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Jekabpils – The Saka loop from Krustpils
02:47
39.1km
150m
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: May 27, 2026
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After 1.52 km for 108 m
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After 38.8 km for 267 m
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Train Station
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1.58 km
Krustpils Castle
Highlight • Castle
Kreutzburg Castle (also written Kreuzburg Castle, Latvian Krustpils pils) is a castle in Krustpils, Latvia, which goes back to an order castle. It is considered one of the best-preserved castles in Latvia and has been a protected monument since December 16, 1998
The first written mention of a castle belonging to the Archdiocese of Riga dates back to 1318. It was the easternmost archbishop's castle on the Dvina and protected the trade routes leading to the east. In 1359 the Livonian Order took seven castles from the Archdiocese of Riga, including Kreutzburg. In the spring of 1559, Russian troops burned the undefended Kreutzburg, but restored the castle after Duke Magnus' troops took it. From 1561 to 1772 Kreutzburg was under the rule of Poland-Lithuania. On March 1, 1585, Stephan Báthory Kreutzburg transferred to Nikolai von Korff, whose family owned the complex, which had been converted into a palace, until the Latvian agrarian reforms of 1920. After the premises had not been managed for 50 years and had fallen into disrepair, the castle was renovated after 1991. Today it houses a history museum (Wikipedia).
Admission: € 6.-- p.p.
The first written mention of a castle belonging to the Archdiocese of Riga dates back to 1318. It was the easternmost archbishop's castle on the Dvina and protected the trade routes leading to the east. In 1359 the Livonian Order took seven castles from the Archdiocese of Riga, including Kreutzburg. In the spring of 1559, Russian troops burned the undefended Kreutzburg, but restored the castle after Duke Magnus' troops took it. From 1561 to 1772 Kreutzburg was under the rule of Poland-Lithuania. On March 1, 1585, Stephan Báthory Kreutzburg transferred to Nikolai von Korff, whose family owned the complex, which had been converted into a palace, until the Latvian agrarian reforms of 1920. After the premises had not been managed for 50 years and had fallen into disrepair, the castle was renovated after 1991. Today it houses a history museum (Wikipedia).
Admission: € 6.-- p.p.
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4.32 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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4.94 km
Jekabpils
Highlight • Settlement
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.
The historical parts of Jēkabpils and the northern incorporated Krustpils lie on both sides of the Daugava, which is spanned by a bridge here. Since July 1, 2021, the city is part of Jēkabpils District.
The area was part of the state of Jersika. In 1237 the Knights of the Livonian Order built a stone castle called Cruczeborch (Kreutzburg) on the right bank of the river.
When Livonia was partitioned in 1561, the region south of the Daugava became part of the Duchy of Courland and Zemgale. In 1655 the settlement of Sloboda, which consisted of war refugees, is mentioned. During the 17th century, Old Believers persecuted by Russia also settled in Sloboda. By 1670 their settlement gradually grew around an inn called Salas Krogs (Island Jugs) to a town on the left bank of the river. The Duke of Courland, Jakob Kettler, who gave it city rights, gave it the name Jakobstadt.
During the Great Northern War, Jakobstadt was conquered by the Swedes in 1700 and then by the Russians in 1704. After the battle of Jakobstadt that followed shortly thereafter, however, the advance was over. A plague epidemic raged in 1710, but after the end of the war in 1721 the economy recovered. In 1764 a ferry to Kreutzburg was established.
From 1796 Jekabpils then belonged to the Russian governorate of Courland. The construction of the railway line on the other side of the Dvina reduced the transport importance of Jekabpils. Nevertheless, an economic upswing can be recorded until the beginning of the First World War. 280 buildings were destroyed in the fighting on the Dvina during this war. From July 1919, the Baltic State Army used Jekabpils as a base for a defensive position to the east.
In 1932 a sugar factory was built and in 1936 a bridge with a narrow-gauge connection to Krustpils was built.
The bridge was destroyed in World War II but rebuilt in 1962. This year Krustpils was incorporated. Large companies were a large sewing factory, a reinforced concrete prefabricated parts factory, the dairy and a canning factory. After Latvia's independence in 1991, many companies were closed (Wikipedia).
The historical parts of Jēkabpils and the northern incorporated Krustpils lie on both sides of the Daugava, which is spanned by a bridge here. Since July 1, 2021, the city is part of Jēkabpils District.
