Network of long-distance cycle routes in West Pomerania Region

In 2015, the West Pomeranian Voivodeship started the implementation of a coherent concept of a network of bicycle routes. The mission of the project was to promote cycling tourism in Western Pomerania. The implementation of bicycle routes was planned to be carried out by local government units and other beneficiaries depending on the ownership and management of specific road sections. One of the main goals of the project was to identify the main bicycle routes that will enable the channeling of bicycle traffic, increasing and diversifying the touristic offer as well as setting the framework for the platform that will enable the coordination of the project’s tasks by various entities. The first stage of work was related to the fullest possible inventory of the bicycle infrastructure and a preliminary analysis of the data from traffic generators, potential routes and also existing routes, the collection and verification of the information on existing and planned roads and routes from municipalities and forests, mapping as well as field work. By the decision of the Board of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, four priority routes were selected for further analysis and detailed development: Velo Baltica route, the route of the Western Lake District, the Old Railway Trail and Blue Velo Route. Long stretches of the route are already rideable, but the implementation is still on-going.