Why this ride
A 115 km round trip from Ventspils - roughly 1 h 50 in the saddle. It goes by way of Old town of Kuldīga and back through Old town of Kuldīga.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Ventspils day out · Old town of Kuldīga
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 115 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 50
- 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
Ventspils → Old town of Kuldīga
Speed drops and stays down. Park rather than crawl through. 70 km through ground somebody thought worth listing. The road passes it rather than bypassing it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 72 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Ventspils
Ventspils is a port town on the western coast of Latvia, at the mouth of the Venta River, and it has two faces. One is the working harbour, which handles oil, coal and timber and has done since the Hanseatic League, and the other is a handsome, tidy waterfront town with a long white beach and a big public park. The beach has held the Blue Flag for many years, and the water is shallow and cold, with fine pale sand. The town's older centre is small, with wooden houses and cobbled streets around the Livonian Order castle, built in the thirteenth century and one of the best preserved in the country.
Read the complete Ventspils write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Ventspils is where the day begins. Next is Old town of Kuldīga.
2. 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.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Old town of Kuldīga comes up 36 km in.
3. Old town of Kuldīga
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Old town of Kuldīga write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
72 km in you reach Old town of Kuldīga. Next is back through Old town of Kuldīga.
4. back through Old town of Kuldīga
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Old town of Kuldīga write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Old town of Kuldīga, late in the day. Next is Ventspils.
5. Ventspils
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Ventspils write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Ventspils. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Ventspils to Old town of Kuldīga
Ventspils → Old town of Kuldīga is 72 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Old town of Kuldīga to Ventspils
back through Old town of Kuldīga → Ventspils is 72 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.