EV1 The Atlantic Coast Route


EuroVelo 1, named the Atlantic Coast Route, is a long EuroVelo long-distance cycling route running from North Cape in Norway to Sagres in Portugal. This north-south route runs along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean of Western Europe and passes successively through six countries: Norway, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Spain and Portugal.

Route

In Norway

North Cape, Tromsø, Vestvågøy, Bodø, Trondheim, Alesund, Bergen.
Note that since 2008, ferry services no longer operate Bergen in Norway and the Scottish city of Aberdeen. This can be done by air, however.

In Scotland

Aberdeen, Inverness, Glasgow, Stranraer.

In Ireland

Belfast, Galway, Limerick, Cork, Waterford, Rosslare.

In Wales

Fishguard, Cardiff

In England

In England, the EV1 follows the Devon Coast to Coast route and the Tarka Trail.
Bristol, Plymouth.

In France

In France, the EV1 is marketed as the Vélodyssée. With a length of the EV1 connects Roscoff to Hendaye all along the Atlantic Coast. In Brittany, the EV1 largely follows the voie verte along the Nantes-Brest canal, while in Aquitaine it follows the greenway along the coast of the Landes forest.
Roscoff, Nantes, La Rochelle, Arcachon, Hendaye.

In Spain

Pamplona, Burgos, Salamanca, Merida, Huelva.

In Portugal

Faro, Sagres.

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