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Manche’s cycling networkWith many Greenways and Cycle Routes, the department of Manche has 1,000 km of specialtrails for cycling with family or friends. Discover the untouched countryside, flourishing nature,outstanding architecture, the D-Day landing beaches and other historic sites...

Far from the bustle of the highways, the 230 km of Greenways run through the heart ofthe department. These disused railway tracks and towpaths are also open to walkers,horse riders and horse-drawn vehicles.

The 37 Cycle loops will take you through the most picturesque sites in the department. Allthese tours are signposted, graded according to difficulty and about 20 kilometres long.Enjoy your trip!

This brochure contains maps for each area, descriptions of the routes and the places ofinterest, and a list of services within easy reach of the trails.If you feel like leaving the beaten track and adding a touch of originality to your trip,Manche Tourisme has a reserve of safe unmarked routes that link to the basic network.Find all the routes and links (marked in orange) at www.mancherandonnee.com. Whatever your question, feel free to contact the local Tourist Office (page 47-48) prior toyour stay.

Access to the GreenwaysBy train: bicycles are allowed aboard many trains. The train stations of Avranches,Carentan, Cherbourg, Coutances, Pontorson, Saint-Lô and Vire are the principal gatewaysto the cycle trails.For more information (in French) go to www.velo.sncf.com.By boat: no restrictions on cycling equipment.By car: There are car parks throughout the network (see map). Please do not park in frontof the gateways to the Greenways as this will prevent the emergency services and main-tenance services from carrying out their tasks.

Access to the Cycle loopsBy car: Parking is available atvarious starting points.By bicycle: the means of accessdescribed above are within easyreach of the Cycle Routes.

Servicesoffice de tourisme, syndicat d’initiative tourist office

point information tourist information

parking car park area

aire de pique-nique picnic spot

restauration restaurant

hébergement accommodation

location de vélos cycle hire

ville et pays d’art et d’histoire town of art

ville avec commerces shops

gare SNCF train station

liaison maritime ferry link

aire de service pour camping-car service area for motor home

Keys

Activitiesvoile sailing activities

char à voile sand yachting

canoë-kayak canoe-kayak

pêche angling

randonnée rambling

centre équestre horse riding centre

golf golf

base de loisirs leisure activities site

plage beach

promenade en roulotte horsedrawn caravan

base VTT moutain bike site

Places to visitpoint de vue viewpoint

site naturel natural spot

parc, jardin garden

édifice religieux cathedral, abbey, church

château castle

musée museum

train touristique tourist train

produits fermier local produce

artisanat craftwork

RoutesGreenways:

Loose surface (sandy)Good for walking, cycling, MTBing, horse-riding, and horse-drawn carriages

Grassy surfaceGood for walking, MTBing, and horse-riding

Stony surfaceGood for walking, MTBing, and horse-riding

Marked links to Cycle Routes

Unmarked links to Cycle Routes

Regional Nature Park boundary

Footpaths(GR, GRP, Mont-Saint-Michel Way...)

Cycle loop

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Unmarked variant of route

Recommended direction

Level of route difficulty:Easy route, open to all

Intermediate route with no particular difficulty but requiring good cycling skills

Difficult route requiring training and experience

Map of Manche pages 25-26

Introduction page 1

Keypage 2

Detailed Maps pages 3-42

Great Ideas pages 43-44

Useful Contacts page 46-47

Useful Information page 47

Learn More pages 47-48

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Area AThis link between Cherbourg and Rocheville, the end of the Cotentin Greenway, has a fairly large heightvariation (a total of about 240 m). It is marked along low traffic secondary roads up to the Ravalet cas-tle at Tourlaville. From there, the port and the city centre are within easy reach using the cycle lanes pro-vided. The Cycle Route link uses secondary roads with little traffic. Motor vehicles and cyclists are reques-ted to share the road.

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CherbourgCherbourg is a fascinating port city withplenty to offer at the tip of the CotentinPeninsula. Discover a historic city withpretty walks, monuments, parks and atruly magnificent harbour.

Ravalets Castle Park in Tourlaville:This beautiful Renaissance castle in blue schist was restored at theend of the 19th century by Hervé de Tocqueville who also createdthe landscape park. Self-guided visits and guided tours are availa-ble. Please contact Cherbourg Tourist Office for more information(see Learn More)

Valognes Valognes has been designated along with Bricquebec and Saint-Sauveur-Le-Vicomte as a Town of Art andHistory. This title reflects its wealth of heritage spanning 2,000 years of history. Town houses, Museums,churches, Roman thermal baths and wash houses are just some of the priceless architecture to be visi-ted.

� ROUTE INFO:Cherbourg/Ravalets Castle in Tourlaville: cycle lanesRavalets Castle in Tourlaville/Rocheville: Cycle routes (secondary roads with little traffic)Rocheville/Bricquebec: loose surface (sand & gravel). Recommended for mountain or hybrid bikes only.

From Cherbourg to Rocheville: Greenway

Cherbourg-Octeville : Cité de la Mer

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Area BFrom Bricquebec to Barneville-Carteret: Greenway and cycle routes

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The Hatainville Dunes

This section of the network links to the seaside resorts of Portbail and Barneville-Carteret via the CotentinGreenway. Enjoy a stop off in the charming market towns of Bricquebec and Saint-Sauveur-Le-Vicomte asyou travel through the famous Cotentin bocage. The Greenway then heads out to the west coast. The traillinks up with the Portbail to Barneville-Carteret Cycle Route.Note: At Portbail, the road along the coast (GR 223 - over 300 m) is covered by the sea during periodsof high tides (above coefficient 85).

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BricquebecThis Town of Art and History has plenty of museums and castles to visit.

Saint-Sauveur-Le-Vicomte Visit Saint-Sauveur Forest, the last remaining part of a woodlandthat once covered much of the Cotentin Peninsula. Discover JulesBarbey d’Aurevilly, a 19th century French writer and critic, at theMuseum dedicated to his life.

Religious heritageTake a brief detour via the 16th church at Canville-la-Rocque to admire its wall paintings (2 km from thegreenway via D 903 and D 147 roads) or stop off at Portbail to visit the 11th century church Notre-Dame(classified as a historical monument) and its 4th century Baptistry.

Portbail – Barneville-Carteret The trail runs past the natural sites ofCape Carteret and the HatainvilleDunes, the latter being the largestgroup of dunes in the department.Standing over 80 metres high, theyconceal ancient cliffs of over 70,000years old.

