EV3 The Pilgrims Route
european cycling route
EuroVelo 3 (EV3), named the Pilgrims Route, is a EuroVelo long-distance cycling route running 5,650 km (3,510 mi) running from Trondheim in Norway to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. This north-south route travels through Europe passing successively through seven countries: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, France and Spain.
The route
As of 2012, the EV3 is partially complete. It runs through the following countries and towns: the connections with other EuroVelo routes are given in parentheses, e.g. (EV15).
In Norway
Trondheim (EV1), Røros, Lillehammer, Oslo.
In Norway, the EV3 follows the Norwegian National Cycle Route 7, from Trondheim through Lillehammer and Oslo to Moss. From Moss the EV3 follows the Norwegian National Cycle Route 1 through Fredrikstad and Sarpsborg to the Swedish border at Halden. (Note that this last stretch, from Moss to the border, follows the same route as the EV12.)
In Sweden
Strömstad, Lysekil, Stenungsund, Gothenburg (EV12)
In Sweden, the EV3 follows the bike path known as the Cykelspåret på Västkusten. (Again, the EV3 is the same route in Sweden as the EV12.)
In Denmark
Frederikshavn (EV12), Aalborg, Viborg, Padborg (EV10)
In Denmark, the EV3 follows the 450 km (280 mi) long Danish National Cycle Route known as the Hærvejsruten which follows the approximate route to the ancient Hærvejen path.
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