- Avenue Verte
England
The Avenue Verte/Greenway is a joint Anglo-French initiative helped by Europe, to develop a largely traffic free route between Paris and London (via the
Newhaven –Dieppe ferry) for cyclists, walkers and horse riders. It is hoped a route will be in place for the 2012 London Olympic Games.In England, the route uses the
National Cycle Network (NCN) Route 21 between London and the South coast. InEast Sussex , the Avenue Verte incorporates existing paths including theCuckoo Trail andForest Way , offering more than 30km of traffic-free cycling, walking and horse riding along former railway lines.The route will continue to Newhaven as NCN Route 2, along the South coast, into
West Sussex to the West andKent to the East.North of East Sussex, the route would follow NCN 21 through West Sussex,
Surrey and into London. Here, the route would pass through several boroughs before coming to an end atSt Paul's Cathedral .France
In France, the Avenue Verte follows the former Dieppe to Paris railway for 40km. It currently stops just outside
Forge-Les-Eaux but once complete, the route will extend to Paris almost entirely on traffic-free routes.External links
[http://www.avenueverte.com Independent guide to the Avenue Verte]
[http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/leisureandtourism/countryside/cycling/cyclinginfrance/default.htm East Sussex Council Presentation]
[http://www.francobritishcycleplan.org/ Franco-British promoting cross-border cycle routes]
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