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Normandy
Caen
Hérouville-Saint-Clair

Pegasus Bridge – City of Caen loop from Hérouville-Saint-Clair

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France
Normandy
Caen
Hérouville-Saint-Clair

Pegasus Bridge – City of Caen loop from Hérouville-Saint-Clair

Hard

4.5

(2)

1,149

runners

Pegasus Bridge – City of Caen loop from Hérouville-Saint-Clair

04:02

37.4km

170m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 1.52 km for 62 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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3.21 km

Bois de Colombelles

Forest

2

8.12 km

Pegasus Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Just after midnight on the night of June 5-6, the two bridges of Ranville-Bénouville were captured by the British 5th Parachute Brigade after a short battle. Pegasus was their emblem. …

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8.44 km

Bénouville Town Hall

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The town hall at a road fork near Pegasus Bridge was captured by the British 5th Parachute Brigade at 23:45 on 5 June.

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9.54 km

Château de Bénouville

Castle

5

29.8 km

Men's Abbey (Saint Stephen), Caen

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Here William the Conqueror is buried, in the 11th-century abbey church.

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29.9 km

Beautiful place

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31.1 km

Place Foch War Memorial

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The war memorial originally dates back to 1927. In 2024, the square was extensively rebuilt.

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8

32.1 km

Very nice

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32.4 km

City of Caen

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Located only twenty kilometers from the English Channel and the landing beaches, Caen is also the City of William the Conqueror. This is evidenced by the imposing Ladies' Abbey, the …

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37.4 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.3 km

6.50 km

4.49 km

2.51 km

2.30 km

1.23 km

118 m

Surfaces

16.1 km

9.98 km

5.70 km

2.43 km

2.08 km

1.23 km

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Monday 6 July

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14°C

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