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Normandy
Caen
Le Mesnil-Au-Grain

Pegasus Bridge – Bénouville Castle loop from Le Mesnil-au-Grain

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Road cycling routes
France
Normandy
Caen
Le Mesnil-Au-Grain

Pegasus Bridge – Bénouville Castle loop from Le Mesnil-au-Grain

Moderate

7

riders

Pegasus Bridge – Bénouville Castle loop from Le Mesnil-au-Grain

04:05

94.6km

620m

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 accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 12, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 52.7 km for 102 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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46.0 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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49.4 km

It's always nice to meet cyclists who ride the

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52.7 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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53.2 km

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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53.8 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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62.7 km

66.6 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

8

67.9 km

9

76.3 km

View of the Orne River Waterfall

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Magnificent viewpoint and place to stop near the Orne!

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90.0 km

Le Bois de Gournay

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94.6 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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59.6 km

32.2 km

2.27 km

615 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

81.9 km

12.3 km

325 m

109 m

< 100 m

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Saturday 8 August

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