EuroVelo 9

EV9 The Amber Route
Length	1900 km (1181 mi)
Designation	European Cyclists' Federation
Trailheads	Gdańsk, Poland to Pula, Croatia
Use	cycling
Cycling details
Website	http://www.eurovelo.com/en/eurovelos/eurovelo-9
Cycleway map  Baltic Sea Gdańsk Poznań Wrocław Poland Czech Republic Olomouc Moravian Karst Brno Czech Republic Austria Vienna Wiener Neustadt Bad Radkersburg Austria Slovenia Maribor Ljubljana Slovenia Italy Trieste Adriatic Sea Italy Croatia Pula This diagram:



EuroVelo 9 (EV9), named the Amber Route - is a 1,930 km (1,200 mi) long EuroVelo long-distance cycling route running from the city of Gdańsk, Poland on the Baltic Sea to Pula, Croatia on the Adriatic Sea. It is called the Amber Route as historically the precious stone amber found in the Baltic region was taken by routes such as this to the Mediterranean Sea. This north-south cycle route runs through Central Europe and passes successively through six countries: Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Slovenia, Italy, and Croatia.

As of January 2014^[update], the EV9 route is complete in some countries but not in others.

As of January 2014^[update], the EV9 in Poland is partly complete but the paths are not connected, so much riding will be on roads. It is scheduled to be complete by 2017/2018.

In Poland, the EV9 (In Poland, also labeled as R9) starts at the city of Gdańsk and passes along the Vistula river southwards through the cities of Tczew, Grudziadz, Bydgoszcz and Inowrocław. From there it goes to the historical city of Poznań passing by the old capital city of Poland: Gniezno. From Poznań, EV9 heads southwards to the city of Wrocław - an important historic town on the Odra river and UNESCO site. From there it continues to Głuchołazy on the Polish/Czech border in the Sudetes mountain range.

The Polish section will be one of the flattest segments of the entire EV9. It passes through a great number of natural and historical sites such as the Vistula Landscape Park and the Wielkopolska National Park.

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