{"id":10496,"date":"2023-02-18T14:39:48","date_gmt":"2023-02-18T13:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/?p=10496"},"modified":"2023-02-18T14:43:23","modified_gmt":"2023-02-18T13:43:23","slug":"cycle-route-of-the-year-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/en\/verhalen\/fietsroute-van-het-jaar-2023","title":{"rendered":"Cycling route of the year 2023 - 3 stunning routes in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the time of this writing, it is only a week until the election of cycle route of the year. Every year at the Cycling and Walking Fair, the most beautiful cycling route of the year is voted. To be honest: these routes are not always the coolest routes by road bike or gravel bike. Indeed, usually the routes are not 'off-road' oriented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, we want to highlight the routes, because this year we have really selected three wonderful ones. Both in Sweden, Belgium and Denmark you can have a great time. We briefly highlight the routes. Once the election is over, we will show you some more of the winning routes. In no particular order, here are the cycling routes of the year 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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V\u00e4nerleden - Sweden<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On the website of this route<\/a>, around Lake V\u00e5ner, you see right away what it's all about. This 640-kilometre-long cycling route takes you around Sweden's largest lake. What Sweden is known for are its extensive, green forests, its lakes and also its crackling paths. Gravel routes, in other words. As it happens, you'll find quite a few nice gravel lanes in this route. Lake V\u00e5ner is located just northeast of Gothenburg, so you can get there quite easily by various types of transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To make it easy, the local tourism and route organisation has cut the total route into 12 stages. For the more practised cyclist, you can connect these stages, some as short as 40 kilometres, together. Start of the official route is in Karlstad, on the north side of Lake V\u00e5ner. Of course, you can start wherever you like. Keep in mind that you have landed in the more expansive part of Sweden. Here there is not a coffee shop or restaurant on every corner. So plan your adventure along the V\u00e4nerleden well and always take plenty of food and drink with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n