Thanks that's an interesting link. I think it backs up what I'm saying though, even with a fantastic cycling infrastructure, hills half the number of trips by bike.
I think the author is trying to say that half is cycletrack and half is what we'd think of as sharrows. He's not saying 50% of roads have cycling facilities, but that of the roads that do have cycling facilities, there's an even split between integrated and separated variants.
cycling on cobblestone sucks though, so not sure how that really works out :P (Let's assume there's no dedicated cycle path next to the cobblestone road, guess it depends)
cycle.travel prefers paved surfaces but will route via (good) unpaved surfaces if it'd save a long detour or avoid a busy road. It highlights unpaved sections in green so you can easily drag the route away. Alternatively, bikeroutetoaster.com has a paved-only routing option, and maybe gpxeditor.co.uk too, though the sites can be a bit flaky.
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