D Day Beaches
- Thread starter spen666
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All uphill
Still rolling along
- Location
- Somerset
I've not, sorry, but the cycling there is great!
- Location
- The TerrorVortex
I did rude there about 30 years ago. Broadly speaking, you follow the coast road. IIRC you can also go to Bayeux for the needlework exhibition.
Andy in Germany
Legendary Member
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
The mind boggles.
figbat
Former slippery scientist
- Location
- South Oxfordshire, UK
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
- Location
- The TerrorVortex
I meant I did a ride there!
In my defence, I was typing on a phone while cooking and with a rather large G+T on the go...
In my defence, I was typing on a phone while cooking and with a rather large G+T on the go...
Almost credible, a man, multitasking 🤔
- Location
- The TerrorVortex
How very dare you!
All uphill
Still rolling along
- Location
- Somerset
- Location
- The TerrorVortex
Being serious now...
Assuming you're getting the ferry to Ouistreham, you probably want to follow the canal towards Caen to see Pegasus Bridge and museum, then backtrack to the coast and follow the D514 along the coast. That takes you past the landing beaches, and there's all sorts of war-related stuff along there. As I said, I have ridden it, but it was a slightly harrowing day. The enormity of the sacrifice there almost defies description.
Assuming you're getting the ferry to Ouistreham, you probably want to follow the canal towards Caen to see Pegasus Bridge and museum, then backtrack to the coast and follow the D514 along the coast. That takes you past the landing beaches, and there's all sorts of war-related stuff along there. As I said, I have ridden it, but it was a slightly harrowing day. The enormity of the sacrifice there almost defies description.
Brandane
Miles cannot be done unless moving!
- Location
- Costa Clyde.
I have done St Malo to Ouistreham via part of the Cotentin peninsula, but intentionally missed out Cherbourg. Having been there before I didn't feel much desire to return! But loved the rest of the area. I will have a dig about on my Garmin Connect and see if I can find my rides, but it was a few years ago....
I can highly recommend cycle.travel as a very user friendly route planner. Developed by a CC member too.
Edit to add:
No record of my routes, it was August 2016, back in the day of Garmin Edge 200 so I probably didn't even bother taking it with me. From previous posts on here though, I know my route was St Malo, Le Mont St Michel, Avranches, Barneville Carteret, Barfleur, Carentan, Bayeux, Caen.
So roughly, this route: https://cycle.travel/map/journey/1030104
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StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
On the Fridays Tour in 2024, en route from Bayeux to Caen we had a tour of a few D-Day related sites (yours truly providing historical blurb). The Longues-sur-Mer battery, the British Normandy Memorial, the remains of the Mulberry harbour off Arromanches and more were included. View: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/197971339
All uphill
Still rolling along
- Location
- Somerset
I'll be very interested in any posts you make about your trip. I'm hoping to do a tour in Normandy or Brittany next year.
That reminds me to get to work on Duolingo.
