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Normandy
Caen
Grimbosq

Sainte-Anne Viaduct – Pegasus Bridge loop from Grimbosq

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Bike touring routes & trails
France
Normandy
Caen
Grimbosq

Sainte-Anne Viaduct – Pegasus Bridge loop from Grimbosq

Hard

12

riders

Sainte-Anne Viaduct – Pegasus Bridge loop from Grimbosq

06:48

93.6km

570m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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: May 13, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 32.4 km for 134 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

1.38 km

Sainte-Anne Viaduct

Highlight • Bridge

The greenway contains nice spots along the Orne river where you can sit (benches provided) and rest for a while.

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1.82 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

3

9.81 km

Former mine at May-sur-Orne

Highlight • Historical Site

Next to the bikeway "Voie verte" are the remains of the ancient mine of May sur Orne.
The extraction was done on the right bank of the Orne river whereas, …

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4

16.1 km

On the Banks of the Orne

Highlight • River

27.6 km

Bois de Colombelles

Forest

6

32.5 km

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. …

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7

38.5 km

Sallenelles

Highlight • Settlement

The town takes its name from the Saunerie, an activity that long dominated the local economy with shipbuilding.
The bay and the city was also a strategic area where fighting …

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8

40.0 km

Gros Banc Bird Observatory

Highlight • Other

Thanks to the bird hiding place, you can approach the birds of the bay and observe them immediately without scaring them

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9

40.7 km

Bird watching from above!

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42.3 km

Beach

Beach

11

42.9 km

Fantastic signposted cycle path over gravel and through nature.

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91.8 km

Forêt de Grimbosq

Forest

B

93.6 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.2 km

29.4 km

14.8 km

9.06 km

8.45 km

688 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

43.8 km

31.9 km

11.1 km

6.06 km

796 m

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Highest point (140 m)

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Wednesday 1 July

23°C

13°C

49 %

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