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In Cabourg, park in the car park near the racecourse, at the roundabout between Avenue de l'Hippodrome, Rue des Salines and Rue du Pont de Saint-Pierre, and at the confluence of the Divette and the Dives.
Please note! This route is not signposted.
(S/E) Take the cycle path that runs along the Dives on the right-hand side. Further on, cross the Pont Brigade Piron bridge and continue along the path opposite, still following the Dives. At the end of the cycle path, you will arrive at a boat repair yard. Continue along the car park until you reach a small roundabout.
(1) Take Avenue du Roi Albert Ier on the left. Continue straight ahead until you reach the intersection with Avenue Jean Mermoz. Turn right, then take the first street on the left, Rue du Maréchal Joffre, to arrive at the Jardin du Casino.
(2) Head right to pass in front of the famous Grand-Hôtel, then the adjoining casino. Leave the square by turning right onto Avenue du Maréchal Foch. Then turn right onto Avenue André Prenpain for a short detour onto Promenade Marcel Proust, just to catch a glimpse of the sea, the Grand-Hôtel's seafront façade and the beautiful seaside houses that line it. Retrace your steps along Avenue André Prenpain and continue to the intersection with Avenue de la Mer. Turn right onto this lively shopping street.
(3) At the intersection with Avenue du Général Castelnau, turn right. This street curves in a wide arc to end at the Promenade Marcel Proust.
(4) Take the promenade on the left. When it ends, continue in the same direction along the beach. Further on, pass Le Home (large sign visible from the beach). Further on, about 3.3 km after starting to walk along the sea, you will see a lifeguard station on the left side of the beach, then, shortly after, a wooden post on the right side of the beach and, on the left, above, a house with a turret whose walls are decorated with alternating stripes of bricks and white stones (see photo).
(5) Walk up the beach towards this house and take a path that leads away from the beach. You will soon reach Rue Henri Bourgeois, to the left of the house with the turret, and continue straight ahead. At the junction with the D514, or Avenue du Président René Coty, turn right for a few metres, cross the road and take the Allée des Pins opposite, towards the Camping des Peupliers. Take the first street on the right, still towards the campsite, then, opposite the entrance to the campsite, turn left onto the path that goes around the campsite.
(6) At the corner of the campsite, do not continue on the path that turns right, but take a path that branches off to the left of the path, following the blue markings. You will come to a wider path (Chemin du Marais) and follow it to the right.
(7) Further on, ignore the path on the right and, about 200m further on, you will come to an intersection with a wooden signpost. Turn left towards Gonneville.
(8) At the next four-way intersection (signposts), turn right towards Varaville. You will come to another path (signposts) near the houses of La Cour. Look out for the red and white markings forthe GR®®223.
(9) Turn left, still heading towards Varaville, and follow the red and white markings. Follow thisGR®® to the end of the route, bearing in mind that the markings are sometimes very visible and sometimes completely absent on the ground.
(10) At the next crossroads (signposted), continue straight ahead towards Varaville. You will come to a busy road, the D513. Cross it carefully and follow it on the right-hand side until you reach the junction a few metres further on.
(11) Turn left onto the D27, which crosses the village of Varaville, walking on the pavement. At the end of the village, continue straight ahead over the bridge that crosses the Divette (still on the pavement). Continue along the side of the road for about 200 metres. Caution! Extreme caution is required: the last section is very dangerous as there is no hard shoulder.
(12) Turn onto the first road on the left (signs andGR®® markings) towards Bas Cabourg. Further on, ignore a path on the left and, at the junction, continue along the path on the right.
(13) At the next intersection, ignore the path that continues straight ahead and turn right. Further on, ignore a path on the right and continue straight ahead towards Bas Cabourg (signs). At the next intersection, turn right towards Bas Cabourg (signs).
(14) Ignore a path on the right at a sign, then , a few metres further on, look out for aGR®® marker on a post and leave the path for a trail on the right. When you reach a road, follow it to the left.
(15) At the crossroads, take the path on the left towards Bas Cabourg (signposted). Continue straight ahead until you cross the Divette river via a bridge.
(16) Just after the bridge, ignore a path on the left and continue along the wide path until you reach a holiday village.
(17) In front of the entrance to the holiday village, continue along the street on the left, then take the first street on the right. At the roundabout, continue straight ahead (road signs for "gymnase, stade") along the cycle path that runs alongside the road. Just after passing the skate park on your right, take the path on the right (no vehicles) and you will come to a footbridge over the Divette.
(18) Do not cross the river, but continue along the path on the right-hand side. You will come to a street, Rue du Pont de Pierre, near the racecourse. Follow the street to the right until you reach the roundabout and you will find the car park opposite (S/E).
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