Cycleways

The American Tobacco Trail (ATT) is a 22-mile long Rails-to-Trails project located in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina, running along an abandoned railroad bed originally built for the American Tobacco Company in the 1970s. The route crosses through the City of Durham, Durham County, Chatham County, and Wake County. The ATT is part of the East Coast Greenway. ...more on Wikipedia about "American Tobacco Trail"

Bogotá is the Colombian city with the most extensive and comprehensive network of bike paths. Bogotá’s bike paths network or Ciclo-Ruta in Spanish, designed and built during the administration of Mayor Enrique Peñalosa, is also one of the most extensive in the world. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bogota's Bike Paths Network"

The Cady Way Trail is a multi-use trail in Orlando, Florida owned by the City of Orlando Parks Division. It is built along a former railroad alignment, the East Florida and Atlantic Railroad (later Seaboard Air Line Railway) branch to the Orlando Naval Training Center (now Baldwin Park), with only minor realignments. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cady Way Trail"

The Camel Trail is a disused and resurfaced railway line in south-west England that provides a recreational route for walkers, cyclists and horse riders. The trail is flat (and suitable for disabled access); running from Padstow to Poleys Bridge via Wadebridge and Bodmin, it is approximately 27 km (17 miles) long and is used by an estimated 350,000 users each year. ...more on Wikipedia about "Camel Trail"

The Cedar Lake Trail is America's first bike freeway, located on the east side of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Inaugurated on February 17, 1995, the trail features two separate one-way lanes for bike traffic and one two-way lane for pedestrian traffic. The paved trail runs from downtown Minneapolis to connect with the city's most popular bike trails in the east suburbs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cedar Lake Trail"

The Cowboy Trail is a bicycling, walking and equestrian trail built on right-of-way formerly occupied by the Chicago and North Western Railway in northern Nebraska. When fully complete, the trail will run from Chadron to Norfolk, a length of 321 miles (516 km); it is the longest rails to trails conversion in the United States and is Nebraska's first state recreational trail. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cowboy Trail"

The Cross Florida Barge Canal was a canal project to connect the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean across Florida for barge traffic. Two sections were built, but the project was cancelled for mainly environmental reasons. It is now a protected green belt corridor, one mile (1.6 km) wide in most places, known as the Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cross Florida Barge Canal"

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Cycleways in England is a list of recreational cycleways in England. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cycleways in England"

Cycleways in Wales is a link page for any cycleway in Wales. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cycleways in Wales"

The East Coast Greenway, or ECG, is a project to create a 2,600-mile urban path linking the major cities along the Atlantic coast of the United States, from Maine to Florida for non-motorized human transportation. It is similar, both in length and conception, to the twelve routes of the EuroVelo project throughout Europe. ...more on Wikipedia about "East Coast Greenway"

EuroVelo, the European cycle route network, is a project of the European Cyclists' Federation to develop 12 long-distance cycle routes crossing the whole continent of Europe. The total length of these routes is over 60,000 km, of which more than 20,000 km is in place. ...more on Wikipedia about "EuroVelo"

The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route is a bicycle route especially designed for mountain biking. It traverses the Rocky Mountains of the United States, stretching from Canada to Mexico. ...more on Wikipedia about "Great Divide Mountain Bike Route"

The Katy Trail runs through the downtown district of the U.S. city of Dallas, Texas, following the path of the old Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, which was known as MKT or the Katy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Katy Trail of Dallas"

Katy Trail State Park is a state park in Missouri. It consists of the former rail right-of-way of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, also known as the MKT or Katy Line, converted into a recreation trail. It runs 225 miles from Saint Charles, Missouri, to Clinton. The eastern two-thirds follows the northern bank of the Missouri River. ...more on Wikipedia about "Katy Trail State Park"

List of cycleways is a link page for any cycleway anywhere in the world. A greenway is a type of cycleway. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of cycleways"

