Cycleways

Our National Cycleways ought to be to the similar standard one expects to find on the Continent.

We had a look at NCN17 as it utilises the Pilgrim's Way between Charing to Lenham.   It was not easily cyclable in a number of places because of deep ruts, and areas of flooding, also the foliage, needs to be cut back and brought under control.   It is not good enough to declare a route as a National Cycleway if it isn't fit for purpose.   Young people would struggle to cope with a mountain bike.  It would be quite a struggle for touring cyclists.

This picture shows part of the 200km cycleway that circumnavigates Lake Constance or Bodensee as it should be called.

It attracts a lot of touring cyclists, from from plodding tourists to enthusiasts who make a their personal challenge to ride round the lake in one day (to do so they would have to cross the borders of three different countries).