CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
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From Kuressaare it runs 966 km to Kuressaare; allow about 16 h 40 of riding. The stops in between: Old town of Kuldīga and back through Old town of Kuldīga. It crosses from Estonia into Latvia - carry ID and check the toll rules. It suits an unhurried touring pace.
Speed drops and stays down. Park rather than crawl through. 1 km through ground somebody thought worth listing. The road passes it rather than bypassing it.
Kuressaare is the only real town on Saaremaa, Estonia's largest island, and it wears that distinction lightly. About fifteen thousand people live here, and the place is built around an old bishop's castle, a square, grey limestone fortress with a moat, which dates from the fourteenth century and is one of the best-preserved medieval castles in the Baltic region. The castle is surrounded by a park with earth ramparts, and the pale town streets, lined with wooden and limestone houses, lead down to a small harbour on the shallow Baltic coast. The air here is clean and salty, with a hint of juniper and seaweed.
Read the complete Kuressaare write-up.
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Kuressaare is where the day begins. Next is Old town of Kuldīga.
Kuldīga, in western Latvia, is a small brick town with a waterfall, and it is nicer than that sounds. The Venta river drops over a low, wide ledge right beside the old centre, and the Venta Rapid, about two hundred and fifty metres across, is billed as the widest waterfall in Europe. It is only a couple of metres high, so do not expect a roar, but the sheer breadth of it, with the old town behind, makes a gentle and slightly surprising picture. In spring, around April and May, fish leap up the rapid to spawn, and locals gather on the bridge to watch.
Read the complete Old town of Kuldīga write-up.
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Old town of Kuldīga comes up 243 km in. Next is Old town of Kuldīga.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Old town of Kuldīga write-up.
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483 km in you reach Old town of Kuldīga. Next is back through Old town of Kuldīga.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Old town of Kuldīga write-up.
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back through Old town of Kuldīga, late in the day. Next is Kuressaare.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Kuressaare write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Back at Kuressaare. That is the ride.
Kuressaare → Old town of Kuldīga is 483 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Old town of Kuldīga → Kuressaare is 483 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.