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Pegasus Bridge – Orne Cycle Path loop from Biéville-Beuville

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France
Normandy
Caen
Biéville-Beuville

Pegasus Bridge – Orne Cycle Path loop from Biéville-Beuville

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Pegasus Bridge – Orne Cycle Path loop from Biéville-Beuville

03:33

51.4km

280m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 6.97 km for 118 m

After 44.8 km for 118 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

6.39 km

Château de Bénouville — open to visitors

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A huge building with a large park.
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Bénouville Castle, built in the neoclassical style, is set in a beautiful park and was …

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2

6.90 km

Very nice picnic area with stunning views of the Pegasus Bridge.

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3

7.02 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

22.1 km

Col Vert Pond in Bavent

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5

34.1 km

Merville Battery

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The Merville Battery was built as part of the "Atlantic Wall" defenses by the German army during World War II. It's a fascinating place to visit, with plenty of vehicles, artillery, planes and bunkers to explore.

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40.6 km

Pointe de la Roque

Viewpoint

7

40.6 km

Orne Cycle Path

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Nice ride on today's popular, well-prepared gravel.

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8

44.6 km

Outdoor Museum Bailey Bridge

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Bailey Bridge, named after architect Donald Bailey, is a temporary bridge built by the Allies where the bridges had been destroyed, or where the existing bridges were neither strong nor …

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51.4 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.7 km

16.3 km

7.38 km

2.88 km

2.57 km

589 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.6 km

12.7 km

10.8 km

6.94 km

275 m

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Sunday 11 October

18°C

11°C

56 %

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