Tag Archives: long distance cycle paths
Cargo bike festival and new cycle route in Nijmegen
Last Sunday was a day full of activities in Nijmegen. A new “snelfietsroute” (fast cycle route) was festively opened and there was a Cargo Bike Festival (Bakfietstreffen). I made three … Continue reading
F35 High-Speed Cycle Route Twente
F35 is the name of the longest high-speed cycle route that is currently in planning and under construction in the Netherlands. The almost 60 kilometres (37 miles) long cycle route … Continue reading
Cycling from the University to the Center of Utrecht
In 2011 it was commemorated that it had been 50 years since Utrecht University started moving out of the city center to a rural area to the east of the … Continue reading
Cycle Highway Vlijmen – ’s-Hertogenbosch
The old road from Vlijmen to ‘s-Hertogenbosch has been upgraded as a cycle road. The road had become obsolete for motorised traffic when in 1978 a motorway was opened. The … Continue reading
Cycle highways: Swedish plans vs. Dutch reality
A month ago the internet was buzzing with good news: a 20 kilometer (12.5 miles) four lane cycle superhighway in Sweden would connect the cities of Malmö and Lund. It … Continue reading
Cycle Route Tilburg – Oisterwijk
In my series of longer fast cycle routes in the Netherlands I take you to one of the oldest ones this time. This route from the city of Tilburg to the nearby … Continue reading
Fast urban cycle route: Spoorbaanpad Almere
Spoorbaanpad is a 12 kilometer (7.45 miles) long fast cycle route in Almere. According to a site about fast cycle routes in the Netherlands it is the longest urban cycle … Continue reading
First cycle “superhighway” revisited
A man cycles towards a junction. At a steady speed, doesn’t slow down, doesn’t speed up. A large truck comes to a full stand still to let him pass. Cyclists … Continue reading
Cycling to school
Hundreds of thousands of children cycle to school every morning in the Netherlands. The roads and streets are literally full of cycling children for about one hour. The “cycle highway” … Continue reading
Inter-city cycling Geldermalsen – Culemborg (Netherlands)
Late 2010 there were reports that the Netherlands is building 16 fast inter-city cycle routes. So what do the already existing bicycle routes between cities and towns look like? This … Continue reading
Cycle Highway Breda – Etten-Leur
This cycle route in the South of the Netherlands was created in 2003/2004 as a model route for a fast and safe cycle route between cities and towns. The example … Continue reading
Cycling from Geldermalsen to Utrecht, Netherlands
Second part of the ride from ‘s-Hertogenbosch to Utrecht. This part was cycled three months after the first part and it was now full blown spring. There were more cyclists … Continue reading
