Why this ride
From Ventspils it runs 376 km to Ventspils; allow about 5 h 48 of riding. It goes by way of Historic Centre of Riga and back through Historic Centre of Riga. A steady touring day rather than a sprint.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Ventspils long day · Historic Centre of Riga
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 376 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 5 h 48
- 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 1 km this is Vidzeme Seacoast Road, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 1 km
- Named road
- Vidzeme Seacoast Road
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 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 109 km in.
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
218 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 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 Historic Centre of Riga
Ventspils → Historic Centre of Riga is 218 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Historic Centre of Riga to Ventspils
back through Historic Centre of Riga → Ventspils is 218 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
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