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Le Locheur walks
Around Le Locheur
Visorando Member 
5.12 mi
+318 ft
-315 ft
2h 40
Easy
Departure from Le Locheur (Calvados)
Discover the magnificent village of Le Locheur from the leisure centre. An ideal outing for the whole family. Heritage sites to visit: Gothic church, wash houses, Arry Manor.
Around Neuilly-le-Malherbe
Visorando Member 
3.58 mi
+233 ft
-246 ft
1h 50
Easy
Departure from Vacognes-Neuilly (Calvados)
A short walk with a few climbs and lovely views over the Ajon Valley. Halfway along, there is a beautiful wash house where you can stop for a break.
Walk through the Tourmauville woods
Visorando Member 
5.23 mi
+197 ft
-177 ft
2h 35
Easy
Departure from Gavrus (Calvados)
A beautiful and pleasant walk through fields and woods starting from Gavrus.
The Odon balconies
Visorando Member 
6.05 mi
+446 ft
-463 ft
3h 10
Moderate
Departure from Parfouru-sur-Odon (Calvados)
Between paths, plains and undergrowth, this hike will delight you with its scenery.
Like all hikes in the bocage, it is hilly with a good little climb.
The route is very well marked with yellow signs.
The Ajon Valley
Visorando Member 8.95 mi
+591 ft
-604 ft
4h 40
Moderate
Departure from Banneville-sur-Ajon (Calvados)
This circular route between the Ajon and Odon valleys offers an interesting visit to the Chapelle Saint-Clair and the Moulin d'Ajon.
Route de Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay via Trois-Monts
Visorando Member 
7.79 mi
+620 ft
-600 ft
4h 05
Moderate
Departure from Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay (Calvados)
Come and discover the diversity of the landscapes from Sainte-Honorine-du-Fay to Trois-Monts, enjoy the tranquillity of the countryside, let yourself be lulled by the gentle music of the streams and enjoy the calm of the Orne valley.
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.
Pray Mill and Brie Bridge
Visorando Member 
8.72 mi
+610 ft
-610 ft
4h 30
Moderate
Departure from Trois-Monts (Calvados)
If you're passing by on the Greenway, it's well worth a detour.
Circuit from Villers-Bocage to Tracy-Bocage
Visorando Member 
5.20 mi
+210 ft
-210 ft
2h 35
Easy
Departure from Villers-Bocage (Calvados)
An easy route along beautiful paths through woods and hedgerows, passing through a typical village of the Pays Bocain.
The Guigne Valley starting from Vieux-la-Romaine
Visorando Member 
5.58 mi
+243 ft
-240 ft
2h 45
Easy
Departure from Vieux (Calvados)
The legend of coal: for centuries, a stone in the commune of Feuguerolles intrigued many quarry workers. Black in colour, it became incandescent when burned. Thinking they had discovered precious "earth coal", wells were dug in the hope of finding a coal deposit. Unfortunately, the searches proved fruitless and were abandoned at the beginning of the 20th century. Today, the coal of Feuguerolles is nothing more than a legend.
Grimbosq Forest from the Sainte-Anne car park
Visorando Member 
5.83 mi
+377 ft
-381 ft
3h 00
Easy
Departure from Grimbosq (Calvados)
A walk through the forest on easy paths, featuring an educational trail and a tour of the wildlife park.
From the Pont du Coudray to the May-sur-Orne Quarries
Visorando Member 
5.61 mi
+102 ft
-105 ft
2h 40
Easy
Departure from Clinchamps-sur-Orne (Calvados)
Here is an easy walk that will offer you lovely views of the Orne valley and its small tributaries. Part of the route follows the greenway (a former railway line).
The Val Roy
Visorando Member 
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.
The Orne Valley
Visorando Member 
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.
Description and route slightly out of date in places, see reviews for alternatives
The Grimbosq forest at the start of Mutrécy
Visorando Member 
5.01 mi
+279 ft
-279 ft
2h 35
Easy
Departure from Mutrécy (Calvados)
A pleasant hike, starting from Mutrécy, crossing the Caen plain and the Grimbosq Forest in turn. Please note that the final climb may prove difficult for some.
The Coupe-Gorge stream in Mutrécy
Visorando Member 7.08 mi
+318 ft
-318 ft
3h 30
Moderate
Departure from Mutrécy (Calvados)
This hike mainly follows the Coupe-Gorge stream, which runs through the Grimbosq forest. It is a very pleasant walk in autumn as it follows a small path that is rarely used by walkers.
