Why this ride
Lakeside sweepers, frequent viewpoints and reliable stop density. It also links naturally to Razna National Park and Aglona Basilica.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Latgale Lakes and Aglona Loop
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 199 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 10
- 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.
Access context
Check gravel share and road condition. Specific flag: gravel share.
Seasonal context
May-Sep
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Daugavpils
Daugavpils is Latvia's second city, standing on the Daugava river in the south-east, closer to Belarus and Lithuania than to Riga. About a hundred thousand people live here, and the mixture is unusual: most are Russian speakers, with Latvians, Poles and Belarusians among them, and Old Believers, followers of a seventeenth-century Russian church tradition, have their own communities in the region of Latgale. The city's temperament is quieter and more provincial than the capital's.
Read the complete Daugavpils write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Daugavpils sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Aglona.
2. Aglona
Planning note
Aglona comes up 58 km in. Next is Rēzekne.
3. Rēzekne
Rēzekne is the heart of Latgale, the eastern region of Latvia, which has its own language, its own pottery and a strong Catholic tradition that sets it apart from the Lutheran north. It lies on the river Rēzekne, among low hills and lakes, a short way from the Russian and Belarusian borders.
Read the complete Rezekne write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
115 km in you reach Rēzekne. Next is Daugavpils.
4. Daugavpils
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Daugavpils write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Daugavpils, late in the day.