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Rots walks
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Les Hauts de Bazenville
Visorando Member 
7.21 mi
+115 ft
-121 ft
3h 25
Moderate
Departure from Villiers-le-Sec (Calvados)
Stroll through the Bessin region of Normandy. Pass through villages steeped in history.
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.
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 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).