Examples of BIKE PATHS along the streets of Dutch cities & towns


This gallery contains photos of bike paths in built-up areas that are separated from motor vehicles lanes by some kind of barrier and usually from pedestrians by a difference in height. They are so prevalent in The Netherlands that bike maps only indicate these and other bike only facilities, i.e., bike lanes are not even shown (Note: mopeds are allowed on many of these paths)

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Below - The sign indicates that this is a 2-way bike path on one side of the road


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Below - Here a narrow barrier separates the bike path from parked cars


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Below - Where there is not much width, a 2-way path may still get quite narrow for a short distance


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Below - In a suburban area, there's plenty of room for diagonal car parking, a 2-way bike path and pedestrian sidewalk


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Below - typical 1-way bike paths along parked cars with pedestrian sidewalk




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Below - In less busy areas, bikers and pedestrians share a 1-way path


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Below - At intersections, the design can get quite complicated, expecially with paths changing from 1-way to 2-way and with turning lanes




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Below - Bike paths are not always parallel to motor vehicle traffic, sometime they're above!


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