You will explore an immense variety of scenery in eight different countries: cities, charming towns, villages, countryside from mountains to below sea level! The route takes you through coastal areas with sandy beaches and cliffs, but also inland through woods and past traditional farmhouses.

There is no need to worry about finding your way back, you may simply continue cycling and end up where you started or use one of the many ferry links to get back home. A dark blue bicycle on a light blue background, the logo of the route, is your guiding star, but please follow the local and national signing. Before you pack your cycle bags, please use the planning tools offered at this web site and create your own cycle guide.

The North Sea Cycle Route – cycling on
The North Sea Cycle Route is being developed by an international partnership whith 50% funding from the European Commission’s Interreg IIIB North Sea Porgramme.

68 partners in the following 8 countries are providing co-funding; Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Scotland and England.

The project started in September 2003 and will run until the autumn of 2006. The overall aim of the project is to develop the North Sea Cycle Route as the backbone of cycle tourism around the North Sea. This will assist development in rural areas and at the same time benefit the health of participants.

The route opened in 2001 and has joined the ranks of the famous. In may 2003 the route was awarded a Guiness record certificate confirming that the North Sea Cycle Route is the world’s longest cycle route. The route is just over 6000 km long, based on existing national, regional and local cycle routes, utilising existing signing.