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The German Cycling Network ( German: ''Radnetz Deutschland'') is the
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National cycling route networks
The German Cycling Network ( German: ''Radnetz Deutschland'') is the 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 ...
of Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
. There are currently 12 such long-distance cycling route
Long-distance cycling routes are designated cycling routes in various countries around the world for bicycle tourism. These routes include anything from longer rail trails, to national cycling route network
A national cycling route network is a ...
s, called D-Routes (the "D" stands for "Deutschland’" i.e. Germany) criss-crossing the German nation and these were established mainly to promote bicycle tourism.
Part of the German ''Nationaler Radverkehrsplan'' (National Cycling Plan), the project to establish the German Cycling Network ran over a 10 year period, from 2002 to 2012.
D-Routes
Future expansion
In the summer of 2012, in the ''Nationale Radverkehrsplan 2020'' (National Cycling Plan 2020), it was decided that the German sections of the Iron Curtain Trail (which is also cycling route, known as EuroVelo 13) would be included as part of the German Cycling Network. Other than this there are currently no further plans for expansion.See also
* EuroVelo * LF-routes, thenational 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 ...
of the Netherlands.
* National Cycle Network, the 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 ...
of the United Kingdom.
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Bon Voyage on the German Cycle Network
National cycling route networks