EV4 The Central Europe Route
| EV4 The Central Europe Route | |||
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| Length | 5050 km (3138 mi) | ||
| Designation | European Cyclists' Federation | ||
| Trailheads | Roscoff (France) to Kyiv (Ukraine) | ||
| Use | cycling | ||
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| Website | https://en.eurovelo.com/ev4 | ||
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EuroVelo 4 (EV4), named the Central Europe Route, is a EuroVelo long-distance cycling route running 5,050 km (3,140 mi) from Roscoff in France to Kyiv in Ukraine. This west–east route travels through seven countries, successively: France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, and Ukraine.[1]
Route
As of 2023[update], the EV4 is partially complete, as described below. The connections with other EuroVelo routes are given in parentheses, e.g. (EV15).
France
The French section, La Vélomaritime, starts in Roscoff (EV1). It follows the northern coastline via Mont-Saint-Michel, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Le Havre, Calais (EV5, EV12), and Dunkirk.[2]
Belgium and the Netherlands
In Belgium the EV4 follows the Coastal route, or the Kustroute[3], which is one of the nine "iconic" cycle routes, or icoonfietsroutes, of the Flanders region. It starts in Veurne and goes via Ostend to Knokke-Heist.
Netherlands
In the Netherlands, the EV4 follows the LF Kustroute until Vlissingen (EV12)[4] before turning inland following the LF-Route 13 Scheldt-Rhine (LF13), passing just south of Breda and Tilburg, and just north of Eindhoven, until the border with Germany at Venlo.[5]
Germany
From Düsseldorf through Cologne and Bonn to Mainz, the EV4 follows the D-Route 8 which itself is part of the EV15. In Mainz the EV4 leaves the Rhine and follows the D-Route 5 east along the river Main, passing Frankfurt, Würzburg, and Bayreuth.[6][7]
Czech Republic
In the Czech Republic the EV4 follows the Ohře river cycle path from Cheb to Karlovy Vary[8], continuing to Prague, Brno, and Ostrava.[9]
In Poland
The EV4 in Poland is supposed to run from Kraków to Rzeszów and further to the Ukranian border. However, as of 2023[update] only the section from Brzeszcze to Kraków on the cycling route following the river Vistula,[10] and continuing east to Tarnów on the VeloMetropolis route[11] are developed.
In Ukraine
As of 2023[update], the Ukrainian section is still in the planning stages. The route is supposed to go through Lviv, Ternopil, Zhytomyr, and to end in Kyiv.[12]
References
- ↑ European Cyclists' Federation. "Cycling tourism: Central Europe cycle route". EuroVelo. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ↑ "Cycle-route". La Vélomaritime. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ↑ "Coastal Route". Iconic Cycle Routes. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ↑ "LF Kustroute". LF Kustroute. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ↑ "LF13 Schelde-Rheinroute". Nederland Fietsland (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ↑ "VeRa". Radroutenplaner Deutschland. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ↑ "Mit dem Fahrrad quer durchs Land". Die Bundesregierung informiert (in Deutsch). 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ↑ CzechTourism (2024-05-18). "Ohře cycle path". Visit Czechia. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ↑ "EuroVelo 4: Central Europe route". Cyclists Welcome. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ↑ "Vistula Cycling Route in Małopolska – the longest cycling highway in Poland?". Velo Małopolska. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ↑ "EuroVelo 4 – VisitMalopolska". Velo Małopolska. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ↑ European Cyclists' Federation. "Bicycle Tourism in Ukraine: Central Europe cycle route – EuroVelo 4". EuroVelo. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
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