Cape Kolka – Ruins of Kolka Lighthouse loop from Melnsils

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Cape Kolka – Ruins of Kolka Lighthouse loop from Melnsils

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Cape Kolka – Ruins of Kolka Lighthouse loop from Melnsils

03:38

50.1km

110m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 2, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 14.6 km for 62 m

After 15.1 km for 195 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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8.80 km

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Lake

10.9 km

Roman Catholic Wooden Chapel in Slītere National Park

Highlight • Religious Site

Well worth seeing, as the inside is completely lined with wood.

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13.1 km

Kolka Lutheran Church

Highlight • Religious Site

Very modern altarpiece and a Bullerjan stove to the right of the altar.

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14.2 km

Cape Kolka – where the Baltic Sea meets the Gulf of Riga

Highlight • Beach

14.4 km

Kolka Cape Beach (Gulf of Riga Side)

Highlight • Beach

On this side of Cape Kolka, the water is usually calmer. Nevertheless, you can see quite well how the water washes more and more away from the coast.

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14.7 km

Monument to Those Taken by the Sea (Jūras Paņemtiem)

Highlight • Monument

At Cape Kolka there is a monument to "Those Taken by the Sea" made by sculptor G. Burvis. It is a symbolic gate through which one can see the Kolka lighthouse.

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14.7 km

Cape Kolka

Highlight • Beach

Here, next to a stone gate, the new lighthouse can be seen in the distance. Also interesting are the two currents which, as in every cape, meet here and show a correspondingly wild wave pattern.

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14.9 km