HIKING ROUTE ALONG THE BALTIC SEA COASTLINE IN LATVIA - ESTONIA

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Estonia - Latvia

Date of latest update: 2023-11-15

Description

Description (EN):

Background: The Baltic Sea coast is a magnetic nature attraction, with its varied and beautiful shoreline. The project team is well aware of its high tourim potential which can be best realised in common approach. It was decided that a single hiking trail covering the coastline in Latvia and Estonia without interruption would be a promissing tourism product that can attract visitors to the area. So the idea of the The Coastal Hiking route was born. The project team believes in the route idea as the coastline is well accessible, rich in beautiful landscapes, flora and fauna, relatively untouched and ideally suitable for hiking, without significant physical and administrative obstacles. What leaves to be desired is a common route identity, infrastructure with relevant marking and signposting, services for hikers, tourist information, and targeted promotion for domestic as well as international hiking tourist audience. To address this common challenge for Latvia and Estonia and implement the Coastal Hiking route vision, it was decided to build a project team with experience in management of coastal areas, tourism product development and marketing. The Coastal Hiking route will target large geographical territory, exposing the values of the coastline, at the same time meeting the principles of economic, social and environmental sustainability. Cross border nature: As the Baltic Sea shoreline goes across the country borders, the Coastal Hiking route will be built in both, Latvia and Estonia, and the partnership is cross-border. To set up, activate and maintain the Coastal Hiking route, the project will develop and strengthen a cross-border stakeholder network. The project partnership will form the core of the network with the Latvian and Estonian rural tourism organisations responsible for network coordination and route marketing, Vidzeme Tourism Association, Kurzeme Planning Region and West Estonia Tourism responsible for route infrastructure maintenance and improvement in cooperation and coordination with the coastal municipalities. During the project, the network will be enlarged and strengthened involving local stakeholders in Estonia and Latvia along the whole route - municipalities, communities, businesses, NGOs, nature protection bodies and others whose participation and sense of ownership is important in order to keep the Coastal Hiking route really working and attractve for hikers. The cross-border stakeholder network will serve as experience exchange and cooperation platform for the involved members. Objective: The objective of the project is to develop a hiking tourism route along the Baltic sea coastline in Estonia and Latvia as a tourism product to attract visitors to the area. A draft version of the planned route is put on the map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=lv&authuser=0&mid=z_eYIeEh3srk.k45u7P1N7mBI . The route will stretch along the Southwest coastline in Latvia, starting from the border with Lithuania and through Latvia to Laane county region in Estonia, including Estonian islands as a side attraction. Precise location of the route will be defined during the project implementation together with local stakeholders and relevant authorities. Main activities: The project will be implemented through the following key activities: - project launching conference and info seminars to trigger awareness in all stakeholder levels, - gaining experience and synchronising with hiking trails in Europe to ensure professional quality of the trail, - developing visual identity and marking rules/guideline of the route to achieve the Coastal Hiking route recognition, - marking the route in nature with final approvals of its location and information infrastructure from all relevant land owners, building authorities, nature protection authorities, municipalities as well as all involved local stakeholders, - investments in improvement of the route conditions for hikers like resting places, paths, informatio stands and other facilities, - technical route information: taking GPX coordinates, collecting information for route description, preparation of maps to produce tourist information and support route marketing, - digital visualisation of the route and presentation in the web for information accessibility, - cross-border network building activities, including network exchange visits, stakeholder handbook, stakeholder workshops to support the route management and maintenance, - route testing to find and implement drawbacks and necessary improvements, - production of the Coastal Hiking route marketing materials: the guidebook, tourist brochure and map "Hiking along the Baltic Sea cost" (Estonia, Latvia), the calendar of coastal public events for 2018 with updates to 2019, 2020, tour operator manual, - promotion in social media and press, - targeted marketing to ramblers and hikers organisations in Europe, - participation in travel fairs and exhibitions, - promotional videos and public hiking events, - project final conference to celebrate the Coastal Hiking route implementation and disseminate experience.

Achievements (EN):

The objective of the project was to develop a hiking tourism route along the Baltic sea coastline in Estonia and Latvia - Baltic Coastal Hiking. The route stretches along the Southwest coastline in Latvia, starting from the border with Lithuania and through Latvia to Laane county region in Estonia, including the Estonian islands as a side attraction. Route description introduces tourist attractions – sites and objects of natural and cultural significance bring out the stories related to these objects. The stories will create interest to visit the area and are added to the marketing portfolio of the destinations. The product fits into the European long-distance hiking network as part of the route E9. The Baltic Coastal Hiking route is a sustainable tourism product highlighting cultural and natural heritage along the coastline, friendly to nature, cultural environment, and local economy. It will diversify the use of natural and cultural heritage in coastal areas opening the coastal nature sites and villages to a new segment of tourists - the hiking tourists. The project contributes to the implementation of the EUSBSR policy area "Tourism - Reinforcing cohesiveness of the macro-region through tourism" and the achievement of the EUSBSR objective "Connect the region". The project has been awarded the label of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 and the label is being used in events and communications throughout 2018.

