Cyclingis one of the most eco-friendly ways to travel, and thanks to this solar-powered bike lane that glows in the dark, it just got even more so.

The luminous blue cycling strip, which can be found near Lidzbark Warminski in the north of Poland, was created by TPA Instytut Badań Technicznych Sp. z o.o. It’s made from a synthetic material that can give out light for up to ten hours at a time once charged by the sun throughout the day. Although the concept was inspired by Studio Roosegaarde’s Starry Night bike lane in the Netherlands, the technology is quite different as the Dutch version uses LEDs whereas this one is entirely dependent upon solar power. It’s still in the testing phase at the moment, but let’s hope that this bright idea will be implemented in other countries in the very near future.

Navigating your way at night can be tricky - especially when you're on two wheels. But now cyclists in Poland have been given a helping hand, thanks to a glowing pathway. The high-tech track is studded with thousands of phosphor-coated crystals which emit light after being charged by the sun.

Photographs celebrating the path's launch show it illuminated at night, glowing a vivid shade of blue. One lane is dedicated to cyclists, while the other is marked for pedestrians.

While the entire cycle lane lights up, only the curbs of the pedestrian path have been decked out with the glowing chips. The luminous cycling strip - which is 100 metres long - is located in a park near the town of Lidzbark Warminski, in the north of Poland.

It was created by the technology firm TPA Instytut Badań Technicznych Sp. z o.o. and is currently still in the testing phase. TPA president Igor Ruttmar told the Polish publication Gazeta Wyborcza that the material used for their track can produce light for more than ten hours. Engineers apparently chose the colour blue for the path because they thought it was most fitting for the landscape.

Designers were inspired by a similar solar-powered bike path in the Netherlands known as the Starry Night bike lane. The path - measuring 0.6 miles - was unveiled two years ago to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Vincent van Gogh's death. Although the blue path in Poland is safer than a conventional roadway, it was significantly more costly to install - although no figures have been revealed.

The contractors are now researching various ways to lower production costs so that the technology can spread further.