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EuroVelo8 - The Mediterranean Route
EuroVelo 8 (EV8), which is known as the Mediterranean Route, is a 7,560 km (4,700 mi) long-distance cycling route running east-west across Europe from Cádiz, Spain to Athens, Greece, mainly along or close to the Mediterranean coast, passing close to the village of Pinet.
The Mediterrenean Route
The route, which passes through 12 countries (Spain, France, Monaco, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus) and cities such as Cádiz, Elche, Valencia, Barcelona, Nice, Turin, Venice, Koper, Split, Dubrovnik, Kotor, Tirana and Athens, forms part of the wider EuroVelo cross-border network of long-distance cycle routes, composed of around 17 different routes with a total length of about 90,000 km. Eurovelo is a project initiated by the Brussels-based European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF).
EuroVelo8 GPX track and handbook
A GPX track for EuroVelo8 can be downloaded from the EuroVelo website, while (as of 2024) a hard copy of the updated EuroVelo8 handbook can be ordered for 30€. (According to the website, an electronic version will be available for download in the near future).
The 83-page handbook contains route overview map, information on key themes and significant events along the route, essential information on route signage and safety tips, a mini dictionary with basic words and phrases in the national languages of each country along the route, information on digital resources and tools, and thorough breakdown of each of the route’s 15 stage.
EuroVelo 8 in Spain
The EuroVelo8 begins in the Andalusian town of Cádiz, before following the coast to Málaga, Granada, Almería, Alicante, inland to Valencia, and then back along the coast to Barcelona before crossing the border into France.
EuroVelo 8 in Valencia
Whilst making it’s way north from Alicante, the route turns inland to follow the Maigmó, Alcoy and Serpis greenways, before continuing on to Gandía and northwards towards Valencia. Pinet can be reached from EuroVelo8 by bike via a detour that adds no further distance to the route.
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