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Pegasus Bridge – Ouistreham Beach loop from Bénouville

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Pegasus Bridge – Ouistreham Beach loop from Bénouville

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Pegasus Bridge – Ouistreham Beach loop from Bénouville

03:34

14.0km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 21, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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453 m

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. A small part of France was liberated. Major Howard had won the Battle of Pegasus and those in need had a field for gliders to land on, a movable steel bridge, a house on the water's edge, and... the Gondrée family, who at 11 a.m. saw Lord Lovat (1911- 1995) and his 'Green Berets' arrive, to the sound of a bagpipe. Now café-museum Gondrée is a meeting point for veterans and tourists. (Michelin)

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6.95 km

Plenty of space

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3

7.00 km

Art on the beach

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4

7.08 km

Ouistreham Beach

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A very beautiful, almost endless beach. In this beach, the English Impressionist Richard Bonington had already fallen in love in 1821, where he painted his first known oil painting, "Près de Ouistreham".

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7.24 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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7.75 km

Outdoor Military Exhibits at Le Grand Bunker Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

Even in the free outdoor area of the bunker in the city center, all sorts of steel witnesses of a dark time for the world

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8.81 km

fish market

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8

8.94 km

Ouistreham Lighthouse

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The light beam of the 30 m high lighthouse has a range of 35 km. The top (171 steps) offers a beautiful view over the fishing and marina.

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14.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.6 km

1.44 km

1.37 km

495 m

102 m

Surfaces

10.5 km

3.23 km

152 m

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< 100 m

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Saturday 16 May

15°C

8°C

45 %

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