Pegasus Bridge – Orne Bay loop from Dives-sur-Mer Port-Guillaume

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Pegasus Bridge – Orne Bay loop from Dives-sur-Mer Port-Guillaume

Moderate

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Pegasus Bridge – Orne Bay loop from Dives-sur-Mer Port-Guillaume

02:49

48.3km

170m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 14, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 29.3 km for 134 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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25.5 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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33.3 km

Pointe de la Roque

Viewpoint

36.1 km

Orne Bay

Highlight • Natural

Unique Wadden landscape, pure nature

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36.1 km

Gros Banc Observatory – Baie de l'Orne Bird Reserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

Bird watching from above!

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37.1 km

Cycle path - Réserve Ornithologique Gros Banc

Highlight (Segment) • Other

Fantastic signposted cycle path over gravel and through nature.

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38.3 km

Pumptrack

Highlight • MTB Park

Do not do this after eating :-D

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38.8 km

Merville-Franceville-Plage bike path 🚲

Highlight • Cycleway

The trails continue along the wide sandy beach behind the dunes into the ornithological reserve.

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46.2 km

Cabourg Casino Gardens

Highlight • Monument

Until the middle of the 19th century, Cabourg was a small fishing village. In the 1850s, Henri Durand-Morimbau, a financier from Paris, developed the plan to build a "modern" seaside …

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48.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.5 km

14.3 km

10.4 km

7.31 km

1.79 km

170 m

Surfaces

26.6 km

15.2 km

5.01 km

774 m

634 m

112 m

Elevation

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Highest point (60 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Friday 6 November

13°C

2°C

51 %

Additional weather tips

There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

August 2, 2025,Von Ranville nach Houlgate Rund

What a beautiful day of cycling! We take it easy and enjoy a hearty breakfast. We cycle along the Orne River to its estuary, then along narrow paths and beach to the Atlantic. The beach is wide, so beach chairs aren't unique to Germany. Beautiful old half-timbered houses dominate the scenery. The cycle path runs partly along the seafront, but …

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