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An abandoned intercity bike highway (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world to c/bicycling@lemmy.world
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Saw this oddity last month in Murcia province, Spain. A dedicated bike path that extends for over 30 km and appears to have zero users. It follows the service road of the main RM-1 highway from Murcia city all the way to the coast (just south of Alicante). The service road has almost zero traffic (I passed two cars in 20 km), rendering the bike path completely superfluous, hence its state.

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[-] altphoto@lemmy.today 0 points 4 months ago

Can a person ride 30Km in that environment without fear of death or starvation and for a useful purpose like getting somewhere or meeting someone?

[-] Michal@programming.dev 1 points 4 months ago

Does it matter what the purpose is? It's nice to have the option for sport or as a part of a cross country trek.

[-] dublet@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

The Google suggested cycling route along the RM-1 from Murcia to San Javier indicates it takes about 2h 30m to do the 46km between them with a climb of only 287m, leaving you in the centre of a city where you can consume plenty of cervezas.

[-] altphoto@lemmy.today 1 points 4 months ago

So its not too bad. It could be kombucha.

[-] aaaa@piefed.world 1 points 4 months ago

You should leave Google's slop out of this

[-] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 0 points 4 months ago

In a sweltering 40°C you will need two water bottles every ~ 10-15km. A 287m climb is substantial to be noticeable too.

[-] dublet@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

The mean weather in Murcia during summer is about 35C. Definitely depends on your fitness how noticeable 287m of climbing is. Komoot rates it "moderate" and suggests it's doable in 1h 40m with max inclines of 4% or so.

[-] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca -1 points 4 months ago

How motivated are you?

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