� ROUTE INFO:Bricquebec – Portbail: loose surface(sand & gravel). Recommended formountain or hybrid bikes only.Portbail – Barneville-Carteret: Cycleroutes (secondary roads with little traf-fic)

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Area CThis Greenway crosses the Regional Park of the Cotentin and Bessin Marshes. Contemplate the wild birdsand the fens as you cycle along the trail.

� TOURIST INFO: Mount Castre, the Baupte peat bogs

� ROUTE INFO:La Haye-Du-Puits – Carentan: loose surface (sand & gravel). Recommended for mountain or hybrid bikes only. AtSaint-Symphorien-Le-Valois a signposted, 2 km-long Cycle Route links the Greenway to La Haye-Du-Puits.

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Loop: The Reel3

Loop: The Depths of Cotentin4

Loop: The Baupte Promontories5

From La Haye-Du-Puits to Carentan: Greenway

RECOMMENDED STARTING POINTS: Houesville Church

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RECOMMENDED STARTING POINTS : Sainte-Mère-Eglise, Chef-du-Pont

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RECOMMENDED STARTING POINTS: Beuzeville-La-Bastille causeway car park, Baupte rest area

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27 km / 3h

1 Sainte-Mère-Eglise Church: stained-glass windows pay

homage to american paratroopers

2 Gambosville: wash houses and fountains

3 Carquebut: old houses and farms

4 Chef-du-pont: church with beautiful furniture and decoration

5 La Fière: manor overlooking the marsh

6 Neuville-au-Plain: Grandval Castle.

1 Blosville Church: yew trees around the church look over the

peaceful graveyard

2 Sébeville: village of 24 inhabitants where the village hall isbarely bigger than the wash house 3 Carquebut Port and Causeway

4 Liesville-Sur-Douve: group of old buildings surrounding an11th c. tower which once supported a windmill considered to be theoldest of its kind in the West

5 Les Mottes Marsh: 180 ha of fens and peat bogs.

1 Plain-Marais Castle 2 Cretteville Church: 12th, 15th and 17th c.

3 Francquetot Castle: 17th and 18th c.

4 Old Coigny Castle

5 Houses built of clay: local house construction

6 Appeville Church: 13th c.

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Loop: Plain Norois 1

Loop: The Fords between Plain and Bocage2

RECOMMENDED STARTING POINT: in front of Fresville village hall

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RECOMMENDED STARTING POINT: Quineville beach road car park

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17 km / 1 3/4 h

1 Quineville: village founded by holidaymakers who built tem-porary chalets, now seaside homes 2 Saint-Marcouf Islands: a pair of rocky islets known as the“île au large” and the “île de la terre”3 The Salt Marshes: transition zone between the bocage coun-tryside and the sand dunes 4 Saint-Martin-De-Fontenay Church: built in the 12th c.

5 Saint-Michel-De-Lestre Chapel: built in the 12th c., once astop for pilgrims heading for Mont-Saint-Michel 6 Castles and Dovecot: many examples along the trail, suchas this one in Lestre 7 Oyster farming and Salt Marshes: local business, morethan 1280 tonnes of bivalves are farmed on the foreshore.

1 Saint-Martin-de-Fresville Church 2 The Station Hamlet 3 Merderet Marsh: marshes after which the river is named

4 Urville Manor and Church 5 Houses built of clay: traditional buildings

6 Fords: old fords such as that of Eroudeville

7 Churches of Ecausseville, Eroudeville, Le Ham andHémevez: typical Cotentin churches

8 Ecausseville Airship Hangar: built in 1917 by the Frencharmy to provide shelter for aerostats, renovation in progress 9 The Farms and Manors of Fresville: much imposing archi-

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Area ELeaving La Haye-Du-Puits, the Greenway heads south to Coutances Country along disused railway lines.At the old railway station in Périers, ramblers will find facilities for a picnic and toilets.

� TOURIST INFO: Sainte-Trinité Abbey in Lessay, Saint-Patrice-De-Claids moors, Mathon peat bogs.

� ROUTE INFO:La Haye-Du-Puits – Périers: loose surface (sand & gravel). Recommended for mountain or hybrid bikes only.

From La Haye-Du-Puits to Périers: Greenway

21 km / 2 1/2 h

Loop: Huppelande Winds 7

Loop: The Sèves and the Holerotte9

RECOMMENDED STARTING POINT: old train station in Périers

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RECOMMENDED STARTING POINTS:Lessay Town Hall, Vesly Church

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24 km / 3 h

1 Sainte-Trinité Abbey, Lessay: founded in 1056 by the baronof La Haye-Du-Puits 2 The Old Cotentin Railway: the former Coutances to Lessayline 3 Castle Keeps and Belltowers: Vesly Church (listed buil-ding) and its famous Merovingian necropolis 4 Mobecq : the church dates from the 12th c.

5 Mills: windmills and watermills symbolize the ancient farmlandsof the 16th and 17th c. 6 Gerville-la-Forêt : name comes from the ancient HuppelandeForest which once covered Mount Castre 7 Bricquebost Castle 8 Saint-Opportune : symbol of the works undertaken bymonks to shield the peninsula from the encroaching marshes.

1 Périers: centre destroyed by bombings 8-13 June 1944

2 The Moor: heather-dominated countryside, the moorland is a

bio-diverse environment

3 Gonfreville Church and Manor: manor dating from the 15th c.

4 Nay : fine architectural example of post-war reconstruction

5 Sèves Marshes 6 Buisson Castle: ancient parish comprising numerous clay buil-dings.


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Area FThe Périers to Cambernon Greenway takes you to the heart of Coutances Country along disused railway lines.

� TOURIST INFO: Saint-Pierre-de-Coutances Church, Coutances Gardens.

� ROUTE INFO:Périers – Cambernon: loose surface (sand & gravel). Recommended for mountain or hybrid bikes only.

