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Canal de Cæn à la Mer – Pegasus Bridge loop from Ranville

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Canal de Cæn à la Mer – Pegasus Bridge loop from Ranville

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Canal de Cæn à la Mer – Pegasus Bridge loop from Ranville

01:06

18.4km

50m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 2.39 km for 118 m

After 8.84 km for 118 m

After 16.2 km for 118 m

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2.17 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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7.49 km

Canal mouth from Caen to the Sea

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A small recreational boat harbor sits at the mouth of the canal that goes inland to Caen. Great overlook at the entrance to the Ferry terminals.

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8.24 km

Ferry park overlook

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here you take the ferry to Portsmouth

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8.90 km

Sword Beach (Ouistreham Beach)

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This beach is the only one of the five landing beaches where French commandos landed. For this reason, flags and monuments are erected there. It was named Sword Beach.

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9.57 km

Memorial to the Free French Forces at Ouistreham

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Kieffer Commando's Monument:
In a beautiful park on the coast lies this monument of the No.4 Commando's of Lt.Kieffer, who came ashore in the early morning of June 6, 1944 …

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9.59 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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12.9 km

Canal de Cæn à la Mer

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Nice cycle path with multiple places to stop

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16.3 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

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.1 km

1.75 km

1.64 km

563 m

358 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.5 km

677 m

141 m

118 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 16 July

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Comments

March 5, 2025,🚴‍♂️ Le pont de Bénouville, Pegasus Bridge – Euston l

In the 18th century, the engineers of the Bridges thought about how to make Caen a real seaport by developing the mouth and the port of Caen, and by ensuring sufficient height up to Caen. The work began in 1838 with some interruptions, ended in June 1857 and was inaugurated on July 1, 1857. The work was not fully completed …

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May 11, 2026,DAY 1 Pegasus Bridge, Ranville Cemetary and Sword Beach

Fabulous first day in Normandy with life long friends 🚴

Very moving to see the British and German war dead lying together in the same cemetery at Ranville.

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Canal de Cæn à la Mer – Pegasus Bridge loop from Ranville

Outdoor Museum Bailey Bridge

Canal mouth from Caen to the Sea

Ferry park overlook

Sword Beach (Ouistreham Beach)

Memorial to the Free French Forces at Ouistreham

Kieffer Commando Memorial (La Flamme), Ouistreham

Canal de Cæn à la Mer

Pegasus Bridge

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