Freedom Monument – Riga City Canal loop from Rīgas Centrālā stacija
Freedom Monument – Riga City Canal loop from Rīgas Centrālā stacija
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Freedom Monument – Riga City Canal loop from Rīgas Centrālā stacija
02:12
20.7km
110m
Running
Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 15, 2026
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Start point
Train Station
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1.61 km
Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ, Riga
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The Nativity of Christ Cathedral (Latvian: Kristus Piedzimšanas pareizticīgo katedrāle, Russian: Христорождественский кафедральный собор), Riga, Latvia was built to a design by Nikolai Chagin and Robert Pflug in a Neo-Byzantine style between 1876 and 1883, with decorations made by the firm of August Volz, during the period when the country was part of the Russian Empire. It is the largest Orthodox cathedral in the Baltic provinces built with the blessing of the Russian Tsar Alexander II on the initiative of local governor-general Pyotr Bagration and bishop Veniamin Karelin. The Nativity of Christ Cathedral is renowned for its icons, some of which were painted by Vasili Vereshchagin. During the First World War German troops occupied Riga and turned its largest Russian Orthodox cathedral into a Lutheran church. In independent Latvia, the Nativity of Christ Cathedral once again became an Orthodox cathedral in 1921. Archbishop Jānis Pommers, a native Latvian, played a key part in the defence of the cathedral, including defence from the Latvian government which was extremely unfriendly to Orthodox Church in the first years of an independent Latvia. In the early 1960s, Soviet authorities closed down the cathedral and converted its building into a planetarium. The cathedral has been restored since Latvia regained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nativity_Cathedral,_Riga
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1.99 km
Freedom Monument (Brīvības piemineklis), Riga
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2.12 km
Freedom Monument
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2.23 km
View of the Love Bridge (Liebesbrücke), Bastejkalna Park
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2.29 km
Riga City Canal
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On hot summer days, numerous trees provide shade and electric wooden boats can be used to take you to the Daugava.
The paths are nicely laid out, with a bench every few meters inviting you to linger. There are several wifi hotspots here to lure young Latvians into nature.
At the Latvian National Theater there is a statue of the Russian national poet Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin, the founder of modern Russian literature.
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2.63 km
Rudolfs Blaumanis Monument
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4.02 km
Old St. Gertrude Church
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St. Gertrude Old Church (Latvian: Vecā Svētās Ģertrūdes Evaņģēliski luteriskā baznīca) is a Lutheran church in Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is a parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia. The church is situated at the address 6 Ģertrūdes Street.[1] It has a long association with Riga's German ethnic community, and the congregation worship in the German language.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Gertrude_Old_Church,_Riga
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6.73 km
Art Nouveau District Riga
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20.7 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
11.3 km
4.22 km
2.39 km
1.77 km
507 m
274 m
150 m
Surfaces
13.3 km
6.31 km
623 m
152 m
131 m
122 m
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