From Périers to Cambernon: Greenway

22.5 km / 3 h

Loop: Between Sea and Countryside 17

Loop: The Two Havens18

RECOMMENDED STARTING POINTS: Agon-Coutainville Tourist Office, Tourville-Sur-Sienne Village Hall

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RECOMMENDED STARTING POINTS: Gouville-Sur-Mer Church ; Montsurvent Village Hall

ON THE WAY:

24 km / 3 h

1 Montsurvent Church: dating from medieval times, enlarged in18th c. . 2 Gouville-Sur-Mer Church: dating from medieval times,restored after the war 3 Boisroger Church

4 Brainville Church: interesting Gothic fonts

5 Servigny Church: Romanesque architecture

6 Ancteville Church: marvellous 15th c. statues of Saint Peterand the Virgin and Child.

1 Coutainville Manor: castle dating from the 14th c.

2 Agon Castle: current building dates from 16th c., adjoining cha-

pel still visible next to the coastal observation post

3 Agon Church: nave from the Romanesque period, chancel dates

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4 Tourville Church: originally Romanesque, bell dates from 1700

5 Tourelles Manor: built in the 15th and 16th c., served as presby-tery

6 Blainville-Sur-Mer Church and Village 7 Gralot Stone: the astronomer Le Verrier used this stone to markthe boundary between Agon and Blainville

Option:8 Monument to Fernand Lechanteur: local writer

9 Agon Point Lighthouse: built in 1856, range of 10 nauticalmiles.



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Loop: Entre Sienne et Siame19

RECOMMENDED STARTING POINTS: Churches of Saint-Malo-De-La-Lande, Gratot and Tourville-Sur-Sienne

ON THE WAY:1 Church: 13th and 15th c.

2 Manoir privé de Saint-Malo-de-la-Lande3 Brainville Church 4 Gratot Church and Castle

5 Saint-Gerbold Hermitage 6 Chanteloup Manor: manor farm dating from 15th c.

7 Tourville Marsh

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RECOMMENDED STARTING POINTS: Montmartin-sur-Mer, Regnéville-sur-Mer

ON THE WAY:

18 km / 2 1/4 h

1 Regnéville-Sur-Mer Village: commercial hub in the MiddleAges 2 Grimouville Village and Church: this village is attached toRegnéville 3 Urville Village and Church: church situated on the edge ofthe marshes, overlooks Sienne Bay 4 Roque Bridge: built in 1850 and destroyed in WW2

5 Montchaton Church: “Caesar’s Camp” was made here in theGallo-Roman period

6 Epine-Au-Page Lime Kilns: small domestic kilns spreadthroughout the manors of the region 7 Montmartin Village 8 Rey Village: village typical of Coutances Country, grey limes-tone buildings with thatched roofs9 Lime Kiln Museum: lime producing techniques and localmaritime traditions.

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Loop: Beautiful Stone 21

RECOMMENDED STARTING POINTS: Montmartin-sur-Mer, Hyenville

ON THE WAY:

20 km / 2 1/2 h

1 Quettreville Manor: property once owned by famous privateerSurcouf2 Hyenville Marsh Manor: group of buildings dating from 16th c.

3 Hyenville Church: Gothic church with funerary cross from18th c.

4 Epine-Au-Page Lime Kilns: lime produced by these kilns wasused by the neighbouring manor and hamlets 5 Old Stone Quarry: rock climbing site, Montmartin stone wasused for many construction projects, building roads and railways,and for making lime.


Loop: Under the Apple Trees, The Sienne 22

RECOMMENDED STARTING POINTS: Quettreville-sur-Sienne, Contrières

ON THE WAY:

18 km / 2 1/4 h

1 Quettreville Church: Gothic church with wide nave, typical ofCoutances Country 2 Les Mulots Lime Kilns: the owner’s name is engraved onthe western face, Henri le Goubin 3 Contrières Church: Romanesque

4 Quesnay Hamlet: ancient parish whose mill continues toproduce electricity 5 Trelly Castle: built in the 18th c.

6 Trelly Church 7 Sey Mill: water mill undergoing restoration.


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RECOMMENDED STARTING POINT: Bréhal Village Hall

ON THE WAY:

21.5 km / 2 1/2h

1 Môquet Street: celebrated member of the Resistance

2 The Fountain Cross 3 Saint-Martin-Le-Vieux Church: 9th c

4 Hutrel Mill: windmill

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6 Vanlée Haven: protected site

7 Tidal Road floods 1 1/4 h before high tide 8 Les Salines: village living to the rhythm of the tides

9 Bricqueville Church: built in 1878.

Loop: Dales and Hamlets around Cérences 36

RECOMMENDED STARTING POINT: town halls of Cérences, Chanteloup or Muneville-Sur-Mer

ON THE WAY:

26.1 km / 3 1/4h

1 Notre-Dame-De-Cérences Church 2 Wash House of Le Roy House: dates from 1923

3 Bourey Castle: partially destroyed, occupied by the GermanArmy during WW2 4 Stela of Captain J. B. Thompson 5 Chanteloup Castle (private property): dates from 11th and12th c. ;

6 Sainte-Barbe Church and Statue 7 Cemetery: stela commemorating the sacrifice made by Britishsoldiers in the hamlet of Cirou 8 Electricity Generator at the Mill (private property):provided power for municipal lighting in Cérences for many years.

Loop: The Chapel Trail 37

RECOMMENDED STARTING POINTS: village halls of Hudimesnil, Le Loreur and La MeudraquièreSaint-Sauveur-la-Pommeraye Church.

ON THE WAY:

30.8 km / 3 1/2h

1 Sainte-Croix Fair: fair takes place on the 3rd weekend of August

2 Notre-Dame-Du-Loreur Church 3 Saint-Martin Church: Gothic church from 14th c.

4 Notre-Dame Chapel: built on the site of an ancient tree thatonce sheltered a statue of the Virgin

5 Sainte-Suzanne Chapel: founded between 1499 and 1506by Lemaistre, justice of the peace in Coutances 6 Le Pont Mill: Saillard mill from the 12th c.





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Area IThe Vire and Taute canal, between Carentan and St-Jean-de- Daye, is closed until the end of 2009 for clea-ning and masonry work. By bicycle, take the signposted shared road link for about forty kilometres, acrossthe marshes. On foot or horseback, obtain information from the Carentan Tourist Office (see More infor-mation).

� TOURIST INFO: Montreuil lime kilns.

� ROUTE INFO:Saint-Hilaire-Petitville – Saint-Fromond ; Grass trail - closed.

