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Bénouville Castle – Pegasus Bridge loop from Colombelles

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Bénouville Castle – Pegasus Bridge loop from Colombelles

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4.0

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97

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Bénouville Castle – Pegasus Bridge loop from Colombelles

02:04

49.9km

200m

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 18, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 7.74 km for 102 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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2.84 km

Caen-to-the-Sea Canal at Blainville-sur-Orne

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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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2

6.72 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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7.79 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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4

11.1 km

Cycle Path from Pointe du Siège Ferry Port

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It's always nice to meet cyclists who ride the

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14.5 km

Kieffer Commando Memorial (La Flamme), Ouistreham

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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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22.6 km

Whale Museum

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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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7

26.0 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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30.2 km

Tribute to the 48th Royal Marines Commando

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49.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.1 km

15.4 km

4.06 km

769 m

584 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

44.2 km

5.08 km

327 m

198 m

114 m

< 100 m

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Sunday 12 July

27°C

19°C

17 %

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