[1] The route passes through nine countries, and from north to south these are: Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Italy, Malta.

[2] The EV7 starts in North Cape and passes briefly into Finland before going down the length of Sweden to Malmo from where a ferry will take the traveller to Denmark.

In Denmark, the EV7 follows Danish National Cycle Routes numbers 5, 8 and 9 crossing the country via small islands, ferries and panorama landscapes.

The Austrian section of EV7 offers stunning scenery cycling along alpine rivers, through beautiful towns like Linz and Salzburg and taking in some of Europe's largest nature reserves.

From St. Georgen an der Gusen, it follows the Danube cycle route (R1) through the town of Linz, past the famous river bends of the “Schlögener Loop” until you reach Passau, Germany.