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EV1 The Atlantic Coast Route
 EuroVelo 1 (EV1), named the Atlantic Coast Route, is a 10,650 km (6,620 mi) long EuroVelo long-distance cycling route running from North Cape in Norway to Valença in Portugal. This north-south route runs (mostly) along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean of Western Europe and passes successively through nine countries: Norway, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Wales, England, France, Spain and Portugal. RouteIn NorwayNorth Cape (EV7, EV11), Tromsø, Vestvågøy, Bodø, Trondheim (EV3), Alesund, Bergen (EV12). Note that since 2008, ferry services no longer operate between Bergen in Norway and the Scottish city of Aberdeen. This can be done by air, however. In the United KingdomAberdeen (EV12), Banff, Nairn (EV12), Glasgow, Ayr, Stranraer. Belfast, Craigavon, Derry. In the Republic of IrelandLetterkenny, Galway (Dublin-Galway Greenway EV2), Limerick (Limerick Greenway), Cork, Waterford (Waterford Greenway), Rosslare. In the United KingdomFishguard, Swansea, Newport, Bristol, Barnstaple, Plymouth. The EV1 follows the Devon Coast to Coast route (National Route 27) and the Tarka Trail. In FranceIn France, the EV1 is marketed as the Vélodyssée.[1] With a length of 1,210 km (750 mi) the EV1 connects Roscoff to Hendaye all along the Atlantic Coast. In Brittany, the EV1 largely follows the voie verte (greenway) along the Nantes-Brest canal, while in Aquitaine it follows the greenway along the coast of the Landes forest. Roscoff (EV4), Nantes (EV6), La Rochelle, Arcachon, Hendaye. In SpainPamplona (EV3), Burgos (EV3), Salamanca, Merida, Huelva. In PortugalFaro, Sagres, Sines, Lisbon, Figueira da Foz, Porto, Viana do Castelo, Valença. Gallery
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