From Carentan to La Meauffe: Greenway

17 km / 1 3/4 h

Loop: Veys Bay 6

Loop: The Banks of the Graignes Marshes8

RECOMMENDED STARTING POINT: place de l’église à Graignes

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RECOMMENDED STARTING POINT: Carentan Marina

ON THE WAY:

24 km + 10 km / 2 1/3h + 1h

1 Carentan: capital of the marshland, historic trading centre, washhouse and the Pont-Canal aqueduct2 Brévands Mill, Phosphate, and Port: exceptional phos-phate resource, the fossilized result of prehistoric sharks caught byretreating seas 3 Brévands Mound: church built on the site of a Romanconstruction

4 Veys Bay and Polders: wide estuary reduced by one-thirddue to land reclamation and confinement5 Veys Church and Saint-Pèlerin Church 6 Banville Manor: 16th c.

1 Mesnil-Angot Church and Manor: 16th-century manor andNotre-Dame Chapel dating from 1745 2 Traditional Constructions in Clay: these houses are

typical of the Regional Park of the Cotentin and Bessin Marshes

3 Vire and Taute Canal: opened in 1839 to improve barge

transport to Saint-Lô

4 Marshes of the Grande Commune and the PetiteCommune: grazing land in summer, the marshes are a birdwatcher’sparadise in winter.


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Area JContinuing along the towpath, the trail crosses the town of Saint-Lô and its heritage born of the onceflourishing activity on the Vire.

� TOURIST INFO: Museum of the Norman Countryside in Saint-Lô, Sainte-Suzanne-Sur-Vire Chapel, HamRocks, Condé-sur-Vire Leisure Centre.

� ROUTE INFO:Saint-Fromond – Candol: loose surface (compact sand).Candol – La Mancellière-Sur-Vire: stony surface.La Mancellière-Sur-Vire – Le Mesnil-Raoult: loose surface (compact sand).Le Mesnil-Raoult – Troisgots: grass trail

From La Meauffe to Troisgots: Greenway

21 km / 2 1/2 h

Loop: Condé-Sur-Vire13

RECOMMENDED STARTING POINTS: Condé-Sur-Vire Town Hall, Troisgots

ON THE WAY:1 Condé-Sur-Vire Church: built over 12th, 13th, 14th and 20th c.

2 Sainte-Suzanne-Sur-Vire Church: : Gothic church from 15th c.

3 La Mancellière-sur-Vire Church: 12th c.

4 Troisgots : liberated on the 13th July 1944

5 Ham Rocks 6 Elle & Vire Distillery: founded in 1917, produces apple brandyand fortified cider 7 Mesnil-Raoult Church: bell tower dates from 1868.


Loop: The Bocage Trail 12

RECOMMENDED STARTING POINTS: Pond or German cemetery in Marigny

ON THE WAY:

22 km / 2 3/4 h

1 Marigny Pond: covering more than one hectare, several trailson offer 2 Lozon Valley: omnipresent along the trail

3 Montreuil-Sur-Lozon Church: a picturesque lane leads tothis church dating from the 16th and 19th c. 4 La Chapelle-Enjuger: headquarters of Operation Cobra thatchanged the course of WW2

5 La Terrette Valley: great angling site

6 Mesnil-Amey Village 7 Marigny

Option:8 German Military Cemetery: more than 11,000 soldiers rest inthis cemetery, symbol of the furious combat.

19 km / 2 1/2 h

Loop: Loyal Normans14

RECOMMENDED STARTING POINT: Dangy Village Hall

ON THE WAY:1 Saint-Martin Church 2 Soulles Castle: private, neo-Louis Douze

3 Soulles Wood 4 La Croix Genest: wayside cross, built 1880

5 Saint-Martin Church: listed monument

6 Quibou : wayside cross , La Joignerie, 1896.




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Area KLoop: Around the Elle River 10

RECOMMENDED STARTING POINTS: Saint-Clair-Sur-Elle,Cerisy-La-Forêt, Saint-Jean-De-Savigny

ON THE WAY:

22 km / 2 3/4 h

1 Fountain in Saint-Clair-Sur-Elle: reputed to have therapeuticpowers for babies’ eyes 2 Benedictine Abbey in Cerisy-La-Forêt: 6th c.

3 Wash House in Pont-De-La-Tannerie 4 State-owned Forest of Cerisy (Biards Forest): naturereserve of 2124 ha 5 La Boullaye Castle: rebuilt from 17th to 18th c.

6 La Couespellière Castle: 16th and 19th c.




Loop: Around Le Soulaire 11

RECOMMENDED STARTING POINTS: village halls of Saint-Pierre-De-Semilly and Bérigny

ON THE WAY:

21 km / 2 1/2 h

1 Saint-Pierre-De-Semilly Castle (private) : built in 11th c.

2 The Priest’s Wine: in the 19th c., Father Lallemand of Saint-Pierre developed a medicine based on wine 3 Notre-Dame-D’Elle Church

4 Wash House 5 Fishing Ponds: water from the Elle

6 The Banks and the Countryside of the Elle River

Loop: Around Matignon 15

RECOMMENDED STARTING POINTS: Torigni-Sur-Vire Tourist Office, Saint-Amand Church

ON THE WAY:

22 km / 2 3/4 h

1 Les Matignons Castle: fief of the descendants of William theConqueror, built in 16th and 17th c. 2 Saint-Symphorien-Les-Buttes Church: Romanesque

3 Placy-Montaigu Church: some parts date from 1640

4 Placy-Montaigu Farm: known as the "Manor"

5 Saint-Amand Church: bell tower dates from 19th c., typical ofthe region.

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Area LHead upstream the Vire along the peaceful towpath to Pont-Farcy in Calvados. Locks were built in the 19th

century to render the river navigable.Note: In 2009, a bicycle link should be signposted between Pont-Farcy and Vire. For more information, callthe Conseil Général du Calvados on +33 (0)2 31 57 14 14 or e-mail [email protected]

� TOURIST INFO: La Chapelle-Sur-Vire, Devil’s Cave

� ROUTE INFO:Troisgots – Fourneaux: grass trailFourneaux – Pont-Farcy: loose surface (compact sand).

From Troisgots to Pont-Farcy: Greenway

27 km / 3 1/4 h

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RECOMMENDED STARTING POINT: Hambye Village Hall

ON THE WAY:1 Hambye: traditional housing from 17th c. on each side of themain street 2 Farm and Manor of Les Mariettes-De-La-Pagerie: family resi-

dence of one of France’s most famous cartographers

3 Guislain Church: dates from 20th c., next to cemetery wherein liesgeneral and baron Benjamin Houssin de Saint-Laurent

4 Briault Mill on the banks of the Soulles, dates from 17th c.

5 Maupertuis: don’t miss the cider and other local products,Saint-Pierre-De-Maupertuis Church 6 Stela to Sister Marthe: real name Adèle Lebouteiller

7 Chapel of Verablière Manor: dates from 18th c.

8 Stela commemorating 1944

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RECOMMENDED STARTING POINT:Tessy-sur-Vire Market Place

ON THE WAY:

17 km / 2 h

1 Tessy-Sur-Vire Church and Centre: don’t miss the parkadjoining Saint Pierre Church 2 Domjean: village in bloom

3 Angotière Castle (private property) : 15th and 19th c.

4 La Chapelle-Sur-Vire: important pilgrimage stop, famous fortwo statues and miracle healing 5 Devil’s Cave: built for Amédée Duval Duperron in the 19th c.,fabulous panorama 6 Fervaches Church: 19th c., statue of Saint Peter, listed building

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The disused Vire – Fougères railway The line was designed in the 19th c. by the talentedFulgence Bienvenüe. The terrain was quite steep insome places and presented plenty of problems forplanners and builders. Cutting his way through thenumerous foothills, with the newly-invented detona-tor and dynamite, Bienvenüe was able to create anelegant railway line through the countryside.

Chaulieu Enjoy the beautiful panorama using the viewpoint indicator at Chaulieu, 368 m above sea level.

Brouains The banks of the Sée offer many opportunities for angling.Visit the Sée Mill Ecomuseum which tells the story of salmon and local industry (paper, cutlery and bel-lows).Call +33 (0)2 33 59 20 50 or go to www.moulin-de-la-see.com

� ROUTE INFO:Vire – Sourdeval: loose surface (compact gravel).

From Vire to Sourdeval: Greenway

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Mortain Waterfalls Enjoy the view from the great waterfall just 1 km south of Mortain. An unfor-gettable view of the waters of the Cance cascading down 20 metres througha ridge of Armorican sandstone. Access to the panorama has been madeeasier with the installation of steps leading down to the river.

At the foot of the town centre a small waterfall opens the view to a verdantcountryside.

Blanche Abbey in Mortain Listed building dating from 12th c., today the abbey presents many artistic activities and exhibitions. It isalso a place of prayer and worship. For more information call +33 (0)2 33 794 747

Savigny-Le-Vieux Abbey Founded in 1013 by Vital its ruins are still visible. At the height of its fame no less than 300 monks livedin the buildings erected on the 7,000 m2 site.

� ROUTE INFO:Mortain – Isigny-Le-Buat: loose surface (compact gravel).Les Loges-Marchis – Fougères: loose surface (compact gravel).

From Sourdeval to Saint-Hilaire-Du-Harcouët: Greenway

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Area OThis trail leads to Orne along the edge of the Regional Nature Park of Normandie-Maine. In spring thecountryside is full of white and pink blossom from the ubiquitous apple and pear trees.For more information about the sections St-Cyr-du-Bailleul / Domfront / Flers, call the ComitéDépartemental du Tourisme de l’Orne on +33 (0)2 33 28 88 71 or e-mail [email protected]

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The Regional Nature Park of Normandie-Maine The power of the waterways, brooks,streams and rivers shape the local land-scape, cutting narrow valleys out of theArmorican rock. The Mortain Waterfalls andthe Arthour Pit are examples of this irresisti-ble power. Don’t miss the woodland andforests linked by a network of hedges andinterspersed with apple and pear orchards.

Apple and Pear Museum in Barenton The centre presents all the techniques and traditionsinvolved in the production of apple brandy and perry.Heritage orchard and product tasting after each visit. For more information call +33 (0)2 33 59 56 22

� ROUTE INFO:Bion – La Chiffetière Car Park: loose surface (compact gravel).La Chiffetière Car Park – Flers: alternate sections of grass and dirt. Recommended for mountain bikes only.For more information about the section La Chiffetière / Flers, call the Comité Départemental du Tourismede l’Orne on +33 (0)2 33 28 88 71 or e-mail [email protected]

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� TOURIST INFO: Ardennes Wood, Montgomery-De-Ducey Castle.

� ROUTE INFO:Saint-Hilaire-Du-Harcouët – Pontaubault: loose surface (compact gravel).

From Saint-Hilaire-Du-Harcouët to Pontaubault: Greenway

22 km / 2 3/4 h

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RECOMMENDED STARTING POINT: Vezins, La Mazure Leisure Centre

ON THE WAY:1 La Fieffe-Au-Roi: fishing site and lessons

2 La Vincendiere: village whose name evokes a fire that razed it

to the ground

3 Les Biards: famous for its fair

4 Biards Church 5 La Poissonière: medieval hamlet

6 Panorama: looks over Vezin Lake and Roche-Qui-Boit Lake

7 Vezins Dam and Hydroelectric Power Station: to visit call +33 (0)2 33 89 18 10 8 La Dorière Bridge.


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RECOMMENDED STARTING POINTS: Saint-Aubin-De-Terregate, Saint-Laurent-De-Terregatte or Saint-Senier-De-Beuvron

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20 km / 2 1/2 h

1 Terregatte Country: site of many battles between Bretonsand Normans during the Hundred Years War 2 Le Bel-Orient Panorama: view of Mont Saint-Michel andRoche-Qui-Boit Lake

3 Mirande Farm Inn: authentic sundial

4 Saint-Aubin-de-Terregatte: well, cross and sundial.

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RECOMMENDED STARTING POINT: Saint-Loup

ON THE WAY:1 Saint-Loup: village in bloom, Romanesque church

2 Apilly Manor 3 Godefroy Church: Romanesque

4 Plessis Castle (private property): many castles along theroute not open to the public.

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RECOMMENDED STARTING POINTS: Baffrais Church car park, La Chaise-Baudouin school car park orguest house

ON THE WAY:

19 km / 2 1/2 h

1 La Chaise-Baudouin: church and Chouan houses withgranite lintel dating from 1767 2 L’Ourserie: two crosses probably marking the parish ordiocese boundary, once a place of procession 3 The Lakes of Sée Valley: trout fishing site

4 Sainte-Eugienne Chapel: built in the 12th c. then altered inthe 15th, 16th and 17th c. 5 Baffrais: don’t miss its 18th c. - church and summer fairs.

