CYCLING IN NORMANDY Places to visit on the way Information on cycle routes HistoRY AND HERitaGE CYCLING TRAILS The D-Day Landing Beaches, from 2 strategic ports in 1944: Port-en-Bessin, Tourist Offices Cycle Hire an oil terminal at the time of the D-Day Landings, and Arromanches, an and Visitor Centres Bayeux (14000) artificial port to supply the Le Verger de l’Aure Allies, you will leave in the Office de tourisme direction of Bayeux, the first Impasse de l'Islet - 5 rue de Larche de Port-en-Bessin Tel. 02 31 92 89 16 town to be liberated, which Quai Baron Gérard was miraculously spared Tel. 02 31 22 45 80 Loc Vélo during the fighting. [email protected] Route d'Audrieu www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com Tel. 06 46 34 37 21 In this medieval town full of U Express Office de tourisme d’Arromanches charm, your tour will lead you 54 bis rue Saint-Patrice 2 rue Maréchal Joffre to two jewels: the cathedral Tel. 02 31 92 84 94 (From 01/06 to 31/08) Tel. 02 31 22 36 45 and the Bayeux Tapestry [email protected] Port-en-Bessin-Huppain (14520) listed in UNESCO’s Memory www.ot-arromanches.fr Super U of the World register. Impasse des Goelands Office de tourisme de Bayeux Arromanches Tel. 02 31 51 79 79 (From 01/04 to 30/09) Pont Saint Jean Tel. 02 31 51 28 28 Asnelles (14960) [email protected] Cap France Les Tourelles www.bayeux-bessin-tourisme.com Maison familiale de vacances To plan your trip and find out more: Tel. 02 31 51 19 44 (From 01/04 to 30/09) www.bessin-normandie.com/uk CYCLING TRAIL from the D-DAY LandinG BeacHes CYCLING IN NORMANDY X - D. Commenchal/CDT61 S. Barrault/CDT50 Guichard/CDT14- © Photos : CDT14 - G.Wait/CDT14 to the MONT-SAINT-MICHEL DISCOVER our HIstoRICAL Utah Port-en- Beach Bessin … Coastal Arromanches Arromanches Bayeux Port-en-Bessin fishing port … Impressionist or Port-en-Bessin … Scenic …trails Le Mont- A Arromanches-les-Bains Saint-Michel Charming seaside resort, with its villas, its artificial port and its 14 km / 8.6 miles - 1hr museums of the D-Day Landings. Useful Information èBayeux 02 33 05 75 81 Plan your trip and find out more Port-en-Bessin-Huppain B wwww.normandy-tourism.org Oil terminal for the D-Day Landings, today a fishing port. www.calvados-tourisme.co.uk Trail C Bayeux Download on-line brochures for more cycling trails in Normandy: Création Agence Medieval capital of the Bessin. - Calvados by bike: www.calvados-tourisme.co.uk 1A Check out: The tapestry, the cathedral, the museums, Liberty Alley. - Manche by bike: www.manche-tourism.com/en/hikings - Orne by bike: www.randonnee-normandie.com - Eure by bike: www.eure-tourisme.fr - Seine-Maritime by bike: www.seine-maritime-tourism.com/en NORMANDY TOURIST BoaRD 14, rue Charles Corbeau - 27000 ÉVREUX (FRANCE) www.normandy-tourism.org Bayeux cathedral Trail DISTANCE Rouen 1A 14 km Utah Beach Port-en- Cycling Trail Bessin 1 bis Arromanches 2 Bayeux 8.6 miles 2 from THE D-DAY LANDING Beaches to the MONT-SAINT-MICHEL bis Caen 3 Evreux 3 TIME bis Le Mont- 4 Saint-Michel 5 Arromanches or Port-en-Bessin èBayeux 1h 6 Alençon PORT-EN-BESSIN- 18% HuppaIN gradient in the Parking at Huppain church direction Port-en-Bessin > Huppain Arromanches- Mont-Saint-Michel les-Bains 190 1.5 km D514 D514 Saint-Côme- ARROMANCHES D514 0.5 km Port-en-Bessin- 2 km Huppain de-Fresné Colleville- D65 Parking in front sur-Mer Sainte-Honorine- D206 D514 of the post office Key Port-en-Bessin-Huppain des-Pertes B Huppain D516 or on Avenue de Verdun Huppain Commes Level of difficulty: D6 Easy and accessible to all (generally very flat) Commes Manvieux D205 Longues- D127 Arromanches- Moderate Russy (gentle uphills) sur-MerD100 D514 Tracy- les-Bains Asnelles sur-Mer A Saint-Côme- Difficult de-Fresné (some steep climbs) Étréham ROUTES Green ways N13 Maisons 14 km Cycling paths Mosles Vaux- Sully D516 14 km D169 sur-Aure Shared lane D153 Magny- Ryes en-Bessin 11.5 km Shared lane without road markings Vaux- 11.5 km Sully sur-Aure Watch out! Tour-en-Bessin Bazenville D613 SERVICES D104 Sommervieu Tourist Office Vaucelles MAHB D6 Cussy Vaucelles Car park Le Manoir Saint-Vigor-le-Grand Vienne- D613 Bayeux D516 C en-Bessin Picnic Area Blay Bayeux Cottun Barbeville +33 (0)3 25 71 20 D12 Esquay- Cycle Hire Crouay Saint-Martin- sur-Seulles Saint-Vigor- des-Entrées le-Grand Accommodation* Notre-Dame The Bayeux D613 Cathedral Saint- Vaux- Shops and Refreshments D96 Tapestry Loup-Hors sur-Seulles BAYEUX Ranchy D126 Station N13 Rucqueville Liberty Alley parking Campigny D94A beside the Memorial Museum D5 British Guéron HERItaGE military of the Battle of Normandy D94 D613 Monceaux- Place of interest +33 (0)2 33 05 75 81 - Conception carte : cemetery en-Bessin Martragny D6 2 km Agy Subles Saint-Martin- Scale des-Entrées *Accommodation for cyclists Museum of the Battle Nonant located within 5 km of the cycling 0 km 4 trail, members of a quality charter. of Normandy D572 D6 Station Parking Arganchy To Carcagny Le Tronquay Viller-Bocage N13 Création Agence 40 km Saint- Loup-Hors.