Destinations
Three countries. Every tour stays within Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia — the Baltic states that spent half the 20th century off every map.
Lithuania
The largest of the three and the one with the most variety. Forest tracks in Dzūkija that see almost no traffic, the Curonian Spit — 98 kilometres of sand peninsula with the Baltic on one side and a lagoon on the other — and the Hill of Crosses at Šiauliai, which has to be seen to be understood. The roads range from smooth regional tarmac to sandy forest doubles that reward patience.
Vilnius is worth a day before or after the tour — genuinely medieval old town, good food, easy to navigate on a bike. Kaunas is the better riding city: compact, direct, and positioned perfectly as a midpoint between the coast and the forest interior.
Latvia
Latvian forest roads are the best in the region — long, quiet, and mostly in good condition. The Courland Peninsula is the highlight: a narrow strip of land between the Baltic and the Gulf of Rīga, with a coastline that was closed military territory until 1991 and still feels like it. Cape Kolka at the tip is one of those places where the geography does the talking.
Rīga is worth the stopover — the largest city in the Baltics, Art Nouveau architecture on a scale that surprises most visitors, and a riverfront that works well as an overnight base. The Irbene radar array in the western forest is one of the stranger stops on the route: a Soviet-era listening station still standing in a clearing, antennas intact.
Estonia
The one most riders underestimate. Estonia is flatter than it looks on a map, but the western islands change the character of the riding entirely — Saaremaa and Hiiumaa are reached by short ferry crossings and feel genuinely remote. Lahemaa National Park has the best forest roads in the north: pine, bog, coast, and almost no other traffic.
Tallinn is the most visually striking city on the route — medieval old town on a hill above a modern port, best seen arriving from the south. Tartu in the interior is quieter and worth a night if the route allows it.
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Most riders who do one Baltic tour come back for another. The region is compact enough to cover in two weeks, varied enough that no two routes feel the same.