The Minuteman Bikeway is a paved mixed-use path/ rail trail in suburban Boston, Massachusetts. It runs 10 miles (16 km) from Bedford to the Alewife station at the end of the MBTA Red Line in Cambridge. It passes through the towns of Lexington and Arlington on the way. At the Cambridge terminus, it connects with two other bike paths - the Fitchburg Cutoff Path, and the Cambridge Linear Park which leads to the Somerville Community Path. Uses include bicycling, walking, jogging, and inline skating. In the winter there is often enough snow on the Bikeway for cross-country skiing, as the bikeway is not plowed except near the subway station. No motorized vehicles are allowed, except for powered wheelchairs. Plans are underway for an extension to downtown Boston via the Somerville Community Path. ...more on Wikipedia about "Minuteman Bikeway"

The National Cycle Network is a network of cycle routes in the United Kingdom. The routes are chosen to minimise contact with motor traffic; for example by using former pedestrian routes, disused railways, very minor roads, canal towpaths, or traffic-calmed routes in towns and cities. The National Cycle Network was created by the charity Sustrans (Sustainable Transport), and aided by a £42.5 million National Lottery grant. The goal was to create 5,000 miles of cycle routes by 2000. This was achieved, and a new goal was then set to double that to 10,000 miles by 2005. August 2005 saw the completion of those 10,000 miles. ...more on Wikipedia about "National Cycle Network"

The Nicky Line (also sometimes spelled Nickey Line) is the local nickname for the railway that once linked the English towns of Hemel Hempstead and Harpenden via Redbourn. Today the course of most of the railway has been redeveloped as a cycle and walking path, and is part of the National Cycle Network (the Oxford to Welwyn Garden City route). It is approximately nine miles long. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nicky Line"

The Pennine Cycleway is a Sustrans-sponsored route from the English city of Derby to Berwick-on-Tweed on the Scottish border. It is part of the National Cycle Network (NCN 68) and was opened in 2003. It has a total length of about 355 miles, and goes through the National Parks of the Peak District, the Yorkshire Dales and Northumberland; about 80% is on quiet roads and the remainder on traffic-free routes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pennine Cycleway"

The Philadelphia and Western Railroad was an interurban streetcar company operating in the western suburbs of the U.S. city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One of its lines is now SEPTA's Norristown High Speed Line; the other has been abandoned. Part of the abandoned line is now the P&W Trail, a multi-use path. ...more on Wikipedia about "Philadelphia and Western Railroad"

The Coast to Coast or Sea to Sea Cycle Route (C2C) is Britain's most popular long-distance cycle route and is based on minor roads, disused railway lines, off-road tracks and specially constructed cycle paths. It crosses the Lake District and the Pennines in the north of England. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sea to Sea Cycle Route" Come again to shortopedia shortopedia

Segregated cycle facilities may consist of a separate road, track, path or lane that is designated for use by cyclists and from which motorised traffic is generally excluded. ...more on Wikipedia about "Segregated cycle facilities"

A singletrack is a small off-road trail used by cyclists. Singletrack riding can be quite challenging from a technical standpoint, because small errors in riding can cast you off the trail into unridable terrain. Singletrack is so named because the trail is just wide enough for riders to ride single file. ...more on Wikipedia about "Singletrack"

The Somerset Levels (or Somerset Levels and Moors as they are less commonly, but more correctly, called) is a sparsely populated wetland area of central Somerset between the Quantock and Mendip hills, consisting of marine clay "levels" along the coast, and the inland (often peat based) "moors". ...more on Wikipedia about "Somerset Levels"

The Somerville Community Path is a project to connect the Minuteman Bikeway and Cambridge Linear Park to the Charles River and downtown Boston, Massachusetts via a multi-use path. A stretch of 0.8 miles (1.3 km) has been completed heading east from Davis Square in Somerville. The proposed 2.5 mile (4.0 km) extension would mostly run alongside the MBTA Commuter Rail Lowell Line. ...more on Wikipedia about "Somerville Community Path"

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