The area was part of the state of Jersika. In 1237 the Knights of the Livonian Order built a stone castle called Cruczeborch (Kreutzburg) on the right bank of the river.
When Livonia was partitioned in 1561, the region south of the Daugava became part of the Duchy of Courland and Zemgale. In 1655 the settlement of Sloboda, which consisted of war refugees, is mentioned. During the 17th century, Old Believers persecuted by Russia also settled in Sloboda. By 1670 their settlement gradually grew around an inn called Salas Krogs (Island Jugs) to a town on the left bank of the river. The Duke of Courland, Jakob Kettler, who gave it city rights, gave it the name Jakobstadt.
During the Great Northern War, Jakobstadt was conquered by the Swedes in 1700 and then by the Russians in 1704. After the battle of Jakobstadt that followed shortly thereafter, however, the advance was over. A plague epidemic raged in 1710, but after the end of the war in 1721 the economy recovered. In 1764 a ferry to Kreutzburg was established.
From 1796 Jekabpils then belonged to the Russian governorate of Courland. The construction of the railway line on the other side of the Dvina reduced the transport importance of Jekabpils. Nevertheless, an economic upswing can be recorded until the beginning of the First World War. 280 buildings were destroyed in the fighting on the Dvina during this war. From July 1919, the Baltic State Army used Jekabpils as a base for a defensive position to the east.
In 1932 a sugar factory was built and in 1936 a bridge with a narrow-gauge connection to Krustpils was built.
The bridge was destroyed in World War II but rebuilt in 1962. This year Krustpils was incorporated. Large companies were a large sewing factory, a reinforced concrete prefabricated parts factory, the dairy and a canning factory. After Latvia's independence in 1991, many companies were closed (Wikipedia).
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5.39 km
Vecā Orthodox Monastery
Highlight • Religious Site
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 monastery dating back to 1670–1675. year. [2] The founder of the monastery is considered to be the Russian merchant Ratkevich, who witnessed the miraculous healing of a mentally ill man in St. George's Church in Jacob's Town in front of the icon of the Mother of God. The desire to build a new church, more suited to the holy icon, was fueled by a great feeling of reverence for the miraculous icon, which was later realized in cooperation with the superior of the monastery, who received a free donation of the forest from Duke James. The new church was named in honor of the Holy Spirit. When Tirgon Ratkevich built a church in which the icon of Our Lady of Jacobstadt was installed, and when a wall fence was erected around the church, the territory of the monastery was created, so that at the end of the century the community of monks was formed here. century and received the name of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit Monastery remained intact during the Northern War, several fires in the Jacobstadt in 1769 and 1773, but its condition deteriorated with the increasing conversion of the Orthodox to the Uniate Church, which is a branch of Catholicism. The situation improved after 1772, when Latgali was annexed to Russia. At the beginning of the monastic activity, Belarusian monks from Polotsk and Vitebsk served here, in 1795 the monastery itself was under the spiritual authority of Polotsk. Under the auspices of the monastery there was an Orthodox school, the monastery was engaged in charitable work.[2] Since 1795 In 1799 Kurzeme was annexed to Russia and transformed into Kurzeme Governorate. However, since the monastery was located on the territory of Kurzeme Governorate, in 1799 it became part of Russia. In 1803 the monastery came under the spiritual authority of Pskov, but in 1803 In 2008 the monastery again moved to the Mogilev Metropolis under spiritual submission. Nothing is known in detail about the life of the monastery itself, neither about the order of the monastery, nor about the number of monastic brethren. The revival of the monastery began, but was interrupted in 1812 by the Patriotic War,[3] when Franco-Prussian troops led by Napoleon's relative Marshal Macdonald established their headquarters in Jakobstadt. The troops built stables and barracks in the churches of the Holy Spirit Monastery and plundered both the monastery and the city itself.
Source: lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C4%93kabpils_Sv%C4%93t%C4%81_Gara_klosteris
Source: lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C4%93kabpils_Sv%C4%93t%C4%81_Gara_klosteris
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5.54 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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5.85 km
Dandelion Fountain
Highlight • Monument
Opposite the Jēkabpils State Gymnasium is a fountain in the shape of dandelions.
The fountain operates during the summer season.
The fountain operates during the summer season.
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9.97 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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32.2 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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39.1 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
16.9 km
7.66 km
7.41 km
5.59 km
613 m
576 m
232 m
Surfaces
16.3 km
10.4 km
9.65 km
1.68 km
935 m
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