St. Peter's Church, Riga – House of the Blackheads, Riga loop from Riga

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St. Peter's Church, Riga – House of the Blackheads, Riga loop from Riga

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St. Peter's Church, Riga – House of the Blackheads, Riga loop from Riga

02:50

11.0km

60m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

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Includes a short out-and-back section

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After 7.97 km for 19 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.50 km

Freedom Monument (Brīvības Piemineklis)

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National symbol of Latvia. The "Milda" raises 3 stars into the sky as a symbol of national unity

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3.01 km

Bremen Town Musicians Sculpture (Riga)

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The Bremen Town Musicians are a gift from the twin city of Bremen to Riga and were set up in 1990.

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3.04 km

St. Peter's Church, Riga

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St. Peter's Church, often called the highest point of the city, is one of the oldest and most valuable buildings of medieval monumental architecture in the Baltic States. Built in …

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4.41 km

Riga Cathedral

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In history, the cathedral of Riga was the central cathedral of all Latvia, until its fall in 1561. The cathedral, built in 1211, is one of the oldest sacral buildings …

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5.33 km

View of the Daugava River and the Railway Bridge in Riga

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A walk along the Daugava with a view of the water and its many bridges should not be missed when visiting Riga 😉.

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5.63 km

Monument to the Fighters of the 1905 Revolution

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Rather post-communist style this statue

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8.57 km

The House of the Blackheads was built in 1334 as a place for meetings and celebrations of various social organizations in Riga. The Second World War reduced the House of the Blackheads to rubble and it was restored in 1999.

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9.48 km

Freedom Monument (Brīvības piemineklis), Riga

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The 42 meter high Freedom Monument is the symbol of Riga. It was built during the first Latvian independence in the early 1930s and symbolizes the three Latvian regions of …

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11.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.02 km

3.00 km

2.00 km

1.95 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.98 km

2.80 km

106 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 31 October

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Comments

June 13, 2026,🇱🇻 Riga - bei Regen und Sonnenschein

The freetour guide welcomed us warmly in the capital of rain, but gradually it became dry and the sun allowed us to admire the city in soft light from the skyline bar in the afternoon.
Riga is the capital of a country with 1.8 million inhabitants. 1 million of them work in Riga. No wonder there is a lot of …

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September 6, 2022,Auf Erkundung in Riga

The Latvian capital Riga - at the same time the largest city in the Baltic States - was the reason for today's hike. The old town in particular has the flair of more than 800 years of Riga's eventful history. The path led past cultural buildings, churches and Art Nouveau buildings to the former Zeppelin hangars, which today house one …

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August 7, 2021,riga, finale

walking around aimlessly on the last day.

In the approx. two-hour gap / break shortly before the end of the recording, I sat in the "noble wine" (noblewine.lv) and maybe the path afterwards towards the hotel is a little unsteady, but great.

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