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Troarn

Pegasus Bridge – Canal de Cæn à la Mer loop from Salle Verte

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Road cycling routes
France
Normandy
Caen
Troarn

Pegasus Bridge – Canal de Cæn à la Mer loop from Salle Verte

Moderate

11

riders

Pegasus Bridge – Canal de Cæn à la Mer loop from Salle Verte

02:02

47.2km

310m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 15, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 11.9 km for 118 m

After 16.6 km for 127 m

After 18.7 km for 103 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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11.9 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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15.3 km

It's always nice to meet cyclists who ride the

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15.3 km

Canal de Cæn à la Mer

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Nice cycle path with multiple places to stop

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4

16.7 km

Ouistreham Lighthouse

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The light beam of the 30 m high lighthouse has a range of 35 km. The top (171 steps) offers a beautiful view over the fishing and marina.

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18.6 km

Kieffer Commando's Monument:
In a beautiful park on the coast is this monument of the No. 4 Commandos of Lt. Kieffer, who came ashore in the early morning of June …

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18.7 km

Ouistreham Beach Memorial

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Memorial to the French soldiers who captured the Wehrmacht bunkers on D-Day. It's a great place to combine with a beach walk.

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18.8 km

Kieffer Commando's Monument:
In a beautiful park on the coast lies this monument of the No.4 Commando's of Lt.Kieffer, who came ashore in the early morning of June 6, 1944 …

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27.1 km

Coastal panorama

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Nice friendly place with beautiful flowers!

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47.2 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.9 km

12.3 km

1.09 km

572 m

327 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

44.3 km

2.78 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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