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Jekabpils – The Saka loop from Krustpils

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Jekabpils – The Saka loop from Krustpils

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Jekabpils – The Saka loop from Krustpils

02:47

38.9km

160m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 26, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

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After 3.05 km for 286 m

After 35.7 km for 286 m

After 38.7 km for 267 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.01 km

Sēlija Open-Air Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

Museum and etnographic open air museum with the farm buildings from the 1850th.

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4.59 km

The Little Violinist Statue

Highlight • Monument

A sculpture dedicated to the memory of the great composer Jāzeps Vītols – “The Little Violinist” and a commemorative plaque.

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4.89 km

Jēkabpils (English: Jakobstadt) is a city in eastern Latvia, on the Daugava River halfway between Riga and Daugavpils. It is considered the unofficial capital of the Selija region. In 2022, Jēkabpils had 21,339 inhabitants.

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5.33 km

Vecā Orthodox Monastery

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The monastery arose at about the same time as the city of Jēkabpils, then Jacob's Town, as evidenced by 19th-century historical sources describing the history of the city and the …

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5.48 km

Wednesday Market Square, Jēkabpils

Highlight • Historical Site

Tidy town center where the historical beginning of Jēkabpils took place - the Wednesday market square, where on February 12, 1670 Duke Jēkabs declared the city founded.

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9.76 km

The Saka

Highlight • River

A branch of the Daugava river. After a short stretch it flows back into the Daugava. Beautiful shore with rest stops.

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32.0 km

Short stretch of road from Jekabpils

Highlight • Cycleway

From Jekabpils to Svente there are paved federal roads. There is a bike lane just after Jekabpils.

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32.1 km

Sculpture of a Tree With a Bear and a Dog

Highlight • Monument

One more nice city symbol on another roundabout

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38.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.6 km

8.26 km

7.93 km

5.87 km

560 m

409 m

232 m

Surfaces

15.6 km

10.6 km

9.65 km

2.22 km

830 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 18 May

19°C

12°C

25 %

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Sēlija Open-Air Museum

The Little Violinist Statue

Jekabpils

Vecā Orthodox Monastery

Wednesday Market Square, Jēkabpils

The Saka

Short stretch of road from Jekabpils

Sculpture of a Tree With a Bear and a Dog

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