Long-distance cycle routes in the Baltic States
on all Routes there are English or German language descriptions available.
They are made here in den Baltic states by local cyclists – who knows the situation better? and often used in mass rides.
You may purchase them seperately or in an information package via the shop.
long distance routes (119)
.. are the connections between the four main places in the Baltic States:
the three capitals Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn plus the Sea port of Klaipeda, close to the famous Curonian spit.
Other possible start and end points the ports of Ventspils (Western Latvia) and Paldiski (Western Estonia) and the airport of Kaunas (Central Estonia)
Warsaw -Vilnius (121) Vilnius-Klaipeda (122) Riga-Vilnius (129) Riga-Talllinn (130) Klaipeda-Riga (131)
long distance routes (119)
.. are the connections between the four main places in the Baltic States:
the three capitals Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn plus the Sea port of Klaipeda, close to the famous Curonian spit.
Other possible start and end points the ports of Ventspils (Western Latvia) and Paldiski (Western Estonia) and the airport of Kaunas (Central Estonia)
Warsaw -Vilnius (121)
Vilnius-Klaipeda (122)
International Routes (127) (follow this link)
The following international bicycle routes cross the Baltic States:
- EuroVelo: No. 10 (Baltic Sea route), 11 (North Cape -Athens), 13 (ICT – Iron Curtain Cycle Trail)
- European Cycle Route R1 – Calais-St.Petersburg
With exception of Vilnius-Klaipeda all these routes are parts of wider international routes
International Routes (127) (follow this link)
With exception of Vilnius-Klaipeda
all these routes are parts of wider international routes
EuroVelo
EuroVelo 10 – Baltic Sea route
EuroVelo 11 – North Cape -Athens
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Entfernungstabelle / Table of distances (for orientation)
| Cycle Routes in the Baltic States | Fahrradrouten in den Baltischen Staaten | ||
| Estonia * Estland * Eesti (EE) | |||
| Route | Description/Beschreibung | Km | Code |
| Estonian National Cycle Route No.1 | A) Narva (Ivangorod, RUS)-Tallinn | 311 | Ee1a |
| . | B) Tallinn-Ikla? (Ainaži, LV) | 670 | Ee1b |
| Estonian National Cycle Route No.3 | Valga (Valka, LV) – Narva | 402 | Ee3 |
| Estonian National Cycle Route No.4 | Valga-Tallinn? | 603 | Ee4 |
| Latvia * Lettland * Latvija (LV) | |||
| Route | Description/Beschreibung | Km | Code |
| in the Book “Latvia by bicycle” | |||
| West of RigaRiga-LT border/Grenze (Klaipeda) | plus extra routes | 430 | Lv1 |
| . | Westküste/Western Coast Kolka-Ventspils? | 140 | |
| . | Ventspils-Liepaja? | 80 | |
| . | Ostküste/”Eastern Coast” Kurland Riga-Jurmala? | 30 | |
| . | Jurmala-Kolka? | 99 | |
| North East of Riga Riga-EE border/Grenze | |||
| Riga-Ainaži?(Ikla, EE) | A – coast, B- via Limbaži | 75 -100 | Lv2 |
| Riga-Valka?(Valga, EE) | C – via Gauja National park | ~ 200 | Lv2c |
| in the Book BaltiCCycle “Riga-Vilnius?by bicycle” | SouthEast of Riga(Riga – border LT) | Lv3 | |
| Lv3 Route 1 (North) | via Rezekne or Preili | 416 – 440 | |
| Lv3 Route 2 (South) | via Aizkraukle | 250 | |
| Lithuania * Litauen * Lietuva (LT) | |||
| Route | Description/Beschreibung | Km | Code |
| BaltiCCycle Riga-Vilnius? by bicycle | |||
| Riga-Vilnius?Lt Route | via Aukštaitija National Park | 270 | Lv3 |
| BaltiCCycle Warszawa-Vilnius? | |||
| . | Warszawa (PL)-LT (Lazdijai) | 450 | Lt1 |
| . | Lazdijai-Vilnius? | 270 | |
| Nemunas-/Memelradweg (The Nieman Cycle Trail) | . | 260 – 300 | Lt2 |
| BaltiCCycle Vilnius-Kaunas? | 3 variations | 147 -194 | Lt3 |
| Suwalkija Cycle Circuit | |||
| . | Suvalkija, LT | 355 | Lt4 |
| . | Suwalkyszna, PL | 275 | |
| Western Lithuanian Cycle Circuit (2006) | . | 220 | Lt5 |
| . | border LV -Klaipeda | ca. 50 | |
| . | Klaipeda-Nida? | ca. 50 | |
R1 – European Cycle Route R1 Calais-St.Petersburg (168)
passes BaltiCCycle regions: [LT5] [LV1] [LV2] [EE3] [EE4]
EuroVelo
EuroVelo 10- Baltic Sea route – [LT5] [LV1] [LV2] [EE1]
EuroVelo 11 – North Cape -Athens – [LT1] [LT3] [LV3]
EuroVelo 13 – ICT – Iron Curtain Cycle Trail (180)
EuroVelo 13 “Iron Curtain Trail”
EuroVelo 11 East Europe Route (North Cape-Athens)
EuroVelo 10 – Ostseeküstenradweg
International Routes, Long distance
OLD INFORMATION
Long-distance cycle routes in the Baltic States
on all Routes there are English or German language descriptions available.
They are made here in den Baltic states by local cyclists – who knows the situation better? and often used in mass rides.
You may purchase them seperately or in an information package via the shop.
ong distance routes (119)
.. are the connections between the four main places in the Baltic States:
the three capitals Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn plus the Sea port of Klaipeda, close to the famous Curonian spit.
Other possible start and end points the ports of Ventspils (Western Latvia) and Paldiski (Western Estonia) and the airport of Kaunas (Central Estonia)
Warsaw -Vilnius (121) Vilnius-Klaipeda (122) Riga-Vilnius (129) Riga-Talllinn (130) Klaipeda-Riga (131)
Fernrouten zum Fahrradfahren in den Baltischen Staaten
zu allen Routen gibt es Deutsch oder Englisch sprachige Beschreibungen, die hier im Baltikum mit echtem “Insiderwissen” gemacht worden sind. Einfach einen Blick auf “SHOP” werfen. Sie können sie einzeln erwerben oder in einem Informationspaket pro Route.
Als da wären
Fernrouten (119)
Dabei handelt es sich um die Verbindung zwischen den vier wichtigsten Orten in Litauen, Lettland, Estland. Als da wären:
die drei Hauptstädte Vilnius, Riga und Tallinn plus der Hafenstadt Klaipeda (Memel) vor der Kurischen Nehrung.
Andere mögliche Start- und Endpunkte sind die Häfen Ventspils (Westlettland), Paldiski (Western Estonia), Kaunas in Litauen (Flughafen)
Warschau -Vilnius (121) Vilnius-Klaipeda(122) Riga-Vilnius(129) Riga-Talllinn(130) Klaipeda-Riga(131)
The following international bicycle routes cross the Baltic States:
more on them on this page: http://www.balticcycle.eu/routes/international.html |
Die folgenden internationalen Fahrradrouten gehen durch die Baltischen Staaten:
mehr dazu auf dieser Seite: http://www.balticcycle.eu/de/routes/international.html |
International Routes (127) (follow this link)The following international bicycle routes cross the Baltic States:
more on them on this page: http://www.balticcycle.eu/routes/international.html With exception of Vilnius-Klaipeda R1 – European Cycle Route R1 Calais-St.Petersburg (168)passes BaltiCCycle regions: EuroVelo 11North Cape -Athens EuroVelo 13ICT – Iron Curtain Cycle Trail (180) more details on them on this page: http://www.balticcycle.eu/routes/international.html
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Internationale Routen
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(127)| Cycle Routes in the Baltic States | Fahrradrouten in den Baltischen Staaten | ||
| Estonia * Estland * Eesti (EE) | |||
| Route | Description/Beschreibung | Km | Code |
| Estonian National Cycle Route No.1 | A) Narva (Ivangorod, RUS)-Tallinn | 311 | Ee1a |
| . | B) Tallinn-Ikla? (Ainaži, LV) | 670 | Ee1b |
| Estonian National Cycle Route No.3 | Valga (Valka, LV) – Narva | 402 | Ee3 |
| Estonian National Cycle Route No.4 | Valga-Tallinn? | 603 | Ee4 |
| Latvia * Lettland * Latvija (LV) | |||
| Route | Description/Beschreibung | Km | Code |
| in the Book “Latvia by bicycle” | |||
| West of RigaRiga-LT border/Grenze (Klaipeda) | plus extra routes | 430 | Lv1 |
| . | Westküste/Western Coast Kolka-Ventspils? | 140 | |
| . | Ventspils-Liepaja? | 80 | |
| . | Ostküste/”Eastern Coast” Kurland Riga-Jurmala? | 30 | |
| . | Jurmala-Kolka? | 99 | |
| North East of Riga Riga-EE border/Grenze | |||
| Riga-Ainaži?(Ikla, EE) | A – coast, B- via Limbaži | 75 -100 | Lv2 |
| Riga-Valka?(Valga, EE) | C – via Gauja National park | ~ 200 | Lv2c |
| in the Book BaltiCCycle “Riga-Vilnius?by bicycle” | SouthEast of Riga(Riga – border LT) | Lv3 | |
| Lv3 Route 1 (North) | via Rezekne or Preili | 416 – 440 | |
| Lv3 Route 2 (South) | via Aizkraukle | 250 | |
| Lithuania * Litauen * Lietuva (LT) | |||
| Route | Description/Beschreibung | Km | Code |
| BaltiCCycle Riga-Vilnius? by bicycle | |||
| Riga-Vilnius?Lt Route | via Aukštaitija National Park | 270 | Lv3 |
| BaltiCCycle Warszawa-Vilnius? | |||
| . | Warszawa (PL)-LT (Lazdijai) | 450 | Lt1 |
| . | Lazdijai-Vilnius? | 270 | |
| Nemunas-/Memelradweg (The Nieman Cycle Trail) | . | 260 – 300 | Lt2 |
| BaltiCCycle Vilnius-Kaunas? | 3 variations | 147 -194 | Lt3 |
| Suwalkija Cycle Circuit | |||
| . | Suvalkija, LT | 355 | Lt4 |
| . | Suwalkyszna, PL | 275 | |
| Western Lithuanian Cycle Circuit (2006) | . | 220 | Lt5 |
| . | border LV -Klaipeda | ca. 50 | |
| . | Klaipeda-Nida? | ca. 50 | |
BaltiCCycle “wiki”:
www.BaltiCCycle.eu long distance routes
Informationssammlung der BaltiCCycle wiki
www.eurovelo.org
EuroVelo? is a project of the European Cyclists’ Federation, made up of 12 routes, totalling over 66,000 km, of which about 45,000 km are already in place.
