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As a linear Hamburg to Prague.

As a circle Lake Constance is pretty good but probably Bari to Napoli along the coast

Trojmiasto by bike.

Start in central Gdynia, Skwer Kościuszki pier. Sometimes, in addition to Dar Pomorza, there might be an out of town visitor. This time, there is one from Brazil.

Gdynia is one of the youngest cities in Poland, build to give Poland a port on the Baltic. During WW2 it was a German naval base; both Bismark and Wilhelm Gustloff sailed from this pier on their last voyage.

Take the now renamed Bulwar Szwedzki to its end at Polanka Redłoska. Follow the bike trail sign but take the walking path towards the old Cold War fortifications.
There were slated for demolition in 2001, but were saved and preserved through a volunteer effort.

Reverse your path back to the bike path and follow the bike signs.
The path goes through Kępa Redłoska, and follows the Kacza River where it discharges into the Baltic Sea.
You are now in Orłowo, with the Klif, Molo and one of the last Kaszubian fishing fleet still operating ( this is where my ashes will end up)

Leave Orłowo behind and follow the signs toward Sopot.
On the way you will pass the Sopot Grand Hotel, host to VIP’s, amongs them Hitler, Castro and rock stars; Rolling Stones, Mungo Jerry, Annie Lennox, Robert Charlebois, Boney M. etc.

Sopot is home of the International Song Festival, initiated in 1961 by Władysław Szpilman.

From Sopot continue to Gdańsk and explore; now largely abandoned Stocznia Gdańska or Stare Miasto.
Have lunch at Kubicki, in business since 1918.
Between Sopot and Gdańsk is Oliwa, with its beautiful botanical gardens and the Oliwa Cathedral with its famous organs.
Take the SKM train back to Gdynia. Ticket is about $1.00, bikes are free.

Photo album:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/HQtsku6GfaG4gx1v5

Organs in Oliwa.

The entire Netherlands

My vote will be for Via Francigena that runs from the Great St Bernard Pass on the border with Switzerland to St Peter’s Basilica in Rome. The route takes riders through Tuscan landscapes and past medieval towns like San Gimignano.

Also if you love England then you must not miss the
Cornish Coastal Way, England

Then you can also go to the Danuble circular track, one of the prettiest in Europe.

If you want challenging, then Mont Ventoux area in France.

Judging by the number of bicycling maniacs on the roads around here, I'd have to say the Dordogne.

I know most of these but I don't know the Polish cycle path. NB Poland has a highish death rate for cyclists on the road in Europe but the paths may be a welcome improvement.

The route up from Girona to Toulouse is nice. But it depends on what you want. Hilly, touring, off road, racing Euro-velo ?

Flat (or mostly so) please!

Mosel from Trier to Koblenz is very pretty and flat.

Any river or canal that has a towpath. The ones I know are in France: the Burgundy Canal & others. And England: Thames Path, Kennet & Avon Canal & on & on. I've abandoned hilly long-distance walks so towpaths are now my favorite places & there are always cyclists.

Miss Lost is spot on. Also try mybikeguide.co.uk for some of the easiest to access

Denmark. There are loads of cycling trails north of Copenhagen, towards and beyond Helsingoer.

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2...yclingholidays

Make that Mrs. Lost. Cheers.

​​​​​​😁 I just love the name. Sorry at the blunder. Mr Bilbo.

No problem Mr. B. A bit of a blast from the past, Pal used to call me Madame Lost.

so how many in this thread actually do cycle, and who has quickly googled "bike tours [insert country]"?

Cycle every day, done all but Poland.

What I'm missing in many responses is any information about how safe some countries are to cycle in. I rode the Dunwich Dynamo quite a few times, and did LEL once, but I would never consider picking the UK as the destination for a relaxing cycling holiday. Likewise Poland.

The UK has lots of cycle paths look at the Sustrans web site. The circle of East Anglia on mybikeguide is pretty good if you want flat.

Basically the mybikeguide.co.uk has a lot of info and links to sources of info country by country.

If you want super safe and super flat then nothing beats The Netherlands or Denmark though Germany comes a close third. But if you want warm as well then parts of France and Spain, Italy come into it. Transport of bike or bike rental becomes an issue as does a little local language to chat with mechanics etc.

I did/do both. I have cycled many times in Denmark, along the coastal road running north of Copenhagen, past the beautiful areas of Charlottenlund and Klampenborg etc. That entire coastline is beautiful with white sand beaches and views towards Sweden. At Helsingoer, some cyclists take their bikes on the ferry to Sweden and cycle there. Past Helsingoer (where my in-laws and OH are from), there are cycle paths into forests and lakes, to Jørn Utzon's house, Nakkehoved lighthouse close to Gilleleje on some cliffs and lovely village of Hornbaek. You can't marry into a Danish family and not cycle.

But there are many other places in DK to cycle and the article in the Guardian has more info on that than I do, eg Bornholm and Jutland.

There is alot of cycling in Sweden too, for example along the Göta canal and yes I have been there, it is similar in parts to the Thames Towpath, which yes, I cycle parts of it regularly to get to the shops.

I cycled in East Anglia. Have never before been yelled at so many times and nearly forced off the road a couple of times. Not something I want to repeat. The Sustrans network is a joke.

I cycled TCR twice, so I know about mountains. Thanks.

It's fair to say that the Sustrans network could be better but it is no joke. It fits a need. East Anglia generally, don't know. But the route on mbg is pretty good.

My husband and I cycled (parts of) La Velodyssée in western France. While France isn't the most bike-friendly country (we also cycled along the Loire and in Alsace, on sometimes dangerous D-roads), this route was great and mostly on bike-paths.
https://www.cycling-lavelodyssee.com/

And, as menachem says, the entire Netherlands!

Intrigued by alluring's reference to The Cornish Way [which despite over 20 years in Cornwall I'd never heard of] i had to look it up.

https://www.cornwalls.co.uk/sports-a...ornish-way.htm

As some of the terrain it seems to cover is pretty hilly [sadly no map that I could find except a misleading graphic which suggests it follows the coast, which clearly it doesn't as there is a footpath that does that] I would suspect that it's not flat. But it should be pretty safe.

I've ridden most of La Velodyssée and it is very flat I found it a bit boring, but certainly pretty enough. Generally D roads in France are pretty safe for bikes but worth sitting down with a map and maybe even street-view to check on traffic density while planning.

Yes, it's flat. Flat is perfect for me. My husband goes with his team when he wants to do cols in the Alps or the Pyrenees.

I beg to differ.

I thoroughly enjoyed cycling around the Bodensee (Lake Constance) and also along the Mosel between Koblenz and Trier. Both trips were with rental bikes, which were in darn good shape. Another "excursion" , albeit a fairly short one, (48 km round trip) was south of Bolzano through apple orchards and partially along the Adige River.