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RECOMMENDED STARTING POINTS: La Haye-Pesnel Town Hall, La Lucerne-d’Outremer Abbey

ON THE WAY:

16 km / 2 h

1 Sainte-Trinité-De-La-Lucerne Abbey: belonging to thePremonstratensian order, church built between 1164 and 1178 2 Marland Monument: founder of a Resistance group, diedseveral days before the Liberation 3 La Lucerne-D’Outremer Forest

4 Saint-Ursin Church: 12th, 17th and 18th c., nearby yew oldesttree in Manche, trunk measures 10.7 m 5 Pont-Roger Castle: fief of the La Motte Family

6 Saint-Léger Church: 12th, 13th and 18th c.

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RECOMMENDED STARTING POINT: La Haye-Pesnel Town Hall

ON THE WAY:

17 km / 2 h

1 La Haye-Pesnel: name means “entrenchment” in Old Norman

2 La Lucerne-D’Outremer Forest 3 Marland Monument 4 Saint-Méen Chapel: miraculous fountain dedicated tosufferers of skin diseases

5 La Rochelle-Normande Church: 12th and 18th c.

6 Mizouard Manor (private): built in 1666 by "De Poilvillainde Misouard" 7 Champcervon Church

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RECOMMENDED STARTING POINTS: Lolif church, Montviron Railway Station

ON THE WAY:

22 km / 3 h

1 Lolif Church: Romanesque

2 La Secouette: wayside cross, name originates from conflictbetween the villages of Lolif and Marcey 3 Cross Manor: 1827

4 Mizouard Manor

5 La Rochelle-Normande Castle (private): 12th c.

6 Montviron Church: was lookout post for many years

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Area SThe link, signposted on all low traffic secondary roads on the embankments, offers exceptional panora-mas over the Mont Saint-Michel bay. From Beauvoir, pick up the Brittany greenways towards Chapelle Ste-Anne or Fougères. For more information on the sections Beauvoir / La Chapelle Ste-Anne or Beauvoir /Fougères, call the Comité Départemental du Tourisme de l’Ille-et-Vilaine on 0299 784740 or [email protected]� ROUTE INFO:Pontaubault – Mont-Saint-Michel: links to secondary roads with little traffic.� TOURIST INFO: The information Pavillon for the restoration of Mont Saint-Michel maritime characterwelcomes visitors from April to October and is located near the new dam bridging the Couesnon.www.projetmontsaintmichel.fr

From Pontaubault to Mont-Saint-Michel: Greenway

21 km / 2 1/2h (ving Ducey) / 14 km / 1 3/4h (leaving Pontaubault)

Loop: From Ducey to Courtils30

RECOMMENDED STARTING POINTS: Leaving Ducey, take the Greenway towards Pontaubault, Courtils Interpretation CentreON THE WAY:1 Pontaubault2 Public Barometers in Ceaux 3 Courtils Church: Romanesque

4 Interpretation Centre 5 Torin Rock: panorama of Mont-Saint-Michel Bay and polders

6 The Sélune: panorama of the mouth of the Sée and Sélune Estuary.


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RECOMMENDED STARTING POINTS: Vains village hall, Genêts interpretation centre, stops from Routout to VainsON THE WAY:

17 km / 2 1/4 h

1 Vains: ancient treasury, church (stained glass window)

2 Tidal Bore (South Grouin): wave that surges up the Séeand Sélune estuary 3 Routout Interpretation Centre: exhibition describing Mont-Saint-Michel Bay

4 Saint-Léonard: fishing village

5 In the Port: view of Mont-Saint-Michel Bay

6 Genêts Church: 12th c.

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RECOMMENDED STARTING POINT: Pontorson Tourist OfficeON THE WAY:

26 km / 3 h

1 Guischard Town House 2 Pontorson Marshes 3 Servon: hill village

4 Mount Huisne: German ossuary

5 Ardevon: priory and outskirts

6 Mont-Saint-Michel Grasslands: bird-watching site

7 Beauvoir Church: dates from 1005

8 Moidrey Castle and Mills: castle dating from 17th c. andwindmills.


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RECOMMENDED STARTING POINTS: Pontorson Tourist OfficeON THE WAY:

24 km / 3h00

1 The towpath to Mont Saint-Michel 2 The Aucey and Boucey marshes

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Walks and HikesMany trails for hiking, MTBing and horse-riding are close tothe Greenways and Cycle Routes.FIND OUT MORE:Available from Tourist Offices:� The loops and guidebooks for Barneville-Carteret,Portbail, La Haye-Du-Puits, Lessay, Périers, Saint-Sauveur-Lendelin, Coutances, Carentan, Saint-Jean-De-Daye, Tessy-Sur-Vire, Vire, Sourdeval and Mortain, Isigny-Le-Buat,Ducey, Pontorson, and in le Mortainais.

Available from Tourist Offices and bookstores, guidebooks:� “La Manche à Pied”, published by FFRP.� "Les plus belles balades des marais du Cotentin et duBessin", published by Dakota.� GR223, Tour du Cotentin, de la Baie du Mont Saint-Michel àla Baie des Veys, published by FFRP� La Manche à VTT, published by Ouest FranceInformation and purchase by mail order:Manche Tourisme - � +33(0)233 059 [email protected]

VélorailCONDE-SUR-VIRE 50890Try the pedal-powered railway trolley, open weekends from19/05 to 30/09, every day from 01/07 to 31/08.� +33(0)233 054 655 ou +33(0)233 774 [email protected] / www.velorail-pourlavire.frBooking recommended

Cotentin Tourist TrainBARNEVILLE-CARTERET 50270In summer, from Carteret to Portail, 10 km, travel on a 1930railway line. � +33(0)630 351 571 / +33(0)964 320 [email protected] http://ttcotentin.monsite.wanadoo.fr

Horse-drawn CaravansALONG THE GREENWAYS OF MONT-SAINT-MICHEL BAYISIGNY-LE-BUAT 50540 - Les Roulottes de la Gare� +33(0)233 484 802 - +33(0)685 [email protected] 50540Coast to Coast Roulotte - La Croix Picard� +33(0)233 444 615/ +33(0)623 974 [email protected]

