I've just thought of an unlikely one. On a ride from Hook of Holland to Utrecht to watch the Tour prologue in 2015, the ferry was late so me and my ride chum had to two-up time trial the most direct route, which included a loooong section of fietspad running alongside the A12. The combination of intensive farming, enormous distribution centres and the concrete wall of the motorway running alongside felt like the opening scene of the new Bladerunner where he visits the insect farm.
Ugly Rides
- Thread starter Bollo
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Oh yes, that's a terrible stretch - and the worst potholes are at junctions.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
[QUOTE 5269647, member: 259"]There's a nice cycle path through Schiphol airport in Amsterdam.
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It's hardly pretty, but it's certainly interesting.
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It's hardly pretty, but it's certainly interesting.
[QUOTE 5269647, member: 259"]There's a nice cycle path through Schiphol airport in Amsterdam.
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I've been along there - at least, along the bit the plane is going!
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I've been along there - at least, along the bit the plane is going!
Globalti
Legendary Member
Fleetwood to Clevelys via the town centre and fish port. There's a small enclave of Regency buildings in the town centre but the rest is horrible and smells of fish. Via the seafront is far nicer, up or down depending on wind direction.
Bolton le Sands to Morecambe is ghastly; usually into a stiff headwind and the road is in shocking condition; you pass numerous empty shops, failing hotels and stinky chippies.
Bolton le Sands to Morecambe is ghastly; usually into a stiff headwind and the road is in shocking condition; you pass numerous empty shops, failing hotels and stinky chippies.
Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
Deeside industrial estate in North Wales. It's the easiest but ugliest way of getting from the Wirral to Chester/Cheshire/ North Wales and vice versa.
Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
I rode through Rhyl the other week. It was very quiet, but pleasant enough. Admittedly I kept looking at the sea.
philk56
Guru
- Location
- WAy down under
The final few miles of the Devon coast to coast - lovely riding until you hit Plymouth 
Whilst Rhyl isn't particularly stunning but it has very decent cycling facilities to at least get you through it including a good bike shop & adjoining cafe. I would agree with the other comment about the industrial area from north wales to Chester though.
Closer to home, riding north out of Belfast towards the coastal cycleway there's an animal feed factory. It's not so much about the ugliness but the taste in the air for 1/2 a mile or so is stomach churning.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
The cycle route is quite nice, just don't go in the town.
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User169
Guest
I work in Utrecht and ride there once a week from Delft - the first 20km along the A12! It’s a silky smooth path though it has to be said.
Dec66
A gentlemanly pootler, these days
- Location
- West Wickham
I wish I could give you a thousand likes for this.
Not only is it one of the ugliest tagnuts on the derriere of the post industrial North West, it absolutely stinks to high heaven.
Go west, swing left past Hough Green Station, past all those early 1970's Jerry built eyesores... And the smell goes away, and you hit a bit of countryside. Which is nice.
And then you hit Netherley....
NorthernDave
Never used Über Member
- Location
- The real Northern Powerhouse
Bits of the Wykebeck Way (NCNN677) are fairly grim, but at least it encourages you to get a wiggle on and get to Temple Newsam.
Most of it is nice and green and even scenic, but there are a few thankfully short bits that have you thinking WTF...
https://www.sustrans.org.uk/ncn/map/route/wykebeck-way
Most of it is nice and green and even scenic, but there are a few thankfully short bits that have you thinking WTF...
https://www.sustrans.org.uk/ncn/map/route/wykebeck-way
