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34-404: EuroVelo 12 (EV12), the North Sea Cycle Route , is a 5,942 km (3,692 mi) long-distance cycling route circuit around the coastlines of the countries that border the North Sea : these countries are (going clockwise from an arbitrary starting point of Harwich in Essex) England, Scotland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. The North Sea Cycle Route

68-710: A (seasonal) foot ferry north using NCR 51 to Felixstowe and then either head directly for the NCR1 using Regional Cycle Route 41 to Woodbridge or take a more scenic route using RCR41 up the Suffolk coast and join NCR1 near Saxmundham . The Belgian section of the North Sea Cycle Route has been added in at a later date. It basically continues to follow the LF1 from the Netherlands and goes from Knokke in

102-511: A developed network of bicycle routes used as part of the EV3. The EV4 goes from Roscoff, France to Kyiv, Ukraine , going through France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Czechia, Poland, and Ukraine. The EV5 route is inspired by the Via Francigena , a pilgrimage route from London to Rome first recorded by Archbishop of Canterbury Sigeric in the 10th century AD. However, the route of

136-741: A freshwater lake and new flora and fauna appeared. To protect this new and young nature area, the Lauwersmeer became a national park on 12 November 2003. Among the flora are the purple Dactylorhiza maculata and the white Parnassia . Among the birds living in the area are the Eurasian Spoonbill , the Montagu's Harrier , the Bearded Reedling , and the Bluethroat . For the winter, hundred thousands of birds migrate to

170-592: A length of 1,896 km.  Stretching the length of the continent, from North Cape, Norway to Valença, Portugal , the EV1 connects Norway, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Wales, the West Country of England, France, Spain and Portugal. EV2 runs between Galway, Ireland to Moscow, Russia visiting some capital cities along the way, from Eyre Square to Red Square . Between The Hague in

204-615: Is a signposted route that meets the National Cycle Network 's NCR51 in a park to the south of Dovercourt station. The route is then signposted as NCR51 south-east to Colchester where it then follows National Cycle Route 1 . Once on NCR 1, this route takes you all the way to the Scottish border. An alternative route from Harwich is to take the National Cycle Route 51 in the other direction, then take

238-684: Is the newest and the shortest EuroVelo route. It follows one of the most significant rivers in Europe, from the source of the Meuse on the Langres plateau in France, heading north into Belgium and on to the river mouth at Hook of Holland , with the route ending in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam . The ECF has written a route development manual for those working on developing EuroVelo routes. According to

272-627: Is the summer-only twice-weekly flights from Sumburgh Airport south of Lerwick to Bergen in Norway, operated by Loganair .) Heading clockwise, starting at the English portside town of Harwich takes you through the following route. Travellers from the Continent would typically begin the English section of the North Sea Cycle Route at Harwich International Port in Parkeston . From there, there

306-904: The Baltic Sea to the Adriatic Sea . It is so named after the precious stone amber collected in the Baltic, which was taken by routes such as this to the Mediterranean. One of the shortest of the EuroVelo routes, EV9 still manages to cut across Europe from north to south, from Poland to Croatia, and in doing so passes through the Czech Republic, Austria and Slovenia en route. EV10 runs around Baltic Sea . Some of its parts are mapped on OpenStreetMap project Relation: EuroVelo 10 - Baltic Sea Cycle Route - part Sweden (63584) . On

340-646: The Cykelspåret cycling route are badly maintained, which makes additional GPS-navigation necessary. From Gothenburg, it follows the Ginstleden and Cykelspåret Väst cycling routes southwards to the port of Varberg . From there the route departs Sweden with the ferry to Grenå in Denmark. The Norwegian section of the North Sea Cycle Route starts in Bergen , and exits to Sweden at Svinesund . The route follows

374-775: The Lauwersmeer (previously Lauwerszee ). As part of the Dutch Wadden Sea Conservation Area, it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List for its outstanding biodiversity and its large, relatively pristine intertidal ecosystem. In the north of the Netherlands , the Lauwers river forms part of the east-west border between the provinces of Friesland and Groningen . The Lauwers flows from south to north into

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408-699: The Wadden Sea landscape, which is absolutely unique. Sometimes the route diverts inland to a more varied landscape. The Danish section of the North Sea Cycle Route follows two routes of the Danish National Cycle Routes network, routes 5 and 1. It starts just across the channel from Sweden at the Danish port of Grenå on the Djursland peninsula. Following national route 5 it travels north to Skagen . From Skagen it continues south along

442-710: The Wadden Sea . The Lauwersmeer is its estuary , which is connected to the sea via a sluice at Lauwersoog . The national park consists of most of the Lauwersmeer and is situated in the Frisian municipalities of Dongeradeel and Kollumerland c.a. in Friesland and the Groningen municipality of De Marne . On 25 May 1969, the Lauwers Sea was enclosed and separated from the Wadden Sea , since then it has been called Lauwersmeer . The Lauwersmeer gradually became

476-627: The Zwin region through to Ostend , to Nieuwpoort and to De Panne close to the border with France. (The LF1 ultimately terminates at Boulogne-sur-Mer in France.) The Dutch section of the North Sea Cycle Route is approximately 585 km (364 mi) long and follows two national LF-routes , the LF10 (Waddenzeeroute) and the LF1 (Noordzeeroute), starting at the German border at Nieuweschans to Sluis near

510-683: The Adriatic port city of Brindisi . Running from Saint-Nazaire on the mouth of the river Loire along that river eastward through France, EV6 passes over the border to Switzerland to Lake Constance and then on to Tuttlingen in Germany, where it begins its way down the Danube following the Donauradweg (Danube Cycle Route). It follows that river, Europe's second longest, through Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania to

544-574: The Belgian border. The LF10 starts from Nieuweschans near the German border and continues 275 km (171 mi) to Callantsoog . This route shows you the Groningen and Frisian coast at its best. The salty, fresh wind on your back and gaze at the endless green pastures cycling along vanished villages, congested inland seas, hidden, stinzen, mounds and basalt dikes. Highlights include the former island of Wieringen in North Holland, part of

578-721: The Dutch LF-Routes , the German D-Routes , the French véloroute "SN3V" and the British National Cycle Network — and existing general purpose roads, together with new stretches of cycle routes to connect them. The idea of creating a network of international cycle routes spanning Europe started in 1995. It was initially coordinated by the ECF , De Frie Fugle (Denmark) and Sustrans (UK) and

612-796: The Netherlands and the German-Polish border, the EV2 follows the bicycle route called European Bicycle Route R1 or Euro-Route R1 , an international long-distance cycling route connecting Boulogne-sur-Mer in France with St Petersburg in Russia. EV3 goes from Trondheim in Norway to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. The route follows traces of old roads used for pilgrimages in the Middle Ages . The route passes through Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, France and Spain. Most of these countries have

646-703: The North Sea Cycle Route follows the British National Cycle Route 1 ( NCR 1 ) from the English border to Thurso on the north-east tip of the Scottish mainland. From the nearby port of Scrabster the route continues via ferry services to Stromness in Orkney and from there to Shetland . From there the route starts up again in Norway . (The ferry service linking Lerwick in Shetland with Bergen in Norway has been discontinued. The alternative

680-642: The North Sea Cycle Route originally terminated at the Hook of Holland where passenger ferries sail to the English port of Harwich , thus completing the circuit of the North Sea Cycle Route. The German section of the North Sea Cycle Route follows the German Cycling Network 's D1 route. This route follows for the most part the North Sea coast through rural areas, but also passes several towns and cities. You will become acquainted with various parts of

714-611: The current borders between the Czech Republic and both Germany then Austria, the Austrian-Slovak and Austrian-Hungarian borders before following the borders of Romania, the former Yugoslavia , Bulgaria and North Macedonia. It finishes at Rezovo in Bulgaria on the Black Sea after following the border with Greece and Turkey. EV15, with an overall length of about 1,320 km (820 mi) passes through four countries from

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748-417: The guidelines, all EuroVelo routes should fulfill the following criteria: In 2011 the share of route infrastructure components in the EuroVelo network was as follows: Lauwersmeer National Park Lauwersmeer National Park ( Dutch : Nationaal Park Lauwersmeer ) is a national park in the provinces of Friesland and Groningen in the Netherlands . It consists of the southern and eastern parts of

