It is now possible to cycle across Europe!
A new 5,000 km cycle path connects Norway to Spain.
It's a brand new "bicycle route".
If you are a lover of cycling and you like to discover new horizons, you will love it.
This new cycle path, called EuroVelo 3, was created between Trondheim in Norway and Santiago de Compostela in Spain.
It crosses all of Western Europe over some 5,000 km. It is part of a vast European network of cycle routes, the EuroVelo.
Behind this incredible project is the European Cyclists Foundation (EFC).
The idea is to create a 100% cycle route throughout Europe.
The project is ambitious. In 2020, fifteen routes with a total length of 70,000 km will cover Europe, crossing 43 countries.
In France, there are already eight tracks:the Atlantic cycle route (EuroVelo 1), the Central European cycle route (EuroVelo 4), the via Romea Francigena (EuroVelo 5), the Atlantic-Black Sea (EuroVelo 6 ), the Mediterranean cycle route (EuroVelo 8), the Baltic - Adriatic cycle route (EuroVelo 9), the Rhine and Rhône cycle routes (EuroVelo 15 and 17), and the last one… the pilgrims cycle route (EuroVelo 3).
France, but also Spain, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway are crossed by the 5,000 km of this exceptional cycle path.
On French territory, it is called Scandibérique:a contraction of Scandinavia and Iberian.
It takes place over 1,600 km, crosses 19 departments and passes through the largest forest in Europe:the Landes forest!
Cultural, festive and sporty, the pilgrims' cycle route follows one of the Compostela routes but also crosses Oslo, Hamburg, Paris and Bordeaux.
The work to make this giant bike path started in 2015. Not all countries have finished it yet, but in 2020 it will be completely finished.
In France, we are lucky! It openedin 2018 . So get your bikes ready! Watch:
If you are a cycling fan like me, I recommend this book:EuroVelo 6 Atlantic-Black Sea:From Basel to Nevers. It's the longest bike path in the world!
