About Us

Route planning tools can give you a line on a map, an elevation profile, and a distance. What they cannot tell you is that the shoulder disappears on a particular highway, that the gravel section turns to deep sand after the first mile, that the scenic overlook everyone recommends has no shade and no water, or that the best bakery stop is a half-mile detour that makes the whole ride worth it.

Cycle Routes World publishes cycling route guides, ride itineraries, and planning resources built from routes that have been ridden and documented in person. We cover road routes, gravel routes, multi-day itineraries, and urban rides — with the specific, practical detail that turns a GPS track into a ride you can actually plan around.

Every route guide includes what mapping software leaves out. Road surface quality and where it changes. Traffic patterns at different times of day. Where to find water, food, and restrooms. Which sections are exposed to wind or sun with no escape. Where the climbs are harder than the gradient suggests because of rough pavement or false flats. The details that determine whether a ride is enjoyable or miserable, and that only come from being there.

We also cover ride planning strategy — how to evaluate a route before you ride it, how to plan for weather and bail-out options, and how to adapt when conditions change mid-ride. The practical decision-making that experienced riders do automatically and new riders learn the hard way.

We ride before we write. Every route guide on this site comes from someone who pedaled it, noted the conditions, and came back with information worth sharing. No AI overview can tell you that a popular coastal route has a brutal headwind every afternoon, that a mountain pass closes for construction every September, or that the farm road shortcut turns to mud after any rain. That is local knowledge earned on the bike, and it is the foundation of everything we publish.