Orange and purple lines in Cycle Map

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• Julien Plotaroute   Thursday 22 Jan 2026 11:29:42

  Hi David,

  I went to OSM to find out more about the Cycle Map and here is what I found:

  

  No idea why the key is in French, even though my OSM is in English.
  The words are nearly the same, but just for good measure:

  International cycle route
  National cycle route
  Regional cycle route
  Local cycle route
  MTB route
  Numbered route junction

  Regarding arrowheads, do you mean this?

  

  Translation:
  Two-way street for bicycles (one-way for cars)
  Designated cycle route

  I hope this helps.
  Regards,
  Julien

• David Sumbler   Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 15:58:28

  Hi - can anyone tell me what the various coloured lines in the Cycle Map mean?

  According to the map key, there are Red, Cyan and Blue lines, but I don't see any Cyan lines at all.  I do have Red and Blue lines, but there are also loads of Magenta and Orange lines.

  I saw a forum message which says that the Orange ones are mountain bike routes.  But what do the Magenta ones mean?

  And some routes have arrow-heads printed all along them.  What does that indicate?