These kinds of cycle routes are cozy, but their nature being that of abandoned rail is a shame. I wish abandoned rails like this would be reinstalled and reopened for service. One going from my hometown in the Central Valley of California up into the Sierra Nevada foothills was removed in the 1970s, and the portion of the route in the town up in the forest was reused as a shared ped/cycle path. The town would have benefited significantly from an improved passenger railroad down to my hometown, but they instead opted for a four lane highway as a replacement.
Oh, beautiful, my home where I cycle so often. I have cycled this route from Kleve to Nijmegen several times. Nijmegen is a beautiful, lively city, with many cycle bridges and very good infrastructure for cyclists.
As much as I love the cycle route, I hope the railway line gets reopened again at some point, maybe as light rail. I of course want to cycle route to continue existing as well.
This cycle path runs right in front of our holiday home in the woods near Nijmegen :) We used to cycle to Groesbeek next to the railway 10 years back when there wasn’t any asphalt. It was always a bumpy journey haha.
Three years ago I subscribed to this channel. It's literally a school of Architecture on bicycle lane design. The channel provides rich examples in greater detail. Very useful.
The entire region in the North West tends to have a lot better cycling infrastructure then German average. Partly that is certainly Dutch influence, but they also have a strong cycling culture there anyway.
@@FurTalles I know some traffic lights, which respond to cyclist and are even designed, so that cyclist need to wait less, but only with detection loops in the ground. Never have I seen these infrared sensors in germany before.
That's the kind of thing you'd never see in Switzerland. Here we'd rather paint bike lanes on 80km/h roads, and then wonder why nobody except roads cyclists use our awesome cycling infrastructure
@@FurTalles We have some infrared sensors for bicycles and pedestrians at different intersections in Bremen. And one at a "prioritizing" bicycle crossing on a longer cycle path/route where it crosses a 4 lane street.
When I cycled that route last year the traffic lights annoyed me. I too tried pressing the button, but what BicycleDutch didn't show here, is that you cannot see the lights from where you can press the button. Most crossings would be fine without lights anyway. Apart from the crossing this is a very nice route to ride.
Nice! Some parts I have not explored yet, what a great service to have inner tube vending machines along the way, although the road service looked like you would not need theme there 🙂
It's a nice cycle path, but it is definitely a shame for the Netherlands and Germany likewise that an international rail corridor is abandoned. It should be reconstructed and electrified.
Bicycles make life better. Every child and adult should own a bicycle and ride it regularly. The is a world wide obesity epidemic leading to higher rates of heart disease, high blood pressure and cancer. Everyone would be a little healthier if they rode a bicycle to work, school or for fun.
Such great infrastructure across borders. I'd love if these were part of a practical network in Australia (a continent-sized country), not to mention the important common-sense infrastructure of Dutch cities, which even if imperfect, are a worthy hurdle to leap for us!
The sign is there in case the lights are off. Most intersections in NL will also have yield signs underneath the traffic lights, but usually only for cars.
they seem to be a German thing, possibly warning oncoming cyclists that they do not have the right of way and need to stop, even if only to wait for the lights.
It's like bels lijntje, a bike path between Turnhout and Tilburg that used to be a tramway. I'd rather have the tramlines that used to stretch across the region
I'm so glad that they have banned mopeds on the cycling route. They shouldn't be allowed in any cycling route. Electric bikes could be used as a replacement for mopeds, if they need to ride on a cycling path.
@@przemys4466 That's not quite right. E-bikes with a limited speed up to 25 kmh are allowed on this kind of bicycle road (rectangular sign: "fietspad"), faster E-bikes (speed-pedelec), are not allowed. I understand that this rule is valid in Germany as well.
They should promote it when there are sensors to detect traffic with traffic lights. People don't know this. Even you, super experienced cyclist didn't know this. And you can't know it, because not all crossings have this system yet.
I'm confused by the stop sign and light combo. When you have green are you supposed to still come to a complete stop before crossing or cross without coming to a complete stop? Also is your camera setup being held on by rubber bands? Surely that's not the case.
The stop sign is a backup in case the traffic light doesn't work. They might even turn off the traffic light late at night to save power when there is very little traffic. Anyway, you only follow the stop (or yield) sign when the traffic light is off, otherwise the traffic light has priority over the sign. It might be a German thing :)
There is pretty much no reason to not have something like this between EU countries. For Travel you can think of the EU pretty much as if it where just a single country. Of course there are some rules for how much of certain goods you are allowed to bring from one country to the next, but those limits are fairly high. For the most part you really don´t have to worry too much about the borders unless you are visiting one of the EU countries that isn´t using the Euro currency (yet)
The sign at 0:44 says only bikes and no pedestrians, but that does not need to apply for the whole route nor would I expect that people really cared for that.