From Feuguerolles-Bully to the Guigne Valley
Visorando Member 
4.98 mi
+148 ft
-144 ft
2h 25
Easy
Departure from Feuguerolles-Bully (Calvados)
During this route, enjoy not only the pleasure of a country walk in the bocage countryside, but also the bucolic charm of the Guigne valley. You can also appreciate an architectural heritage that is just waiting to be discovered.
The Greenway of Suisse Normande in Feuguerolles-Bully
Visorando Member 
4.56 mi
+171 ft
-171 ft
2h 15
Easy
Departure from Feuguerolles-Bully (Calvados)
This hike will take you along the Voie Verte de la Suisse Normande (Greenway of Norman Switzerland) and the banks of the Orne river in the municipalities of Feuguerolles-Bully and Bully.
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.
Beneath the Monts d'Ancre
Visorando Member 
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.
Grimbosq Forest, starting from La Petite Bichotte
Visorando Member 
3.52 mi
+272 ft
-279 ft
1h 50
Easy
Departure from Grimbosq (Calvados)
A pleasant and enjoyable stroll through the Grimbosq communal forest, owned by the city of Caen.
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.
Around Saint-Germain-d'Ectot
Visorando Member 2.59 mi
+105 ft
-105 ft
30 mins
Easy
Departure from Saint-Germain-d'Ectot (Calvados)
A very easy short countryside walk, with varied terrain (dirt, road, grass, rock), enjoyable on a mountain bike, but also suitable on foot or on horseback.
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.
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.
Boulon in the Middle Ages - Heritage Trail
Visorando Member 
4.27 mi
+243 ft
-256 ft
2h 10
Easy
Departure from Boulon (Calvados)
This heritage trail immerses you in medieval society alongside knights, monks and peasants.
In the 11th century, in the Cinglais region, Boulon was part of the powerful seigneury of RaoulI Taisson, who built the Château de Thuit there, the seat of seigneurial power. Between forest and heritage, the Boulon discovery trail reveals traces of this medieval past.
This trail is marked in blue with signs reading "Heritage Trail - Boulon in the Middle Ages".
Cinglais Forest starting from Boulon
Visorando Member 
5.70 mi
+374 ft
-358 ft
2h 55
Easy
Departure from Boulon (Calvados)
A beautiful walk awaits you. It will introduce you to a forest world far from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Located on the edge of the dry plains and the watered bocage, the Cinglais Forest, covering 1,475 hectares, is an example of a ZNIEFF-classified forest.
Circular around May-sur-Orne
Visorando Member 
6.56 mi
+197 ft
-207 ft
3h 10
Moderate
Departure from May-sur-Orne (Calvados)
From May-sur-Orne, cross the fields, stroll through wooded areas, follow the Laize and Orne valleys and return via Saint-André-sur-Orne.
Val de May and the Orne Valley from May-sur-Orne
Visorando Member 
4.55 mi
+223 ft
-243 ft
2h 15
Easy
Departure from May-sur-Orne (Calvados)
Set off across the fields and then enter more wooded areas to follow the valleys of the Laize and then the Orne, into which the Laize flows.
On the heights of Roucamps
Visorando Member 
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.
Walk to the Saint-Joseph Chapel in Saint-Bénin
Visorando Member 
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.
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.
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 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.
The Thue Valley
Visorando Member 
6.02 mi
+171 ft
-164 ft
2h 55
Easy
Departure from Secqueville-en-Bessin (Calvados)
Set off to explore the Thue Valley: Secqueville-en-Bessin, with its 11th-century church, fortified farms and white houses, and military cemetery. The bell tower of Secqueville dominates the horizon, watching over the Thue Valley, where the white houses of Bessin nestle.
Route de la Vignonnière
Visorando Member 
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)
From Espins to the Moulin du Traspy
Visorando Member 
4.28 mi
+440 ft
-459 ft
2h 20
Easy
Departure from Espins (Calvados)
Hike around the village of Espins. Come and discover the history of this charming commune through its hamlets and the Moulin du Traspy mill. On the way, don't miss the village of Moncel, built on the side of a valley.
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.
Mont Pinçon in Le Plessis-Grimoult
Visorando Member 
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.
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.
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.
Chapel of Bonne Nouvelle
Visorando Member 
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.
Around Nonant
Visorando Member 
8.04 mi
+272 ft
-285 ft
3h 55
Moderate
Departure from Nonant (Calvados)
Circuit starting from the village of Nonant, passing through several villages such as Martragny, Vaux and Carcagny with views of several castles and manor houses.
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.
