04/10/2026
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This map plots cycle paths across Europe, and the density of the network in the Low Countries and Germany is impossible to miss. The Netherlands, Belgium and western Germany glow almost solid red, tracing one of the most complete cycling networks anywhere, while the lines thin out across France, Iberia and the south, where cycling infrastructure is patchier. The Netherlands alone has more than 35,000 kilometres of dedicated cycle paths, roughly a quarter of the length of its entire road network, which is why its section of the map fills in so completely. The pattern reflects decades of investment in northern Europe, where riding a bike is treated as ordinary transport rather than mainly a leisure pursuit.