Donkey trips with saddle-packs, saddlesor carts

ALONG THE COTENTIN GREENWAYSBOLLEVILLE 50250Centre de Tourisme Equestre «Chevaux et Anes»Fabiola Buhagiar � +33(0)233 469 978 – +33(0)622 601 [email protected]/anesdesmaresBRUCHEVILLE 50480Les Anes du Haut VernayFlorence Berthier� +33(0)661 962 969 – +33(0)233 710 [email protected]://www.bourricot.com/anesduhautvernayCRÉANCESL’Asinerie de la Devise2 rue de la Devise� +33(0)233 459 551 / +33(0)676 652 [email protected] / http://asin.free.frSAINT-LO-D’OURVILLE 50580Autour de l’ânePascale Grossin � +33(0)661 798 191/ +33(0)661 798 [email protected] / www.autourdelane.fr

Horse-ridingFind all the right addresses at www.mancherandonnee.com

MTBing tour of a farmAT THE HEART OF THE REGIONAL NATURE PARK OFCOTENTIN AND BESSIN MARSHES.MTBing tour (8 km, 2 h) and visit a farm at the heart of thePark. Cycle hire and accommodation on site (Gîtes deFrance, Panda).LE PLESSIS-LASTELLE 50250GÎTE RURAL - LEFEBVRE Noël et Janine� +33(0)233 719 542

Boat trip in the Cotentin MarshesAboard the “La Rosée du Soleil", see the marshes fromthe river Taute (approx. 2 h).SAINT-HILAIRE-PETITVILLE 50500 (page 7)La Rosée du Soleil� +33(0)233 551 807Trip on the river Douve from Saint-Côme-du-Mont, ParDouve et Marais � +33(0)233 715 581

Canoeing on the Vire RiverThe Mesnil-Raoult leisure centre near Condé-Sur-Vire letsyou combine the joys of visiting a towpath on foot, by MTBor on a horse with a canoeing trip down the river Vire. Two options are available, leaving La Chapelle-Sur-Vire (1day) or Tessy-Sur-Vire (1 day). CONDE-SUR-VIRE 50890ASEV Canoë Kayak� +33(0)233 573 [email protected]

Some great things to do along the trails

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Barge trips on the river Vire From 1 May to 30 September, leaving Saint-Lô, the tripincludes commentary and lasts approximately one houraboard a traditional flat-bottomed boat.SAINT-LO 50000Quai à Tangue, Plage Verte� +33(0)662 646 534

All Aboard for the Islands(Jersey, Guernsey, Sark)LEAVING BARNEVILLE-CARTERETInformation and bookings: MANCHE ILES EXPRESS+33(0)825 133 [email protected]

Atouts Baie- SARL VMPSBOUCEY 50170Horse-drawn carriage trips through the unique and little-known countryside of Mont-Saint-Michel Bay.� +33(0)233 606 800/ +33(0)686 909 [email protected]

Some tasty stops (near a route suitable for bicycles)

AGON-COUTAINVILLE – Discovery farm - Duck foie gras,duck confit, duck breast, bean stew, potted meat, saucis-son, bio chickensLa Ferme des Becs Plats � +33(0)233 468 [email protected]

AIREL – Calvadoscider, pommeau (apple wine), CalvadosGaec de la Princerie � +33(0)233 058 630 – +33(0)233 554 193

CÉRENCES - Duck foie gras, duck confit, duck breast, beanstew, potted meat, pâté, beefManoir de Guelle � +33(0)233 519 [email protected]

COURCY - Discovery farm - Cider, Normandy aperitif,Calvados, milk, cream, butter, teurgoule.Ferme de la Pommeraie � +33(0)233 075 [email protected]

FOURNEAUX – Pork, duck, poultry, gameElevage de la Rue � +33(0)233 555 443

HUSSON - Apple juice, pear juice, cider, pommeau (applewine), Calvados, perry.Les Vergers de la Freslaie � +33(0)233 594 944

JUILLEY - Cider, pommeau (apple wine), CalvadosFerme de la lande Martel � +33(0)233 606 [email protected]/lande-martel

JUVIGNY-LE-TERTRE Discovery farm Ferme de la Guibeudière � +33(0)233 596 [email protected]

LA MEAUFFE – Discovery farm - snacks on the farm (boo-king essential)Ferme de la Grande Ferrière � +33(0)233 559 500

LA MEURDRAQUIÈRE - Discovery farm - Cider, pommeau(apple wine), Calvados, cider vinegarFerme de la Butte � +33(0)233 613 152

LA MEURDRAQUIÈRE - Discovery farm – honey, candlesApiculture de la perce Haye � +33(0)233 614 425

LE PETIT CELLAND – Milk, teurgoule and other dairy pro-ductsFerme de la Fouquière � +33(0)233 487 840

LE TEILLEUL - Farm visit and snacks (booking essential) -Cider, Calvados, perry, milk jam, teurgouleLa famille Rousseau � +33(0)233 594 329

LE TEILLEUL - Duck foie gras, duck confit, duck breast,bean stew, potted meatAnnick Davoust � +33(0)233 593 [email protected]

LIESVILLE SUR DOUVE – Inn-farm (booking essential), goatcheeses, pâtés, saucissonsChèvrerie de la Huberdière � +33(0)233 710 [email protected]

LINGREVILLE – fresh vegetablesGaec Lalos � +33(0)681 218 389

MARTIGNY - Apple juice, pommeau (apple wine), CalvadosFerme de la Gravelle � +33(0)233 480 [email protected]

ROMAGNY – Apple juiceGeorges Moisse � +33(0)233 492 387

ST-AUBIN DE TERREGATTE – Inn-farm (booking essential)Ferme de Mirande � +33(0)233 600 546

ST-CYR-DU-BAILLEUL – Apple juice, pear juice, cider, forti-fied cider, apple brandy, perry, pear-blossom drink Gaec de la Cave Normande � +33(0)233 594 394

ST-HILAIRE-PETITVILLE – Goat cheesesChèvrerie du Mesnil � +33(0)233 423 200

ST-GEORGES-DE-LIVOYE – TroutLes Etands du Val de Sée � +33(0)233 609 174www.etangs-valdesee.com

ST-JEAN-DU-CORAIL – Cider Madeleine Moisseron � +33(0)233 591 193

ST-JEAN-DU-CORAIL – Apple juice, cider, fortified cider,perry, apple brandyLe Fermier Mortainais � +33(0)233 590 805

ST-MARTIN-LE-HÉBERT – pâté de foie gras, duck confit,duck breast, duck and bean stew, potted goose, pâté,strawberries and runner beans in the summerElevage de la Fraserie � +33(0)233 419 385

