A bike path or a cycle path is a bikeway separated from motorized traffic and dedicated to cycling or shared with pedestrians or other non-motorized users. In the US a bike path sometimes encompasses
The Elliott Bay Trail in Seattle, Washington, USA.
Dedicated bicycle path separated from motor traffic
This Fietspad or Bicycle Path is in the Netherlands safely linking housing.
A stretch of Ciclovia Adriatica, in Italy
Bike lanes or cycle lanes are types of bikeways with lanes on the roadway for cyclists only. In the United Kingdom, an on-road cycle-lane can be firmly restricted to cycles or advisory.
Bike path
…reallocating road space to better enable this shift and make it safer for people who choose to walk, cycle or wheel for essential trips or for exercise". Bike lane Bikeway safety, including studies on the safety of bike paths…
Class IV separated bike way in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The physical division for this particular bike way is the line of parked cars.
Bike lane separated by plastic delineators, New Orleans[contradictory]