Touring Tuesday - Eurovelo Routes

Eurovelo route network

If you want to bicycle through Europe, but don't want to pay the big bucks for a tour operator, consider using the Eurovelo route network. These are long, multinational routes. Predominately north-south routes have odd numbers, and east -west routes have even numbers (just like U.S. interstates). Here are the routes that are available:

1. Atlantic Coast Route: Northern Norway to southern Portugal
2. Capitals Route: Galway, Ireland to Moscow, Russia
3. Pilgrims Route: Trondheim, Norway to northwest Spain
4. Central Europe Route: Brittany region of France to Kiev, Ukraine
5. Via Romea Francigena Route: London to the boot heel of Italy
6. Atlantic - Black Sea Route: Atlantic coast of France to Black Sea Coast of Bulgaria
7. Sun Route: Northern Norway to Malta
8. Mediterranian Route: Cadiz, Spain to Cyprus
9. Baltic - Adriatic Route: Gdansk, Poland to Pula, Croatia
10. Baltic Sea Route: Loop includes Stockholm, Helsinki and St. Petersburg
11. Eastern Europ Route: Northern Norway to Athens
12. Northern Sea Route: Loop includes Edinburgh Scotland, Hamburg Germany, and Oslo Norway
13. Iron Curtain Trail: Northern Norway to the Black Sea
14. None
15. Rhine Route: Northern Norway to Malta, following the Rhine River in central Europe
16. None
17. Rhone Route: Switzerland to France's Mediterranean coast, following the Rhone River

Please note that these route are in various stages of development. Here's a video showing part of the French portion of the Atlantic Coast Route: