Why this ride
50 km from Jūrmala to Jūrmala, about 1 h 06 of riding. On the way it passes Historic Centre of Riga and back through Historic Centre of Riga.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Jurmala afternoon · Historic Centre of Riga
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 50 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 06
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
Vidzeme Seacoast Road
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 27 km this is Vidzeme Seacoast Road, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 29 km
- Named road
- Vidzeme Seacoast Road
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Jurmala
A dune forest and a long white beach is not the first thing most people expect near Riga, but that is what Jūrmala is. The town is a string of seaside villages strung along a narrow strip of land between the Gulf of Riga and the Lielupe river, about twenty-five kilometres west of the capital. Over fifty thousand people live here, and in the Soviet era it was the main resort of the Baltic region, a place where party officials and ordinary workers took their holidays. Today it keeps that holiday atmosphere, with spa hotels, sanatoriums and a very long beach of soft pale sand that stretches for some thirty kilometres.
Read the complete Jurmala write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Jurmala is where the day begins. Next is Historic Centre of Riga.
2. Historic Centre of Riga
Riga is the biggest city in the Baltic states, and its old centre reads like a history of northern trade. The city was founded in 1201 by a German bishop, soon became a leading member of the Hanseatic League, and grew rich on timber, flax, furs and grain moving between Russia and western Europe. The medieval core, packed with merchants' houses, guild halls and church spires, still has the layout of those days, with narrow cobbled lanes and squares, and the House of the Blackheads, a brotherhood of unmarried merchants, with its ornate gabled facade, stands in the Town Hall Square.
Read the complete Historic Centre of Riga write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Historic Centre of Riga comes up 14 km in. Next is Historic Centre of Riga.
3. Historic Centre of Riga
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Historic Centre of Riga write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
29 km in you reach Historic Centre of Riga. Next is back through Historic Centre of Riga.
4. back through Historic Centre of Riga
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Historic Centre of Riga write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Historic Centre of Riga, late in the day. Next is Jurmala.
5. Jurmala
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Jurmala write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Jurmala. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Jurmala to Historic Centre of Riga
Jurmala → Historic Centre of Riga is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Historic Centre of Riga to Jurmala
back through Historic Centre of Riga → Jurmala is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
More motorcycle rides nearby
- Sigulda afternoon · SESTU-KALNS Ziestu · 322 km
- Gauja National Park Loop (163 km) · 187 km
- Ventspils long day · Historic Centre of Riga · 376 km
- Vidzeme Seacoast Road · 119 km