De Caen à la Mer
A 24-mile point-to-point route in Normandy, France.
Photo: Dave osm, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 24.2 mi
- one way
- 958 ft
- climb
- 228 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
De Caen à la Mer is a 24-mile point-to-point route in Normandy, France. It runs between about 30 ft and 230 ft above sea level, with roughly 960 ft of climbing one way. It is mapped as a named hiking route, with the sections joined into one trail here. The nearest town is Caen, about 0.6 miles southwest of the trailhead. There are 2 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.
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