Cyclists and hikers deserve high-quality routes, in our view. In order to encourage governments and other organizations to set out beautiful routes, we took the initiative for an annual election of the Hiking Route and Cycle Route of the Year.

Testing new routes

Every year, the members of the hiking jury and the cycling jury set out to test new or recently radically changed routes for themselves. In doing so, they pay attention to the route surface, signage, facilities, hindrance from other traffic, landscape, theme of the route, etc.

Only routes that are new or have recently undergone significant changes are eligible for the awards. An additional condition applies to the hiking routes: they must (partly) pass through the territory of the Netherlands, Belgium or the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

And the winner is…

The highlight of the election is of course the award ceremony. The hiking jury announces the results at the Fiets en Wandelbeurs in Belgium, the cycling jury does the same at the fair in the Netherlands.

Interested in the Hiking Route and Cycle Route of the Year? Would you like to nominate a route? Read more at Hicle-events.com.