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General Category => Rides and Touring => Topic started by: quixoticgeek on 05 October, 2021, 07:05:00 pm

Title: Crossing Brussels
Post by: quixoticgeek on 05 October, 2021, 07:05:00 pm

Am plotting a route for my festive 500. The shortest route is through Brussels. I'm wondering if anyone here has recommendations for a good route to get from the North of Brussels to the South without dying?

J
Title: Re: Crossing Brussels
Post by: Wowbagger on 05 October, 2021, 10:32:17 pm
My only sojourn into Brussels was a 2km trip from Eurostar to our hotel, and a return the following week. We found the roads so daunting that we pushed our bikes the whole way.
Title: Re: Crossing Brussels
Post by: robgul on 06 October, 2021, 08:06:54 am
In total contrast we rode into the centre from Leuven on well-designated cycle lanes (pretty much as we'd found around the whole of Belgium)   IIRC there are some online cycling maps for Brussels which would probably answer your question
Title: Re: Crossing Brussels
Post by: Wycombewheeler on 06 October, 2021, 10:17:12 am
Google makes will display bike lanes, click layers then more. There seems to be an extensive network. 
Title: Re: Crossing Brussels
Post by: Deano on 06 October, 2021, 10:23:27 am
Ivo's your man for that.
Title: Re: Crossing Brussels
Post by: quixoticgeek on 09 October, 2021, 10:31:52 am

I've had a few positive suggestions from Twitter. My previous experience of cycling in Brussels was more near misses in 4km, than in a year of Dutch cycling, hence wanting some advice.

Thanks all

J
Title: Re: Crossing Brussels
Post by: SpaceBadger on 21 October, 2021, 09:25:49 pm
Not a recommendation, but this might be a useful resource: https://www.fietsroute.org/cycle-node-planner (https://www.fietsroute.org/cycle-node-planner)
Title: Re: Crossing Brussels
Post by: Kim on 21 October, 2021, 09:36:02 pm
My previous experience of cycling in Brussels was more near misses in 4km, than in a year of Dutch cycling, hence wanting some advice.

Yes, I'm fairly sure the best way to cross Brussels is by train.  Not very helpful, I know.