EV13 The Iron Curtain Trail

The Iron Curtain Trail (ICT), also known as EuroVelo 13 (EV13), is a long-distance cycling route along the route of the former Iron Curtain, from the Barents Sea to the Black Sea.

During the Cold War (c. 1947-1991), the Iron Curtain delineated the border between the Communist East and the capitalist West, with the East being the Warsaw Pact countries of the Soviet bloc and the West being the countries of NATO.

[2] The Iron Curtain Trail, which is closely related to the European Green Belt project, was managed as three projects: 20 countries are part of the Iron Curtain Trail project, among them are 14 members of the European Union.

The ICT was lobbied for by German Green Party politician Michael Cramer MEP.

Trails have been created and made better suited to cycling with help and finance from the European Union, with historical signposts and markers erected.