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 Welcome to "Bahntrassenradeln"! This is a private website collecting information about railway cycle paths in Europe with a strong focus on the German speaking area.
Rail-trails as a special form of greenways have become very popular during the last decades. In several European countries ambitious rail-trail programs have been established (in Spain, the francophone region of Belgium or as a part of the National Cycle Network in the United Kingdom for instance). All in all some thousand kilometres of converted railway lines are used as valuable cycle routes today.
Several regional, national and European authorities and organizations promote the development of greenways, and many efforts have been made to bring knowledge about these trails to the public – a remarkable example is the outstanding Spanish Vias Verdes website.
Nevertheless it is quite difficult to get a comprehensive overview about the full range of rail-trails. The trails are structured by country on this website, and interactive maps shall allow easy navigation. So I hope it will be useful for an audience not familiar with German, too. "Bahntrassenradeln" is the result of ten years' work – but it is far away from being complete: Any comments and suggestions are welcome.
Railway cycle-paths in Europe
(Click on the country codes for further information.)
Stand: 23.03.2025
Usefull links:
Top trails in Germany
List of tunnels and viaducts
Every trail in this directory is characterized using the following scheme (maximum set of items):
| Country code and running number Name of the cycle path: Location |
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Short characterization, usually with information about the importance of the trail (local, regional, national); only trails I have visited are rated with up to four bikes |
| Synonyme: |
Other names used for the cycle path, different spelling |
| Streckenlänge (einfach): |
Length of the trail (one way), sometimes with the length of sections using the former embankment |
| Höhenprofil: |
Altitude at the start, end and distinctive points of the trail |
| Oberfläche: |
Surface (asph. = tarmac, wg. = non tarmac) |
| Status / Beschilderung: |
Access restrictions (traffic signs: road closed for motorized vehicles, cycle path, foot path), sign posts (local or as a part of a long distance cycle route) |
| Kunstbauten: |
Former railway tunnels, bridges or viaducts now open for cycling |
| Eisenbahnstrecke: |
Number of the railway line / course; length of the railway (gauge in mm) |
| Eröffnung der Bahnstrecke: |
Opening of the railway |
| Stilllegung der Bahnstrecke: |
Closure of the railway: last passenger [Pv] / freight [Gv] train, official date of abandonment ("Stilllegung"), dismantling of the rails |
| Eröffnung des Radwegs: |
Opening as a cycle path |
| Planungen: |
Sections that will be established as cycle paths in the future |
| Besonderheiten: |
Special busses for bike transport parallel to the rail-trail, public cycling events, and sights along the trail (art, remarkable information sites) |
| Route: |
Detailed course of the trail |
| Details: |
Links (this website) concerning the same cycle path: route information, photos, and short-cut link to the interactive map |
| Verweis: |
Links (this website): route information when the rail-trail is part of a long distance cycle route |
| Externe Links: |
Links (other websites) about the rail-trail or the former railway |
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