Usually when we have a full cycling day adventure it’s a good idea to look up the routes in advance as we want our cycling to be enjoyable, without much cars (or ideally without any cars), and on a terrain that suits our preferences and time schedule. Of course, the more developed your country’s cycling infrastructure is, the less research you need to do and vice versa.
The factors I normally take into account are distance, elevation profile, road priority (busyness) and road condition. Elevation profile and road condition tell me how long a distance I can cover. Busy roads are normally avoided but if I am under time pressure they can be useful once in a while.
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