May 2023 - Hans on the Bike - 15 years of blogging

A bike ride on the Ecopista do Dão in Portugal

May 28, 2023 Hansonthebike 3

Reading Time: 7 minutes The Ecopista do Dão wasn’t on the agenda for our trip in Portugal, but we found this gem of a rail to trail in the hinterland of Portugal. Closed for trains in 1988, it is now a paved trail through a lovely, peaceful part of rural Portugal.

When and where are the NCC bike days 2023 in Ottawa?

May 14, 2023 Hansonthebike 5

Reading Time: 2 minutes Here is a table with an overview when and where you can bike, roll, walk on NCC roads in 2023 in Ottawa and Gatineau Park without having to share the road with cars and trucks.

Hans on the Bike writes about cycling in the Ottawa-Gatineau National Capital Region in Canada. Stay up to date with cycling developments in this bike friendly city with hundreds of kilometres of pathways.

Hans on the Bike is not a very competitive cyclist; most of the time he is cycling around town doing errands or guiding tourists while waving to friends.

As a bicycle tour guide, he hears tons of great feed back from people from all over the world. Even from the Dutch! This is encouraging.

Ms. Hans on the Bike cycles too and is often the voluntold for Hans’ pictures. She famously declared she was not going to bike below +10C but lowered the treshold to -10C over time.

Hans on the Bike - 15 years of blogging

News, maps and ideas for cycling in Ottawa

Month: May 2023

A bike ride on the Ecopista do Dão in Portugal

When and where are the NCC bike days 2023 in Ottawa?