Updated on 19 October 2020
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Whether you’re looking for a gentle countryside stroll, a self-guided tour or a full-on hike, Normandy is home to an amazingly extensive network of walking and hiking trails through a range of beautiful landscapes. Browse our all of these trails below based on your location, preferred duration and difficulty level.
Turn left onto chemin du maréchal.
The old B10 airfield was at the end of this path.
Built in 1938-1939, it was first used by the French and British. After the 1940 armistice, the Germans took possession of it, but their planes remained on the ground. On 18 June 1944, the British started to build it: the dirt runway was doubled by a parallel runway covered with a tarred carpet. It was the only one of the nineteen other British country airfields to have such protection. From 23 June 1944, this 1200m runway allowed powerful
powerful aircraft to land.
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