Have you ever ride one?
Riding a bike is one of the best experiences to live, that’s why isn’t weird that the dream of a cyclist would be ride in one of the best bike ways of the world.
At the end it doesn’t matter if you have a high or low-end bike, because a bike lane provides you the freedom and safety to ride with calm while regarding the extraordinary landscape.
In this text we will introduce some of the most amazing bike ways of the world. And with some luck we will visit one or more than one…
Are you ready? Wear your safety helmet, knee and elbow pads, because there’s a long road to ride.
Cuyperspassage, Amsterdam
Is about one of the most modern bikeways in the world where pedestrians and cyclists can enjoy together. In one hand, the passage to arrive to this place is hypnotic thanks to the 80,000 white and blue tiles with painted walls.
On the other hand, the bike way part has 360 ft, with 32 ft width and 9.8 ft of height. Around 15 thousand people transit this bike way per day, due the center part of the city join the way out of the IJ river.
Bicycle Snake, Copenhagen
If there’s something Denmark should be proud of, would be that over 50 % of the population transport by bike, so it comes as no surprise that one of the best bike ways is placed there.
It is a 22.9 ft elevated bridge with a 721 ft length. In this space is also possible for cyclists and pedestrians to co-exist in an orderly fashion.
8 House, Copenhagen
This strange and curious bike way can perfectly integrate with the city. This complex house residential zones, offices, hotels, malls and public spaces. Its name is due the view from the top; allowing cyclists to transit the circuit “endlessly”. This project was designed by Bjarke Ingels and has a 656,598.51 ft2 area.
Hovenring Bridge, Netherlands
Among the best bike ways of the world are the ones that appear to come straight out of a science fiction movie, such as Netherlands and the Hovenring Bridge.
This ring is upheld by 24 steel cables which are suspended from a 229 ft height. This isn’t visually spectacular only, but also functional, releasing vehicle congestion at intersections of both roadways, always maintaining the safety of cyclists and pedestrians.
Shimanami Kaido, Japan
Of course, Asia can’t be at the bottom of the list. Besides being one of the best world bike ways, it is considered one of the most beautiful ones. Thanks to this bike way is possible to appreciate the incredible nature while riding the Onomichi-Imabara route.
The journey is around 43.4 miles surrounded by a beautiful view. Furthermore, there are some sections where cyclists can pedal over the sea thanks to this bike path.
Te Ara I Whiti, Auckland
If there’s something better than pedal in a bike way during the day is pedal during night. This bike path in Auckland, New Zealand has a curious magenta color on the 1,968 ft of length, which are illustrated with Maori culture drawings.
Nevertheless, it is delightful to ride on it during daylight, but view becomes magical at night due to the 300 programmable LED devices that light the road.
Bridge in Hechtel, Eksel
The connection between nature and cyclists is amazing. That’s why one of the best bike ways of the world is located in the forests of Belgium.
This bike way is a 328 ft diameter circle with 2,296 ft of length in the middle of the forests. Pure air and nature sounds will join you during this journey.
Van Gogh Path, Brabant in Netherlands
If you believe that some of the already mentioned bike paths came straight of a work art, the one placed in Eindhoven comes straight from a painting. Inspired by Vincent Van Gogh’s the “Starry Night”, this bike way has 1 km length and it shines at night. So complex, as beautiful as art, this road fusions nature, technology, art and the human being in a very beautiful way.
Bike way of Cuernavaca’s Railway
When Salvador Dalí visited to Mexico, he said he never knew a more surreal country than his paintings, and he wasn’t wrong.
The Cuernavaca’s railway bike way is a bike path with 37 miles of distance. When riding it you will enjoy city and suddenly pass by towns and nature, to then arrive to neighborhoods. Doubtlessly, one of the best bike ways in the world, and one of the most surreal ones.
