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EuroVelo 1 (EV1), named the ''Atlantic Coast Route'', is a long
Velodyssey, the Atlantic cycling route
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EuroVelo 1 (EV1), named the ''Atlantic Coast Route'', is a long EuroVelo
''EuroVelo'' is a network of currently 17 long-distance cycling routes criss-crossing Europe, in various stages of completion. When completed, the EuroVelo network's total length will almost be . more than were in place. EuroVelo is a project of ...
long-distance cycling route running from North Cape in Norway to Sagres in Portugal. This north-south route runs (mostly) along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean of Western Europe and passes successively through eight countries: Norway, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, England, France, Spain and Portugal.
Route
In Norway
North Cape (EV7, EV11), Tromsø, Vestvågøy, Bodø, Trondheim (EV3), Alesund, Bergen (EV12). Note that since 2008, ferry services no longer operate between Bergen in Norway and the Scottish city of Aberdeen. This can be done by air, however.In the United Kingdom
Aberdeen (EV12), Banff, Nairn (EV12), Glasgow, Ayr, Stranraer. Belfast, Craigavon, Derry.In the Republic of Ireland
Letterkenny, Galway (Dublin-Galway Greenway
The Dublin-Galway Greenway is a partially completed 'coast-to-coast' greenway and partial rail trail, in Ireland, funded by the Department of Transport, which is due to become the western section of EuroVelo EV2, a cycle route from Galway, Ire ...
EV2), Limerick ( Limerick Greenway), Cork, Waterford (Waterford Greenway
The Waterford Greenway, also known locally as the Déise Greenway, is a route on a former railway track in County Waterford, Ireland, used for cycling and hiking. It opened in March 2017, on what was originally the Mallow/Waterford railway lin ...
), Rosslare.
In the United Kingdom
Fishguard, Swansea, Newport, Bristol, Barnstaple, Plymouth. The EV1 follows the ''Devon Coast to Coast'' route ( National Route 27) and the Tarka Trail.In France
In France, the EV1 is marketed as the ''Vélodyssée''. With a length of the EV1 connects Roscoff to Hendaye all along the Atlantic Coast. In Brittany, the EV1 largely follows the ''voie verte'' (greenway) along the Nantes-Brest canal, while in Aquitaine it follows the greenway along the coast of the Landes forest. Roscoff (EV4),Nantes
Nantes (, , ; Gallo: or ; ) is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 314,138 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabita ...
(EV6), La Rochelle, Arcachon, Hendaye.
In Spain
Pamplona (EV3), Burgos (EV3), Salamanca, Merida, Huelva.In Portugal
Faro, Sagres, Nazaré, Figueira da Foz, Porto.Gallery
See also
*EuroVelo
''EuroVelo'' is a network of currently 17 long-distance cycling routes criss-crossing Europe, in various stages of completion. When completed, the EuroVelo network's total length will almost be . more than were in place. EuroVelo is a project of ...
*Norwegian National Cycle Routes
The Norwegian National Cycle Routes (''Nasjonale sykkelrute'') form the national cycling route network of Norway. There are currently 10 such long-distance cycling routes, criss-crossing Norway and these were established mainly to promote bicycle ...
* National Cycle Network
References
External links
*Velodyssey, the Atlantic cycling route
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