782-812: The headwaters of the Rhine in Andermatt in the Swiss Alps to the estuary in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, via France and Germany. EV17 has an overall length of about 1,250 km (780 mi). It starts in Andermatt and runs along each side of Lake Geneva before crossing into France. Passing through Lyon and Avignon , it forks into sections which end in Montpellier and Marseille . EV19, with an overall length of about 1,050 km (650 mi),

816-709: The network over the years, most notably the addition of two new routes — EuroVelo 13 (the Iron Curtain Trail ) and EuroVelo 15 (the Rhine Cycle Route ) — in September 2011, which are the longest and shortest of the EuroVelo routes. In September 2023, the ECF announced that the Iberian Cycle route connecting Lisbon with Pamplona via Madrid is set to become the future EuroVelo 16 route by 2028 with

850-521: The original plan was to create 12 long-distance cycling routes . Since August 2007, the ECF has assumed full responsibility for the project. Despite sometimes tight financial constraints, the EuroVelo project has already begun to fulfil the vision of its founders with sections of the network being implemented in countries as far apart as Finland, Cyprus, Spain and the UK. In addition, the EuroVelo brand has become widely known. There have been various changes to

884-837: The river's mouth at the Danube Delta . It then continues southwards to end in Constanța , on the Black Sea.  EV7 runs from the North Cape to Malta . It goes through Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Czechia, Austria, Italy, and Malta.  EV8 follows the European coastline of the Mediterranean sea from Cádiz, Spain to Athens, Greece , going through Spain, France, italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus.  EV9 (in Poland, also labeled as R9) stretches from

918-483: The route is now moving far into the inland east of Stavanger in order to still reach Bergen. Even this route might be changed, because it uses the ferry from Stavanger to Tau, which has been replaced by the 14 km Ryfylke Tunnel , which is forbidden for bicycles. EuroVelo EuroVelo routes can be used for bicycle touring across the continent, as well as by local people making short journeys. The routes are made of both existing national bike routes — such as

952-467: The route, Lauwersmeer National Park . The route also passes over all ports with ferry connections to the Dutch Wadden Sea. A little "island hopping" to Vlieland and Schiermonnikoog is easily possible. From Callantsoog, the route follows the LF1 from nearby Den Helder and continues 310 km (190 mi) to Sluis near the Belgian border. Before the Belgian sections were included,

986-526: The southern coastline, and is approx 1000 kilometres long. Along the route several towns are visited, among them Haugesund , Stavanger , Kristiansand , Arendal , Larvik , Sandefjord , Tønsberg , Fredrikstad and Sarpsborg . The whole route is marked with a sign that reads 1 , as it shares it route with the Norwegian National Cycle Route 1 . Because former ferry routes have been replaced with tunnels forbidden for bicycles,

1020-535: The state of the route there is an OpenStreetMap wiki page EV11 connects (theoretically) Norway 's North Cape with Athens .  EV12 was the first European route, opened in June 2001, 6,000 km (3,700 mi) route through England, Scotland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. It features in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest unbroken signposted cycling route. It

1054-473: The true Via Francigena is an almost straight line path from London to Rome, while the EuroVelo 5 route takes a more easterly route that passes through Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg in the Alsace . It then follows the Franco-German border, passes through Switzerland following Swiss National Bike Route no. 3, before crossing the Alps at the Gotthard Pass . It then passes through Italy (more closely following Sigeric's route) to Rome before continuing on to

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1088-436: The west coast following route 1 all the way to the town of Rudbøl on the German border. The Swedish section of the North Sea Cycle Route is 380 km (240 mi) and follows the west coast of Sweden through the counties of Halland and Västra Götaland . From Norway, the route starts at Svinesund and follows the Cykelspåret cycling route through the province of Bohuslän towards Gothenburg . The navigation signs of

1122-420: Was funded in part by the European Union's Interreg initiative. EuV13 follows the old Iron Curtain , the divided borders of Europe during the Cold War . The ICT runs from Kirkenes , Norway on the Barents Sea, along the Finno-Russian border through to the Baltic Sea, then hugs the length of the Baltic coast to Lübeck in Germany. It then follows the old border between West Germany and the former East Germany,

1156-423: Was officially opened in 2001, and is an international project between the countries participating, with 68 partners in 8 countries. In 2003, the route was awarded a Guinness world record certificate confirming that the North Sea Cycle Route was the world's longest cycle route. The route starting from the Shetland islands towards Norway would go through the countries in the following order: The Scottish section of

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