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Douvres-La-Délivrande

Pegasus Bridge – Bénouville Castle loop from Douvres-la-Délivrande

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Road cycling routes
France
Normandy
Caen
Douvres-La-Délivrande

Pegasus Bridge – Bénouville Castle loop from Douvres-la-Délivrande

Moderate

5.0

(1)

122

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Pegasus Bridge – Bénouville Castle loop from Douvres-la-Délivrande

02:27

58.7km

270m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 16, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 12.6 km for 127 m

After 17.3 km for 102 m

Waypoints

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Parking

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3.13 km

Whale Museum

Highlight • Monument

In the municipal park, a beautiful shady garden full of flowers, there is a 19 m whale skeleton of a whale that washed up on the beach in 1885. On …

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12.6 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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14.0 km

It's always nice to meet cyclists who ride the

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17.4 km

Pegasus Bridge

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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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18.4 km

Bénouville Castle

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Bénouville Castle was built from 1768 to 1785 by the Marquis de Livry. For most of the 20th century, the castle served as an orphanage and then the regional chamber …

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18.7 km

The Caen Sea Canal connects the English Channel to the Saint-Pierre basin in Caen. 14km long with two locks, the basin is bordered by a very pleasant paved cycle path.

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53.6 km

World War 2 remnants and memorial

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Vestige of anti-tank artillery from the 2nd World War, like so many that mark this coast...

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55.9 km

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58.7 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.9 km

22.1 km

2.66 km

619 m

219 m

108 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

53.2 km

4.61 km

434 m

316 m

117 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 16 July

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