The Baltic States cross two routes:
No. 10 – the Baltic Sea Circuit (“Hansering”):
in Lithuania
it is identical with the Sea coast cycle trail (LT5);
http://www.bicycle.lt/seasideroute/
Descpription and maps in the BaltiCCycle.eu shop
http://www.bicycle.lt/shop/index.php?cPath=39_40
This route on the openstreetmap
http://www.openstreetmap.org/?relation=269905
in Estonia
it is signed as the National Route No. 1;
This route on the openstreetmap
http://www.openstreetmap.org/?relation=122848
for Latvia
you can find the cycling description on “Latvia by Bicycle”
This route on the openstreetmap
Klaipeda-Riga? (LV1):http://www.openstreetmap.org/?relation=270194
Riga-Estonia? (LV2):http://www.openstreetmap.org/?relation=270230
Descpription and maps in the BaltiCCycle.eu shop
Book “Latvia by bicycle”:http://www.bicycle.lt/shop/product_info.php?cPath=29&products_id=48
Regional Information
Lithuania, coast (LT5):http://www.bicycle.lt/shop/product_info.php?cPath=29&products_id=72
Latvia: Klaipeda-Riga:
Latvia: Riga-Estonia:http://www.bicycle.lt/shop/index.php?cPath=39_43
Estonia: Coastal Route:http://www.bicycle.lt/shop/index.php?cPath=39_49
Kaliningrad & Poland:http://www.bicycle.lt/shop/index.php?cPath=39_32
whole EuroVelo? No. 10 on OpenStreetmap?
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/EV10
No. 11 – Athens – North Cape:
Estonia
only marked on Estonia’s National Route No. 3
see: http://www.bicycle.ee/index.php?leht=81&keel=2
This route on the openstreetmap
http://www.openstreetmap.org/?relation=270428
Descpription and maps in the BaltiCCycle.eu shop
EE34 Eastern Estonian Cycle routes:http://www.bicycle.lt/shop/index.php?cPath=39_44
in Latvia and Lithuania
If you want to discover it in Latvia and Lithuania,
you can read the BaltiCCycle.eu route descriptions “Riga-Vilnius by bicycle” (LT3/LV3) and Warsaw-Vilnius? (LT1)
The route is only partly makred and build in the city of Vilnius
This route on the openstreetmap
Warsaw-Vilnius? (LT1):
Vilnius-Riga? (LT3:http://www.openstreetmap.org/?relation=232057 , LV3:http://www.openstreetmap.org/?relation=269985 )
Riga-Estonia? (LV2):http://www.openstreetmap.org/?relation=270230
Descpriptions and maps in the BaltiCCycle.eu shop
route description “Riga-Vilnius by bicycle” (LT3/LV3, €5):http://www.bicycle.lt/shop/product_info.php?cPath=29&products_id=51
route description Warsaw-Vilnius? (LT1, €3):http://www.bicycle.lt/shop/product_info.php?cPath=29&products_id=102
LT1 Polish border to Vilnius:http://www.bicycle.lt/shop/index.php?cPath=39_45
LT3 Vilnius – border Latvia:http://www.bicycle.lt/shop/index.php?cPath=39_48
LV3 border of Latvia -Riga:http://www.bicycle.lt/shop/index.php?cPath=39_47
LV2 Riga-Estonia:http://www.bicycle.lt/shop/index.php?cPath=39_43
EE3 East Estonia:http://www.bicycle.lt/shop/index.php?cPath=39_44
whole EuroVelo? No. 11 on OpenStreetmap?
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/EV11
A study on the (possible) EuroVelo-Routes in Latvia you may find here
(but many of the routes in the study are not cyclable at present):
http://wiki.dviratis.lt/tiki-download_file.php?fileId=10