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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.
From Bretteville-sur-Odon to Fontaine-Étoupefour in the footsteps of the Odons
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 loop around the Baronnie de Bretteville-sur-Odon
3.14 mi
+69 ft
-56 ft
1h 30
Easy
Departure from Bretteville-sur-Odon (Calvados)
Following the circular course of the River Odon between the Baronnie de Bretteville-sur-Odon and Le Rocreuil, this short walk is easy and pleasant, allowing you to enjoy the countryside with your family just a stone’s throw from the town.
Verson, the baobab and the apple tree
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.
Nature Trail to the West of Caen
Local authority10.17 mi
+217 ft
-217 ft
4h 50
Moderate
Departure from Caen (Calvados)
The “Grand-Ouest” nature trail is thesecond nature trail created by the City of Caen. It takes you on a 16.5 km route through the city’s Grand-Ouest neighbourhoods, from La Prairie to the Abbaye d’Ardennes, returning via the Cours Napoléon. Information boards mark the route and provide details about Caen’s built and natural heritage. The route forms a circular loop and can be walked in either direction.
The dormant cemeteries of Caen
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.
Once upon a time in the west of Caen
6.50 mi
+128 ft
-128 ft
3h 05
Easy
Departure from Caen (Calvados)
From the Joyeux Coureurs car park, Route de Louvigny, beneath the Baladas Viaduct, towards Bretteville-sur-Odon, the districts of Venoix and Beaulieu, and the NapoléonIer promenade.
The great outdoors on the outskirts of Caen
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.
Medieval walk in Caen
5.88 mi
+194 ft
-180 ft
2h 50
Easy
Departure from Caen (Calvados)
Following in the footsteps of William the Conqueror and Queen Matilda, this urban route takes in the city's two superb Romanesque abbeys (for men and women) and the ducal castle. Several other churches, narrow streets and alleys, and a few public gardens complete the picture.
The Parc de la Fossette and Saint-Contest, starting from Cambes-en-Plaine
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.
The banks of the Orne in Louvigny at the start of the Île Enchantée
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
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.
Caironnaise walk
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.
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