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Legendary mountain passes, family-friendly greenways, MTB spots and gravel routes: we catalogue the world’s best cycling destinations, with a real guide for every place, well-located hotels to sleep in, where to rent a bike on the spot, and the gear to make the most of it.
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FranceAlpe d'Huez: the 21 hairpins of the Tour's most famous climb
Climbing Alpe d'Huez from Le Bourg-d'Oisans: profile, the 21 numbered hairpins, difficulty and tips for this legendary ascent.
FranceCol du Galibier: the roof of the Tour de France
Climbing the Col du Galibier from Valloire: profile, difficulty, best season and tips for tackling one of the highest passes in the Alps.
Col du Granon: the climb that flipped the 2022 Tour
Climbing the Col du Granon from Saint-Chaffrey: profile, brutal gradients, Vingegaard's 2022 attack, difficulty and practical tips.
Road
See more →Albulapass: Graubünden's balcony climb above the UNESCO railway
Climbing Albulapass from Tiefencastel: 22.5 km, 1,360 m of elevation gain, 6.1% average to 2,312 m — an ascent running alongside the UNESCO-listed Albula railway line.
FranceAlpe d'Huez: the 21 hairpins of the Tour's most famous climb
Climbing Alpe d'Huez from Le Bourg-d'Oisans: profile, the 21 numbered hairpins, difficulty and tips for this legendary ascent.
Alto de Abantos: the Madrid summit above the Escorial monastery
Climbing Alto de Abantos from San Lorenzo de El Escorial: 14.2 km, 803 m of elevation gain, a Vuelta classic overlooking the royal monastery.
Alto de Aitana: the Costa Blanca's highest, hardest climb
Climbing Alto de Aitana from Alcoleja: 22.3 km, 1,260 m of elevation gain, 5.8% average — the Vuelta a España's toughest Costa Blanca summit finish.
MTB
See more →Cycling Mount Trebević from Sarajevo: up to the abandoned Olympic bobsled track
Climb Mount Trebević from Sarajevo: around 10 km up to the abandoned bobsled track from the 1984 Winter Olympics.
Gravel riding in Peneda-Gerês National Park, Portugal's only one
Gravel riding in Peneda-Gerês National Park from Caldas do Gerês: forest tracks, granite villages and reservoir lakes, Portugal's only national park.
Mountain biking at Åre, the Swedish resort that hosted the World Cup
MTB guide to Åre in Jämtland: a chairlift-served bike park, host of UCI World Cup rounds, practical tips.
Mountain biking at Ballyhoura, southern Ireland's great singletrack network
MTB guide to Ballyhoura, between Cork and Limerick: waymarked forest singletrack, rideable year-round, practical tips.
Gravel
See more →Colle del Sommeiller: Europe's highest carriage road
Climbing Colle del Sommeiller from Bardonecchia: 26 km, nearly 1,700 m of elevation gain up to 2,993 m, split between asphalt and extreme gravel.
Colle delle Finestre: the legendary Giro climb, gravel included
Climbing the Colle delle Finestre from Susa: profile, 8 km of unpaved track, difficulty and tips for this iconic Giro d'Italia pass.
Cycling the Mullerthal, Luxembourg's Little Switzerland with the family
A family bike ride through the Mullerthal from Echternach: sculpted sandstone rocks, forests and villages, distance and practical tips.
Cycling to Kykkos Monastery and Cedar Valley, home of the Cyprus cedar
Ride from Pedoulas to Kykkos Monastery through the Troodos forest, with an optional detour to Cedar Valley.
Family
See more →Camel Trail: Cornwall's family-friendly cycle path
Riding the Camel Trail between Padstow and Bodmin: a flat, traffic-free former railway line, the quintessential family cycling route in Cornwall.
Canal du Berry à Vélo: the Cher's family-friendly greenway
Riding the Canal du Berry à Vélo from Saint-Amand-Montrond: a flat greenway along a former canal, ideal for a family outing.
Canal du Nivernais by bike: Burgundy's family-friendly cycle route
Riding along the Canal du Nivernais from Clamecy: a flat towpath, locks and stone villages, an ideal cycling route for a family outing.
Copenhagen by bike with kids, on the harbour's bicycle snake
A family bike loop around Copenhagen's harbour, on some of Europe's finest cycle infrastructure: Cykelslangen, Nyhavn, practical tips.
Multi-day routes
See more →La Loire à Vélo: the great châteaux crossing
405 km of nearly flat greenway along the Loire, from Orléans to the Atlantic estuary: the guide for planning a cycling crossing, stage by stage.
FranceLa Vélodyssée: the great family-friendly Atlantic crossing
1,200 km of near-flat greenway along the French Atlantic coast: the guide to planning a family ride on La Vélodyssée.
FranceThe Canal de Nantes à Brest: the great Breton crossing by bike
330 km of nearly flat towpath between Nantes and Brest: the guide for planning a cycling crossing of Brittany, stage by stage.
FranceThe Canal des Deux Mers à Vélo: from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean
490 km of greenway between Bordeaux and Sète, along the Canal latéral à la Garonne and the Canal du Midi: the stage-by-stage guide.