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LT2, Part 6a (main route) Vilkija-Jurbarkas

Maps from the “Nieman cycle guide” book (2004)   Zapyškis – Šilinė Route Vilkija –12,5– Seredžius –10– Veliuona –11– Raudonė –11,5- Šilinė  –4–Skirsnemunė –9– Jurbarkas Vilkija In the historical sources, Vilkija is mentioned from 1430 09 22. In 1450, the documents of Gdansk’s traders mention Vilkija’s customhouse, the first in Lithuania, by the way. The …

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LT2, Part 7. Jurbarkas-Šilūtė

Maps from the “Nieman Cycle Guide” (2004)   Route: Jurbarkas –13– Smalininkai –13– Viešvilė –20– Vilkyškiai –6,5– Lumpėnai –4– Bitėnai –1,5– Rambynas hill. –6,5– Mikytai –4– Pagėgiai –9– Rukai –6,5– Usėnai – 12 – Leitgiriai –4– Kantariškės –15– Pagryniai –3– Šilutė New Map: Jurbarkas Jurbarkas is situated on the right Nemunas’ shore, the junction of …

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LT5 / LT2 “Nieman delta”

Here are some texts that concern the route between Šilūte and Klaipėda and/or Nida (the Curonian Spit) Ventė horn – Klaipėda The length – 45,5 km (gravel – 19,5 km, asphalt – 26 km): Ventė horn –10– Kintai –7– Svencelė –4– Dreverna –3– Vilhelm channel –10– Kairiai ground –11,5– Klaipėda center. Plaškiai The village is …

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What are the “BaltiCCycle.eu-Routes”?

The BaltiCCycle.eu Routes (Latvia: LV1 (Klaipeda-Riga), LV3  (Riga-Vilnius); Lithuania: LT1 (Warsaw-Vilnius), LT2 (Vilnius-Klaipeda), LT3 (Riga-Vilnius), LT4 (Suvalkija Cycling Circuit), LT5 (Seaside Cycle Route) The BaltiCCycle.eu routes were made up in the years 2000-2006. The aim is to connect the three capitals Vilnius, Riga, Tallinn plus the Sea port of Klaipeda in Lithuania and a create a connection to …

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Bicycle transport Riga-Tallinn by train? (2019)

Technically it’s possible, to go Riga-Tallinn by train. One train arrives from Riga 13:47, a 20 min waiting, and hop on the train to Tallinn at 14:11.But looks like the Estonian train schedule changes a lot, so checking elron website before trip is necessary. Riga to Valga, 2 trains per day.https://www.pv.lv/lv/marsrutu-saraksts/?from=R%C4%ABga&stop_from=1&to=Valga&stop_to=&date=13.04.2019&date-h=13.04.2019&transfer=&stop_transfer= Valga to Tallinn, the …

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[LV1] Pictures Riga-Klaipeda route

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New Cycle Maps for Latvia! In our web shop

New in our web shop (shop.balticcycle.eu) – the Latvian Cycle Route Map from 2018 more information, pictures and order it here: (The map is completely in Latvian but I think about making an extra sheet with explanations in English) http://www.balticcycle.eu/shop3/en/home/99-cycling-map-latvia.html   Cycling Map Latvia Condition: New product new bike map with long distance and local …

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Round trip Kaliningrad Region (description of the BaltiCCycle tour 2001, not edited)

[A-4] Klaipėda – Nida – Kaliningradas – Sovetsk– Klaipėda 1st day (21.07, Saturday) Klaipėda – Nida The length – 50 km (asphalt): Klaipėda –0,5– Old Ferry Port to Smiltynės (ticket for a cyclist – 2 Lt = 0.6 EUR) – Smiltynė –19– Juodkrantė –17– Pervalka –6– Preila –5– Nida (sleeping place in Nida). Klaipėda The …

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