In the Netherlands, foot traffic is allowed on bicycle ways if walkways are missing and there are no special signs restricting that (article 4 point 2 of the Dutch road code).
I cycled like 700km through Germany a couple weeks ago and I experienced how bad it can be. The most annoying part is that you are often directed onto what looks like a sidewalk. And at every crossroad, you have to cycle of and on (often way to high) curbs.
Historians confirm that "Anne of Cleves" did not anticipate railways or bicycles during her six months of marriage as the fourth wife of Henry VIII of England. Happily Henry divorced her, rather than having her beheaded.
Thank you for your video! I’m going to ride this route next month. Respect from Canada.
These kinds of cycle routes are cozy, but their nature being that of abandoned rail is a shame. I wish abandoned rails like this would be reinstalled and reopened for service. One going from my hometown in the Central Valley of California up into the Sierra Nevada foothills was removed in the 1970s, and the portion of the route in the town up in the forest was reused as a shared ped/cycle path. The town would have benefited significantly from an improved passenger railroad down to my hometown, but they instead opted for a four lane highway as a replacement.
You are totally right. We need another train connection from Germany to Netherlands and reinstating this trainline would be perfect
Oh, beautiful, my home where I cycle so often. I have cycled this route from Kleve to Nijmegen several times. Nijmegen is a beautiful, lively city, with many cycle bridges and very good infrastructure for cyclists.
Hi Klaus, i plugged your channel on here, in Dutch. It is your neck of the Woods, afterall.
As much as I love the cycle route, I hope the railway line gets reopened again at some point, maybe as light rail. I of course want to cycle route to continue existing as well.
Why am I only seeing this now? You literally showed a part of my way to school😳
This cycle path runs right in front of our holiday home in the woods near Nijmegen :) We used to cycle to Groesbeek next to the railway 10 years back when there wasn’t any asphalt. It was always a bumpy journey haha.
Railway line shut down in the 90s, bikepath takes decades to build and ends in the outskirts of the city. Welcome to Germany!
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It's not in the outskirt of the city, it ends at the train station, I live next to it
Three years ago I subscribed to this channel. It's literally a school of Architecture on bicycle lane design. The channel provides rich examples in greater detail.
Very useful.
I'm surprised this is such a great cycle route in Germany, we have a long way to go
Yeah, I also was really surprised.
Traffic lights that respond to cyclist is something I yet have to see in other places in Germany.
The entire region in the North West tends to have a lot better cycling infrastructure then German average. Partly that is certainly Dutch influence, but they also have a strong cycling culture there anyway.
@@FurTalles I know some traffic lights, which respond to cyclist and are even designed, so that cyclist need to wait less, but only with detection loops in the ground. Never have I seen these infrared sensors in germany before.
That's the kind of thing you'd never see in Switzerland. Here we'd rather paint bike lanes on 80km/h roads, and then wonder why nobody except roads cyclists use our awesome cycling infrastructure
@@FurTalles We have some infrared sensors for bicycles and pedestrians at different intersections in Bremen. And one at a "prioritizing" bicycle crossing on a longer cycle path/route where it crosses a 4 lane street.
Great information and route. I especially liked the bit at the end that showed your bike's camera set up.
Thought the same
Great video Mark! I can't express how much I like seeing the part about the railway bikes. How I wish we could have such a thing in Ireland.
When I cycled that route last year the traffic lights annoyed me. I too tried pressing the button, but what BicycleDutch didn't show here, is that you cannot see the lights from where you can press the button. Most crossings would be fine without lights anyway.
Apart from the crossing this is a very nice route to ride.
Very nice route and great camera setup. I enjoyed the video and the information in it.
Perfect old railroad keeping as tourist attraction.
Nice! Some parts I have not explored yet, what a great service to have inner tube vending machines along the way, although the road service looked like you would not need theme there 🙂
Excellent report, looks like a great day out :)
Interesting journey and seeing your camera set up too. 👍👏
I'd have liked to have seen a bit more - the camera appears to be pointing at an angle!
your voice is so soothing! love the narration, would love to ride on this route one day
Seems like the operation also gave you added zen points. Your narration has improved for me. And a very nice video as always.
It's a nice cycle path, but it is definitely a shame for the Netherlands and Germany likewise that an international rail corridor is abandoned. It should be reconstructed and electrified.
A bike route over the 7 hill route in Groesbeck to Nijmegen would be nice to see.
I like the behind-the-scenes.
Bicycles make life better.
Every child and adult should own a bicycle and ride it regularly.
The is a world wide obesity epidemic leading to higher rates of heart disease, high blood pressure and cancer.
Everyone would be a little healthier if they rode a bicycle to work, school or for fun.
