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Lion-sur-Mer – Pegasus Bridge loop from Cuverville

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Lion-sur-Mer – Pegasus Bridge loop from Cuverville

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Lion-sur-Mer – Pegasus Bridge loop from Cuverville

02:43

46.3km

160m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 11, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 8.15 km for 118 m

After 38.4 km for 118 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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11.6 km

Canal de Cæn à la Mer

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Nice cycle path with multiple places to stop

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13.2 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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14.9 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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18.2 km

Beach

19.1 km

Lion-sur-Mer

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A lovely seaside town. The Boulevard de Calvados forms an excellent car-free cycle route along the popular beach.

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20.0 km

41st Royal Marine Commando Memorial, Lion-sur-Mer

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This monument commemorates the liberation of the city on June 7, 1944, a message from General Roosevelt which glorifies essential freedoms is engraved on a plaque. Next to it you can see a British Churchill Avre tank.

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24.1 km

Langrune-sur-Mer

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The name of this seaside resort is of the same Scandinavian origin as Greenland's (and also means "green land" in Danish), probably because of the abundance of seaweed, which makes …

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27.6 km

Basilica of Our Lady of Deliverance

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Built on an ancient pagan place of worship, the current basilica was built at the end of the 19th century in the Norman neo-Gothic style. It houses a statue of …

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38.4 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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46.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.7 km

17.2 km

5.51 km

3.41 km

315 m

224 m

Surfaces

37.6 km

4.92 km

3.00 km

608 m

137 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Thursday 21 May

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Lion-sur-Mer – Pegasus Bridge loop from Cuverville

Canal de Cæn à la Mer

Canal mouth from Caen to the Sea

Memorial to the Free French Forces at Ouistreham

Lion-sur-Mer

41st Royal Marine Commando Memorial, Lion-sur-Mer

Langrune-sur-Mer

Basilica of Our Lady of Deliverance

Pegasus Bridge

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