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Cycle Network is a network of cycle routes in the United Kingdom. The
National Cycle Network was created by the charity Sustrans (Sustainable
Transport), and aided by a £42.5 million National Lottery grant. In 2005
it was used for over 230 million trips. Many routes hope to minimise
contact with motor traffic, though 70% of them are on roads. In some
cases the NCN uses pedestrian routes, disused railways, minor roads,
canal towpaths, or traffic-calmed routes in towns and cities. Some
places have more off-road paths than others - Stoke-on-Trent, for
instance, uses canal towpaths and its old mineral/clay railway network
to provide over 100 miles (160 km) of off-road paths through the city.