The only international cycle route I've taken is from Turnhout in northern Belgium to Baarle-Hertog in northern Belgium :)
i live in nijmegen and work in groesbeek so i know that route by heart
Such a great cycle route
Such great infrastructure across borders. I'd love if these were part of a practical network in Australia (a continent-sized country), not to mention the important common-sense infrastructure of Dutch cities, which even if imperfect, are a worthy hurdle to leap for us!
New camera? The quality seemed to have increased
Draisine look so cool! But what happens when there are two on the same track, going in opposite directions?
That's not possible. People are only allowed to go one way. And then a few hours later only allowed to go the other way.
I'm curious about the juxtaposition of a green cycle traffic light and a stop sign. Are you expected/required to stop or not?
The sign is there in case the lights are off. Most intersections in NL will also have yield signs underneath the traffic lights, but usually only for cars.
they seem to be a German thing, possibly warning oncoming cyclists that they do not have the right of way and need to stop, even if only to wait for the lights.
As B127 said, the signs are only to be followed in case the lights are not working. So, no stopping on a green light.
It's like bels lijntje, a bike path between Turnhout and Tilburg that used to be a tramway. I'd rather have the tramlines that used to stretch across the region
I'm so glad that they have banned mopeds on the cycling route. They shouldn't be allowed in any cycling route. Electric bikes could be used as a replacement for mopeds, if they need to ride on a cycling path.
The Dutch part only bans mopeds with combustion engines though. Electric ones are not banned and they can also be a nuisance.
@@przemys4466 That's not quite right. E-bikes with a limited speed up to 25 kmh are allowed on this kind of bicycle road (rectangular sign: "fietspad"), faster E-bikes (speed-pedelec), are not allowed. I understand that this rule is valid in Germany as well.
@@joskevo5443 correct, scooters with blue plates and speed pedelecs are not allowed there at all
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They should promote it when there are sensors to detect traffic with traffic lights. People don't know this. Even you, super experienced cyclist didn't know this. And you can't know it, because not all crossings have this system yet.
I'm confused by the stop sign and light combo. When you have green are you supposed to still come to a complete stop before crossing or cross without coming to a complete stop?
Also is your camera setup being held on by rubber bands? Surely that's not the case.
The stop sign is a backup in case the traffic light doesn't work. They might even turn off the traffic light late at night to save power when there is very little traffic. Anyway, you only follow the stop (or yield) sign when the traffic light is off, otherwise the traffic light has priority over the sign. It might be a German thing :)
Only the external battery was held up by rubber bands. So that I didn't have to switch batteries half way. Now the entire ride is one shot.
I knew about EU borders, but I didn’t know that also applied to non-car infrastructure. Very cool to see bike paths that cross borders
There is pretty much no reason to not have something like this between EU countries. For Travel you can think of the EU pretty much as if it where just a single country. Of course there are some rules for how much of certain goods you are allowed to bring from one country to the next, but those limits are fairly high. For the most part you really don´t have to worry too much about the borders unless you are visiting one of the EU countries that isn´t using the Euro currency (yet)
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It was such a big mistake that they destroyed the railway line...
Is this only for bikes or can people walk along it as well?
The sign at 0:44 says only bikes and no pedestrians, but that does not need to apply for the whole route nor would I expect that people really cared for that.
This is Holland - bikes always take priority!
In the Netherlands, foot traffic is allowed on bicycle ways if walkways are missing and there are no special signs restricting that (article 4 point 2 of the Dutch road code).
Always
Actually, the cycling infrastructure in Germany is a catastrophe, take a trip to Cologne or Düsseldorf
I cycled like 700km through Germany a couple weeks ago and I experienced how bad it can be. The most annoying part is that you are often directed onto what looks like a sidewalk. And at every crossroad, you have to cycle of and on (often way to high) curbs.
No worries, the Netherlands' (and Denmarks) cycle paths are invading from the border. Just give it another decade (or two).
Always nice to see another of your great videos. I have just been to ‘s-Hertogenbosch thanks to your channel and seen some of the bike sights!
Historians confirm that "Anne of Cleves" did not anticipate railways or bicycles during her six months of marriage as the fourth wife of Henry VIII of England.
Happily Henry divorced her, rather than having her beheaded.
Yes I noticed the Dutch use the correct pronunciation :)
It is not Cleves it is Kleef/Kleve. In the past it belonged to the Netherlands.
... Cleves being the English name... He speaks English in this video...
Kleve never was part of the Netherlands. The only period i am not 100% sure is during the French occupation of the area by Napoléon.
@@antoinewesthoff4417 Van 1636 tot 1701 was het deel van de Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden en was Nederlands de voertaal.
😀Germany beats the Netherlands...again. This time on Bicycle infrastructure...we still have Max...although is he Dutch or Belgian?
In witch part 🤠
Beating Netherlands on biking infra? In your dreams maybe.
Must be because of all those Dutch bikes still over there 🤨
@@FrietjeOorlog Je blijft hangen in het verleden. 🤨
Max Max Max Super Max