Date: September 23rd 2009
Dear future and formerBaltiCCyclists!
Recently I already talked aboutthe end of the season... here is still a beautiful autumn: Sunny and perfectcycling weather. We're still waiting for the “rain season” and I'll havea look how many cyclists will be left when the temperature drops...
The German Lithuanian,
Need abike?
2009-09-25 The CriticalMass in Lithuania
Did you take part in theofficial "Day without car" arrangements?
pls. answer the question on
the cyclists' action happens - as usual - the last Friday of the month....
18.00 (6p.m.)
Vilnius: Katedrosaikštė
Šiauliai: prieDviračių muziejaus (Vilniaus g. 139)
Panevėžys: Laisvėsaikštė, prie fontano
Visaginas: aikštė prie“Hansabanko” (Veteranų g. 5)
Palanga: prie Palangosbotanikos parko pagrindinio įėjimo
I hope to present real orderwith the new www.balticcycle.eu website before Christmas.
In the future there will be aclearer difference between the long distance cycle route between
I alsostarted to make a differentiation of information by countries starting withLithuania and Latvia.
Take a lookin the wiki:
Finally the BaltiCCycle.euroutes join the Open Street Map.
To each long distance routethere is a description or map (as eg. the cycle route description for Estoniais out of sale), only the Lithuanian Seaside route is a separate bicyclepath, only the Estonian Cycle network is completely signed.
The mapping is not complete, yetbut soon the long distance cycle route will become visible on the
more / and about the progress inthe next newsletter.
Long-distanceroutes
Route (ref) | Title | from ... to ... (region) | Remarks | Relation | State, Link |
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Warsaw-Vilnius |
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Warsaw-Vilnius | Kapčiamiestis-Vilnius (Dzūkija region) | Cycle tour in 2005, planned EuroVelo No. 11 EV11 | Info / Route description (booklet) |
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in Lithuania | ||||||
Seaside cycle route | Nida-Klaipėda-Butingė (3 routes at the Lithuanian Sea Coast), | Signedas (EuroVelo) Nr. 10 EV10 plus one extra route | Info / Route description (information package ) |
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Nieman Cycle Trail / Memelradweg | Kaunas-Šilutė plus Vilnius-Kaunas | not signed some variations |
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Suvalkija Cycle Circuit | 2 circuits: one in Poland, one in Lithuania (Suvalkija region) | Ssigned in 2004 (Lithuanian Side) |
| Info / Route description (booklet ) |
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Riga-Vilnius | ||||||
The Baltic lakeland route | Riga-Latvian border (Aukštaitija region) | not signed | Info / Route description (booklet ) |
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The Baltic lakeland-route | Lithuanian border-Riga (Latgale region) | not signed Latvian part, two variations in Latvia |
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Klaipeda-Riga | ||||||
The Castles' route | Riga-Klaipėda (Kurzeme region) | not signed to the main route (EV10) there are some extra routes added | Info / Route description (booklet ) |
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Riga-Tallinn | ||||||
LV2 info on region in shop | The National Park Route | Riga-Estonian border (Vidzeme region) | not signed two versions: close to the Baltic sea coast or to the East (Gauja National Park) | Info / Route description (booklet ) |
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EE1 (ncn ref "1") info on region in shop | National Route Nr. 1 The coast and islands' route | Latvian border – Pärnu – Muhu – Saaremaa – Hiumaa – Haapsalu – Paldiski – Tallinn - Narva | Signed EuroVelo No. 10 EV10, Iron Curtain Trail | Info / Route description (English language route description out of sale)
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EE3 (ncn ref "3") info on region in shop | National Route Nr. 3 Routes of the Forests and Lakes | Valka-Otepää-Tartu-Narva | Signed EuroVelo No. 11 EV11 |
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EE4 (ncn ref "4") | National Route Nr. 4 | Valka-Räpina-Tartu-Rakvere-Tallinn | Signed Euro-Cycle route R1 |
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LATVIA – ESTONIA: Project ViSoEst by bike
I had the honour to take part in the kick-off meeting of the project“Vidzeme and Southern Estonia by bicycle” (ViSoEst by bicycle) in Cesison September, the 10th.
During this project the cycling routes North / East Estonia (Vidzeme) willbe signed – as Estonia is already completely sign posted – and this willmake cycling-traveling much easier.
And here's a bit older info
ViSoEst bybike - Summary.pdf
Study on the EuroVelo routes in Latvia (2008), 10 pages
EuroVeloLatvia (EN) (EuroVelo_Latvia_Kopsavilkums_ENG.pdf)
Cycle news in and from Lithuania
(news from the Lithuanian press are collected here (in Lithuanian):http://www.gerasdviratis.lt/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=113412009-09-22 They “came back” a video report of some Lithuanian students returning from London to Vilnius by bicycle (follow the link) |
2009-09-21 Don't hold your nose outside if you're on a bicycle in Lithuania Sportas
šiandien (2009-09-21) reportažas |
2009-09-20 Does the new bicycle path in
Kaunas fit to any standards |
2009-09-20 from the press about the official "today without my car" day Klaipėda 1 2 Kaunas 2 Kaunas 15 min."„Diena be automobilio“ apsieis be drastiškų idėjų" |
2009-09-20 A warning about pick pockets on bicycles! |
2009-09-17 Klaipėda seeks to get the bikes back on the road skaitykite čia o daugiau "Valdžia imasi dviračių tako"Vakarų eksprese |
SHOP All Cycle maps &descriptions: www.bicycle.lt/shop
RENT In and betweenVilnius-Klaipeda-Tallinn-Riga
TRAVEL choose an organisedtour
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