Other side of Tallinn bike tour
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Other side of Tallinn bike tour

A cycling route starting in Tallinn, Harju, Estonia.

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Overview

About this route

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Adventure in in urban jungle full of Soviet union architecture and interestil living areas.

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Duration
14.3 km
Distance
62 m
Ascent
63 m
Descent
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Avg. speed
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Max. altitude
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created this 8 years ago

Route quality

Waytypes & surfaces along the route

Waytypes

  • Pedestrian area

    3.4 km

    (24 %)

  • Road

    3.3 km

    (23 %)

  • Cycleway

    2.3 km

    (16 %)

Surfaces

Paved

11.3 km

(79 %)

Unpaved

0.4 km

(3 %)

  • Asphalt

    10.9 km

    (76 %)

  • Paved (undefined)

    0.4 km

    (3 %)

  • Gravel

    0.3 km

    (2 %)

Route highlights

Points of interest along the route

  1. Highlight 1 along the Bikemap route "Other side of Tallinn bike tour"

    Point of interest after 1.7 km

    PATAREI PRISON - Patarei was built by the order of Russian Emperor Nicholas I as a fortress, with the official name of Defence Barracks. The fortification complex was completed in 1840, but due to the changed warfare strategy it was never used for its intended purpose.

  2. Highlight 2 along the Bikemap route "Other side of Tallinn bike tour"

    Point of interest after 2.6 km

    KALAMAJA PARK - Kalamaja was the location of the oldest cemetery in Tallinn, known as Kalamaja cemetery (Estonian: Kalamaja kalmistu, German: Fischermay Kirchhof) which was founded in the 15th or 16th century.The cemetery was flattened in 1964,during the second occupation of the Baltic states, by Soviet authorities who used the area of Kalamaja as a base for the Soviet Armed Forces.

  3. Highlight 3 along the Bikemap route "Other side of Tallinn bike tour"

    Point of interest after 3.8 km

    ARSENA- The Arsenal M23 submachine gun (Estonian: Arsenali püstolkuulipilduja) (also known as Arsenal Tallinn) was an Estonian submachine gun from 1926 through 1935. These submachine guns were designed and produced in the Estonian military equipment factory "Arsenal" in Karjamaa, Tallinn, but production was not more than 600 units. The weapon was chambered for the 9x20 mm semi-rimmed Browning cartridge to be compatible with ammunition for the Browning FN M1903 pistol which had been adopted by the Estonian Army.

  4. Highlight 4 along the Bikemap route "Other side of Tallinn bike tour"

    Point of interest after 5 km

    In addition to the gigantic main building, a number of wooden living quarters were built on Sitsi Street in the first years of the 20th century. In 1913, an Art Nouveau style schoolhouse was added to the ensemble. A small Orthodox Church that is operating to this day was also built in 1915. All this together forms the historically valuable Sitsi urban settlement.

  5. Highlight 5 along the Bikemap route "Other side of Tallinn bike tour"

    Point of interest after 6.8 km

    The Kopli cemetery (German: Friedhof von Ziegelskoppel or Kirchhof von Ziegelskoppel; Estonian: Kopli kalmistu) was Estonia's largest Lutheran Baltic German cemetery, located in the suburb of Kopli in Tallinn. It contained thousands of graves of prominent citizens of Tallinn and stood from 1774 to shortly after World War II, when it was completely flattened and destroyed by the Soviet occupation authorities governing the country at the time.[1] The former cemetery is now a public park.[citation needed]

  6. Highlight 6 along the Bikemap route "Other side of Tallinn bike tour"

    Point of interest after 7.7 km

    Stroomi beach is a child-friendly sandy swimming beach in northern Tallinn. Children can have fun in the playground, drive electric cars or jump on the trampoline. The beach also has areas for ball games, an open air gym, 2 outdoor cafes and an ice cream van. The beach has its own changing cabins, lockers, beach chair hire and shower. Stroomi beach is a popular barbecue and picnic place. In addition to beach facilities and playgrounds, it has lit bicycle tracks, sports fields and several cafés. Good to know: Beach patrol operates during the swimming season.

  7. Highlight 7 along the Bikemap route "Other side of Tallinn bike tour"

    Point of interest after 10.1 km

    Church with a slender steeple amidst the low houses of the Pelgulinna region. The congregation was deprived of its church during the Soviet times. The church and the congregation house (architect Eugen Sacharias) now also provide room for a care centre for street children, a shelter, a children´s home, a crime victims advisory board.

  8. Highlight 8 along the Bikemap route "Other side of Tallinn bike tour"

    Point of interest after 11.5 km

    Culture sector discovers and conquers forgotten spaces of the city. It seems that office is no longer just an office and our private lives and work are more and more connected. These tendencies are also expressed in urban space. The activity of Telliskivi Loomelinnak (Telliskivi Creative City) in Northern Tallinn has changed the former Baltic Railway factory area into a vibrant urban centre – there are 10 buildings on the territory with a total area of 25.000 m2 that now house a varied array of offices, cultural facilities, shops and bars. Something new seems to happen every week.

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