Baltic Coastal Hiking trail

The Baltic Coastal Hiking Route

The Baltic Coastal Hiking Route is part of the European long distance path E9. The E9 route starts at Cape St.Vincent in Portugal and ends in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It runs along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, the English Channel, the coast of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. The E9 route crosses 10 countries: Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

The Name in Lithuania: Jūrų takas, in Latvia: Jūrtaka, in Estonia: Ranniku Matkarada.

Start: The Lithuanian-Russian border, Nida village in Lithuania

Finish: The Port of Tallinn in Estonia. The route can be followed in both directions and Tallinn can also be the starting point.

Two capital cities whose old towns have received UNESCO site status: Riga, Tallinn

The Curonian Spit National Park is also on the UNESCO list.

Territory: The Baltic Sea, Gulf of Riga and Gulf of Finland coastline