Soomaa Rahvuspark PÄRNU VILJANDI SINIALLIKU Võrtsjärv lake LOODI KILINGI-NÕMME ABJA LAATRE MÕISAKÜLA Ipiķi Ķoņi 1+*+2+ Ikla RŪJIENA AINAŽI MAZSALACA STAICELE VALKA/VALGA ALOJA Karula !"#$%&'(" Rahvuspark )*+(' Gulf of Riga ĀRCIEMS Laanemetsa PUIKULE Hargla DIKĻI MÕNISTE Zilais kalns Jaunlaicene Katvari Māja APE KOCĒNI LIMBAŽI VALMIERA ALŪKSNE LĀDE Skulte NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY CĒSIS Gauja National Park STĀMERIENA Āraiši ,+"-+ Amata Balvi, Viļaka MELTURI RĀMUĻI IERIĶI DZĒRBENE GULBENE LIZUMS JAUNPIEBALGA Sigulda Babīte RĪGA Ērgļi .+"/+0+ Strūve Geodetic Arc 1cm ~ 3 km LEGEND 0 3 6 9 Greenways LIMBAŽI Green Railways stations GULBENE - ALŪKSNE Route connection - Bypass Rest area on the Greenways route 33 km Existing narrow Gauge Railway Bridges Narrow gauge railway - “Bānītis” Gulbene - Alūksne railway is the last daily-operational narrow gauge railway in the Existing Railroad Ainaži North Pier YEAR 1918 YEAR 2018 Baltics. The small railway with passenger trafic between two district centres has GREENGREEN RAILWAYSRAILWAYS become a much loved tourist destination, attracting visitors on account of its Euro Velo 13 Train station historical rolling-stock and infrastructure, as well as its heritage value. The small railway is friendly also for those who are riding a bicycle. Green Railways are new, mostly non-motorized tourism routes for locals, domestic and foreign MELTURIMELTURI Former railway lines Former Railway station visitors regardless of ability and age. The routes are created using old narrow-gauge railway 93 km ALŪKSNE Bike rental Former station available for public causeways in South-Estonia and North-Latvia. Altogether the routes are ca 750 km long STĀMERIENA (including original parts of narrow gauge railway lines, re-routing parts, Alūksne-Gulbene GULBENE Bike repair service Former station as a living home narrow-gauge railway and segments of bicycle route “Tour de LatEst”). 29 km Tourism information centre Smiltene City, town The tourism routes are available for hiking, cycling, horse - rides or BALVI The Alūksne railway station and its skiing during the winter time. luggage shed are not just buildings, Accommodation Euro Velo 13 - Iron Curtain Trail they are historical evidence from the GOOD TO KNOW: time the railway line was opened in • The best cycling season is from May to September Wooden viewing platform International airport Euro Velo 11 - East Europe Route nearby Stāmeriena station 1902. Nowadays Alūksne is a modern • Route and route connections (bypasses) are signposted with a view to the narrow and developing town which cares • Bike rentals and service points are mostly in the larger towns, cities gauge railway “Bānitis” route about its cultural heritage and the Railbike Tour de LatEst cycling route - place for relaxing and beauties of nature and is always proud • The route passes through picturesque scenes and wide variety of natural objects, beautiful picnic. to show them to its guests. Draisine UNESCO objects inscribed in rivers, Gauja National park, North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve and districts with characteristic World Heritage list heritage. Horse rides Greenways ENG VALGA/VALKA - APE Route connection - Bypass Vehicles on the road ~ 70 km / Horse rides “Green Railways” info point Rail bike Train station Laanemetsa 12 km 15 km Mustjõe bridge 17 km VALGA APE Žuldiņas 16 km M Õ NISTE 10 km VALKA IERIĶI - GULBENE ~99 km/ ALŪKSNE 33 km Memorial for RĀMUĻI deported MELTURIMELTURI 12 km 20 km 18 km JAUNPIEBALGA DZĒRBENE IERIĶI Balvi, Viļaka Amata bridge 24 km LIZUMS 19 km GULBENE 6 km Gauja bridge AINAŽI - VALMIERA ~125 km/ STAICELE ALOJAALOJA 12 km Ainaži North Pier 16 km KOCĒNI 13 km PUIKULE DIKĻI AINAŽI 28 km 20 km VALMIERA 20 km Dauguļi 8 km Pāle 20 km The Narrow Gauge !"#"$"%bridge Railway Bridge 22 km “Green Railways” project is developed within the Estonia-Latvia cross border cooperation programme LIMBAŽI Layout Design: www.lapsarada.com Map base: SIA „Karšu izdevniecība Jāņa sēta” Photos from Latvian National Digital Library collection “Zudusī Latvija”, Latvian Railway History Museum archive, R. Rāts, N. Smelteris, Municipalities museum archives, Estonian Railway Museum, Mõniste Museum, Peeter Unt Project “Green Railways”: greenrailways.eu vidzeme.com LIMBAŽI - RŪJIENA MÕISAKÜLA This publication reflects the views of the author. The managing authority of the programme is not liable for how this information may be used. ~84 km/ / 23 km AINAŽI 53 km ALOJAALOJA PUIKULE 15 km 16 km ESTONIA 12 km MAZSALACA 25 km Virķēni • Abja Rural Tourist Information Point: +372 4364195; 7 km RŪJIENA abjamaaturism.wixsite.com/abjamaaturism 9 km Lake Katvari • Valga Visitors’ Centre: +372 7661699; 56 km LIMBAŽI ww w.arenguagentuur.ee/teenused/valga-turismiinfokeskus/ Lake Lāde VALMIERA • Viljandi TIC: +372 4330442; www.viljandimaa.ee • Tõrva TIC: +372 7663300, www.puhkaeestis.ee/et/torva-turismiinfopunkt LATVIA • Ainaži TIC: +371 64043241; visitsalacgriva.lv • Amata Municipality TIC: +371 25669935; amata.lv • Aloja TIC: +371 27806452; aloja.lv/turisms MÕISAKÜLA - VILJANDI • Alūksne TIC: +371 64322804; visitaluksne.lv ~48 km/ • Ape TIC: +371 22037518; apesnovads.lv • Cēsis TIC: +371 28318318; visit.cesis.lv • Gulbene Tourism and Cultural Heritage Centre: Railway museum +371 64497729; visitgulbene.lv • Kocēni TIP: +371 28675556; kocenunovads.lv MÕISAKÜLA ABJA • Limbaži TIC: +371 64070608; visitlimbazi.lv 11 km 26 km 4 km 7 km • Mazsalaca TIC: +371 28374774; mazsalaca.lv VILJANDI LOODI SINIALLIKU • Rūjiena TIC: +371 22002268; rujiena.lv 23 km RŪJIENA • Stāmeriena TIC: +371 25755784; visitgulbene.lv • Smiltene TIC: +371 29395200; visit.smiltene.lv • Valka TIC: +371 29237808; visit.valka.lv • Valmiera TIC: +371 26332213; visit.valmiera.lv.