate, turn 90° to the right and follow the path.

(6) Turn right again and continue to the British Military Cemetery (open to visitors), a memorial to theSecond World War.

(7) Immediately afterwards, turn right onto the shared path running alongside Chemin des Hautes Sentes on your left, pass the four or five campsites and, after passing a memorial stone on your right, take the small Rue des Tamaris on your left.

After a few hundred metres, continue to the right, cross the CD514 at the protected crossing and turn slightly to the right onto Avenue Carnot, which will take you to the sea.

(8) Then follow the seawall to the right, pass the sailing club on your right (toilets) and continue straight ahead to the seafront car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 6 m - Car park on the seafront.
  2. 1 : km 0.21 - alt. 5 m - RD 514
  3. 2 : km 0.56 - alt. 3 m - Turn left at the fork, small bridge.
  4. 3 : km 0.84 - alt. 4 m - Bridge on the right.
  5. 4 : km 2.44 - alt. 6 m - D 35a
  6. 5 : km 2.78 - alt. 10 m - Right and left to bypass the housing estate.
  7. 6 : km 3.42 - alt. 9 m - Crossroads, on the right
  8. 7 : km 4.19 - alt. 9 m - Cimetière militaire britannique (Hermanville-sur-Mer)
  9. 8 : km 6.03 - alt. 6 m - Seawall, on the right
  10. S/E : km 7.22 - alt. 6 m - Car park on the seafront.

Notes

No water source
Picnic tables approximately 300 m after the (3).
Toilets in the car park of the 3rd DIB, with refreshments and light meals.
Route suitable for mountain bikes/hybrid bikes.
The route is not signposted but easy to follow.
Suitable for families.
Sufficient tennis courts.

Worth a visit

Note that on the way back, on the dyke, five streets to the right before your car park, you will find the starting point for a guided historical tour, "In the footsteps of the Allies", which traces the advance of the Allies landing at Hermanville-sur-Mer on 6 June 1944: not to be missed, perhaps on another visit.

Reviews and comments

4.8 / 5
Based on 8 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.9 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
clamed95
clamed95

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 20, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A short, varied walk (residential areas, woods, fields, marshes, sea, etc.)
Worth doing again and again without hesitation.

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User 2636066

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 14, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very easy and quite interesting walk

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RANdav
RANdav

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 14, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Delighted to have discovered this route, which even some long-time residents of Caen were unaware of. A very diverse, historical route: the English cemetery, the seaside, the marshes, the countryside in early spring. Thank you for this very easy route. The route is busier around the English cemetery, the campsites and, of course, the seaside! Choose the right time of year and time of day if you want to avoid the crowds!

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Nadie14
Nadie14

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 29, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk, alternating between marshland, countryside and coastline.

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Sab14
Sab14

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 30, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A magnificent bucolic walk through marshes, groves and fields, ending at the sea.
The description is accurate – even though I missed the marker at point 7 on the route (but I am a bit distracted).
The route is accessible to all and not too busy, even in the height of summer.
Thank you for this route.

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RandoRosy
RandoRosy

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 26, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very nice little walk, pleasant with good light.
Be careful at point 5, at the first bend in Chemin du Béquet: I didn't see the little path on the right that runs alongside the first house! Thank you for this route.
RandoRosy

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Slowduke
Slowduke

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 22, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant and varied walk combining the seaside and marshland.

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glaieul14
glaieul14

Thank you for your feedback.
All the best
Gilbert

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Michelle HUET
Michelle HUET

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 08, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A pleasant route, no difficulty, very enjoyable, with woods, marshes and the seaside
to explore on foot or by bike.

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