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Long-distance cycling routes are designated cycling routes in various countries around the world for bicycle tourism. These routes include anything from longer
rail trail A rail trail is a shared-use path on railway right of way. Rail trails are typically constructed after a railway has been abandoned and the track has been removed, but may also share the right of way with active railways, light rail, or streetc ...
s, to
national cycling route network A national cycling route network is a nationwide network of designated long-distance cycling routes found in various countries around the world for the purposes of bicycle tourism. They are often created and maintained by the government of the co ...
s like the Dutch
LF-routes LF-Routes (''Landelijke Fietsroutes'', Dutch for ''countrywide cycling routes'') are long-distance cycling routes that form a network in the Netherlands and Belgium. The routes, criss-crossing both countries, are primarily intended for recreational ...
,the French Veloroute or the routes of the British National Cycle Network, to the multi-state routes of the United States Bicycle Route System, to the multi-country routes of the EuroVelo network in Europe, the longest of which is over in length.


See also

* Europe ** EuroVelo **
LF-routes LF-Routes (''Landelijke Fietsroutes'', Dutch for ''countrywide cycling routes'') are long-distance cycling routes that form a network in the Netherlands and Belgium. The routes, criss-crossing both countries, are primarily intended for recreational ...
of the Netherlands and Belgium ** National Cycle Network of Britain **
Swiss National Bike Routes The Swiss National Bike Routes (german: Nationale Velorouten, french: Itinéraires à vélo nationaux, it, Percorsi nazionali) are the national cycling route network of Switzerland. There are currently 9 such long-distance cycling routes criss-cr ...
* United States ** United States Bicycle Route System **
East Coast Greenway The East Coast Greenway is a pedestrian and bicycle route between Maine and Florida along the East Coast of the United States. In 2020, the Greenway received over 50 million visits. The nonprofit East Coast Greenway Alliance was created in 1991. ...
* Australia **
Munda Biddi Trail The Munda Biddi Trail is a long-distance mostly off-road cycling trail in Western Australia. It runs for over from Mundaring to Albany. The completed Munda Biddi Trail opened end-to-end in April 2013 when it claimed the title of the longest c ...
, the longest continuous off-road cycle trail of its kind in the world ** Bicentennial National Trail * New Zealand **
The Timber Trail ''The Timber Trail'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Philip Ford, written by Robert Creighton Williams, and starring Monte Hale, Lynne Roberts, James Burke, Roy Barcroft, Francis Ford, and Robert Emmett Keane. It was released on ...
, linear trail crossing suspension bridges on the North Island, near Lake Taupo. *
Long-distance trail A long-distance trail (or long-distance footpath, track, way, greenway) is a longer recreational trail mainly through rural areas used for hiking, backpacking, cycling, horse riding or cross-country skiing. They exist on all continents exc ...
, the equivalent for hikers and other walkers


References


External links


Top 10 long-distance cycle rides in Britain

10 Long-Distance Bicycle Routes in the U.S.
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