▁often ▁formed ▁by ▁converting ▁dis used ▁railway ▁tracks . ▁These ▁help ▁form ▁routes ▁such ▁as ▁' V él ody ss ée ' ▁from ▁Ros co ff ▁to ▁N antes ▁and ▁several ▁major ▁routes ▁under ▁the ▁' V ' ▁label ▁( follow ing ▁signs ▁V 1 , ▁V 2 ▁etc .). ▁The ▁old ▁to w - path ▁of ▁the ▁N antes - B rest ▁canal ▁is ▁now ▁open ▁to ▁cycl ists ▁along ▁its ▁entire ▁ 3 8 5   km ▁length ▁though ▁in ▁places ▁( un like ▁rail - based ▁cycle ▁paths ) ▁it ▁is ▁very ▁me and ering ▁and ▁leaving ▁the ▁path ▁will ▁both ▁short en ▁the ▁distance ▁and ▁provide ▁variety . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁general ▁rule ▁cycl ists ▁are ▁very ▁well ▁respect ed ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁and ▁many ▁larger ▁towns ▁have ▁cycle - lan es ▁– ▁however ▁traffic ▁is ▁' cycle - friend ly ' ▁even ▁in ▁their ▁absence . ▁ ▁Symbol s ▁▁ ▁The ▁modern ▁flag ▁of ▁Brit t any ▁was ▁designed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁It ▁is ▁called ▁G w enn ▁ha ▁Du ▁(" white ▁and ▁black " ▁in ▁Bre ton ) ▁and ▁it ▁features ▁eleven ▁er mine ▁sp ots ▁( the ir ▁number ▁may ▁vary ) ▁and ▁nine ▁stri pes , ▁the ▁black ▁ones ▁represent ▁the ▁Bre ton ▁speaking ▁historical ▁dioc eses , ▁and ▁the ▁white ▁ones ▁symbol ise ▁the ▁gal lo ▁speaking ▁dioc eses . ▁The ▁flag ▁was ▁created ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁traditional ▁er mine ▁plain ▁standard , ▁considered ▁too ▁arist ocr atic ▁and ▁royal