ST-MARTIN-SUR-LE-HOMME – pâté de foie gras, duckconfit, duck breast, duck and bean stew, pâtéFerme de la Lande � +33(0)233 606 162

ST-SAUVEUR-LENDELIN – Norman rice pudding and milkjamFerme de la Chouquerie � +33(0)233 076 248

ST-SAUVEUR-LENDELIN – TroutPisciculture la Champagne � +33(0)233 466 [email protected]

TANIS - Cider, pommeau (apple wine), Calvados, ciderconfit, apple liqueurLe Pressoir du Mont � 0+33(0)233 584 [email protected]

TOURVILLE-SUR-SIENNE – strawberriesChristophe Durand � +33(0)233 464 878

TOURVILLE-SUR-SIENNE – fresh vegetablesDidier Agnes � +33(0)233 074 187

VENGEONS – Farm tour, potted goose and potted duck, ricepudding, cider, perry, cakesOdile Giroult � +33(0)233 597 322Condé-sur-Vire 50890

YVETOT BOCAGE – fruitsLa Clé des Champs � +33(0)233 402 340

Less effort, more safety,Try the electrically-assisted bicycles!!!

� CHERBOURG-OCTEVILLETUDOO STATION BOUTIQUE CHERBOURG� +33(0)233 015 199 [email protected]

� VALOGNES2 ROUES ZEN� +33(0)233 080 135 / +33(0)623 595 [email protected]

� AGON-COUTAINVILLE 50230GARAGE DU PASSOUS� +33(0)233 470 268

� ANCTEVILLE 50200MANOIR DE LA FOULERIE� +33(0)233 452 764 [email protected] www.manoirdelafoulerie.com

� BOUCEY 50170ATOUTS BAIE - SOCIÉTÉ VMPS� +33(0)233 606 800 [email protected] www.mont-saint-michel-voyages.com

� CARENTAN 50500CHAMBRES D'HÔTES - FOURAULT Nancy� +33(0)233 710 043 [email protected] www.bnb-normandie.com

� CHERBOURG-OCTEVILLE 50100STATION NAUTIQUE CHERBOURG-HAGUE� +33(0)233 781 929 [email protected] www.cherbourg-hague-nautisme.com

� CONDÉ-SUR-VIRE 50890ASEV CANOË-KAYAK�/ Fax +33(0)233 573 366 [email protected] http://blckcv.free.fr

� COUTANCES 50200CYLCES AND CO� +33(0)233 466 986 - Fax +33(0)233 466 [email protected]

� COUTANCES 50200ZONE 8� +33(0)233 451 852www.zone8.fr

� DOL-DE-BRETAGNE 35120CYCLES ROME� +33(0)299 809 [email protected]

� GRANVILLE 50400ZONE 8� +33(0)233 615 362www.zone8.fr

� HAUTEVILLE-SUR-MER 50590LOC’ VÉLO ROSALIETél. +33(0)233 458 878 / +33(0)674 901 693

� JULLOUVILLE 50610CÔTÉ MER�/ Fax +33(0)233 492 962

� LE MONT-SAINT-MICHEL 50170HÔTEL VERT� +33(0)233 600 933 [email protected] www.le-mont-saint-michel.com

� LE NEUFBOURG 50140BOUTICYCLE MICHEL PRIEUR� +33(0)233 594 572 [email protected]

� LE PLESSIS-LASTELLE 50250GÎTE - LEFEBVRE Noël et Janine� +33(0)233 719 542

Cycle hireUseful contacts


� LE VAL SAINT-PERE 50300SPORT ÉVASION� +33(0)233 681 [email protected] www.sport-evasion-fr.com

� PONT-FARCY 14380OPEN-AIR BASE DE PONT-FARCYRoute de Tessy� +33(0)231 682 491 / +33(0)661 991 [email protected]

� PORTBAIL 50580EUREKA� +33(0)233 048 125� QUETTEHOU 50680Sébastien MASSIEU12 rue Sainte-Marie� +33(0)233 541 363 - Fax +33(0)233 540 290www.lesagemassieu.com

� SAINT-CYR-DU-BAILLEUL 50720CHAMBRES D'HÔTES – HARDY Antoinette� +33(0)233 594 389 / +33(0)665 323 333

� TORIGNI-SUR-VIRE 50160OFFICE DE TOURISME DU CANTON DE TORIGNI-SUR-VIRE� +33(0)233 774 222 [email protected]

� VILLEDIEU-LES-POÊLES 50800CYCLOSPORT VELO ET OXYGEN� +33(0)233 610 247

For all the information on cycling and tourism in Manche,please contact : COMITÉ DÉPARTEMENTAL DE CYCLOTOURISMEMaison Tollemer 50190 PERIERS� +33(0)233 479 351 – Fax: +33(0)233 211 [email protected]

Weather forecast : 0892 680250Emergency services:Fire brigade: 18Ambulance service: 15Police: 17From a mobile: 112

Don’t forget:� Cycle Routes are open to all and not just for cyclists.Drivers and cyclists are invited to share the road and becourteous at all times.� Please respect other users, the sites, the signs, the envi-ronment and private property to ensure the safety andcomfort of all.� Please respect the highway code. � Please watch your speed.� Please be very careful at junctions.� Please do not block emergency access to the Greenways(do not park in front of the gates).� The trails may be modified for any number of reasons.Please contact the local Tourist Office before setting out.

Learn More� AGON-COUTAINVILLE 50230Tourist Office - � +33(0)233 766 730 [email protected]

� AVRANCHES 50302Tourist Office - � +33(0)233 580 [email protected]

� BARNEVILLE-CARTERET 50270Tourist Office - � +33(0)233 049 058 [email protected]

� BLAINVILLE-SUR-MER 50560Tourist Office - � +33(0)233 079 089 [email protected]

� BRÉCEY 50370Tourist Office du Canton de Brécey – Val de Sée� +33(0)233 892 [email protected]

� BRÉHAL 50290Tourist Office Rue du Général de Gaulle - BP 10� +33(0)233 900 795 - Fax +33(0)233 505 [email protected]

� BRETTEVILLE-SUR-AY 50430Tourist Office - � +33(0)233 450 822 [email protected]

� BRICQUEBEC 50260Tourist Office� +33(0)233 522 [email protected]

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