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Expected Results (EN): The number of visitors at cultural and natural heritage sites

Expected Outputs (EN):

The coastline is one of the most important tourism resources in the Baltic countries. However, it is not well accessible to tourists because of lack of sufficient information about infrastructure and services. This project is the first initiative proposing to develop a hiking route along the Baltic coastline as a complete and comprehensive tourism product. The project will contribute to the target value of the programme indicator offering a new tourism product which attracts interest and facilitates coastal experience - actually makes it possible for tourists to go hiking, orientate along the route and plan their hiking trips individually. The numbers of tourists will increase because: - the hiking route will be well accessible and visible in the nature with marking, direction signposts, information stands, pathways to orientate hiking tourists; - project activities will raise local acceptance and stimulate services that are essential and will be available for hiking tourists (e.g., transfers, accommodation, food, local guides, etc.); - useful, practical route information will be available printed and online - detailed and precise maps, attractive and informative guidebook presenting nature and cultural heritage sites and values along the route; - well considered and targeted promotion and marketing activities will be in place addressed to: 1) general tourists - domestic and international markets in Latvia and Estonia, 2) specialised target audience - ramblers' and hikers' associations in Europe; 3) specialised tour operators and travel agents. The project team believes that this comprehensive approach will make the Coastal Hiking route a strong tourist attraction, allowing to experience natural and cultural sites through hiking as an environment friendly and healthy way of traveling.

Thematic information

Cultural heritage and arts Tourism

Specific Objective: More diversified and sustainable use of natural and cultural heritage

Thematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:

Investment Priority: (06c) Conserving, protecting, promoting and developing natural and cultural heritage

Partners (8)

Lead Partner: Latvijas Lauku tūrisma asociācija "Lauku ceļotājs"

Department: n/a

Address: "Puķkalniņi", LV-5020 Ķegums, Latvia

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.celotajs.lv

Total budget: EUR 295 593.18

ERDF budget: EUR 251 254.20

Kurzemes plānošanas reģions

Name: Kurzemes plānošanas reģions

Address: Avotu 12, LV3801 Saldus, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.kurzemesregions.lv

Total budget: EUR 161 593.20

ERDF budget: EUR 137 354.22

Saulkrastu novads

Name: Saulkrastu novads

Department: n/a

Address: Raiņa str., Saulkrasti 8, LV2160 Saulkrasti, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.saulkrasti.lv

Total budget: EUR 45 098.00

ERDF budget: EUR 38 333.30

Vidzemes tūrisma asociācija

Name: Vidzemes tūrisma asociācija

Department: n/a

Address: Pils laukums 1, LV-4101 Cēsis, Cēsu novads, Latvia

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.vidzeme.com

Total budget: EUR 109 171.06

ERDF budget: EUR 92 795.40

Estonian Rural Tourism Organization

Name: Estonian Rural Tourism Organization

Department: n/a

Address: Vilmsi 53g, 10147 Tallinn, Estonia

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.maaturism.ee

Total budget: EUR 144 263.98

ERDF budget: EUR 122 624.38

MTÜ Lääne-Eesti Turism

Name: MTÜ Lääne-Eesti Turism

Department: n/a

Address: Jaama 1, 90302 Lihula, Estonia

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.westestonia.ee

Total budget: EUR 249 599.00

ERDF budget: EUR 212 159.15

Salacgrīvas novada dome

Name: Salacgrīvas novada dome

Department: n/a

Address: Smilšu street, Salacgriva 9, LV-4033 Salacgriva municipality, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.salacgriva.lv

Total budget: EUR 27 051.92

ERDF budget: EUR 22 994.13

Carnikavas novada dome

Name: Carnikavas novada dome

Department: n/a

Address: Stacijas 5, LV-3163 Carnikava, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.carnikava.lv

Total budget: EUR 41 288.15

ERDF budget: EUR 35 094.93

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Latvian Country Tourism Association "Lauku celotajs"

HIKING ROUTE ALONG THE BALTIC SEA COASTLINE IN LATVIA - ESTONIA

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Kurzeme Planning region

HIKING ROUTE ALONG THE BALTIC SEA COASTLINE IN LATVIA - ESTONIA

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Saulkrasti Municipality

HIKING ROUTE ALONG THE BALTIC SEA COASTLINE IN LATVIA - ESTONIA

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Vidzeme Tourism Association

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MTÜ Eesti Maaturism

HIKING ROUTE ALONG THE BALTIC SEA COASTLINE IN LATVIA - ESTONIA

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MTÜ Lääne-Eesti Turism

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Salacgriva Municipality

HIKING ROUTE ALONG THE BALTIC SEA COASTLINE IN LATVIA - ESTONIA

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Carnikava Municipality

HIKING ROUTE ALONG THE BALTIC SEA COASTLINE IN LATVIA - ESTONIA

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Summary

Project name (EN): HIKING ROUTE ALONG THE BALTIC SEA COASTLINE IN LATVIA - ESTONIA

Project acronym: COASTAL HIKING

Project start date: 2017-02-01

Project end date: 2020-01-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 073 658.49

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 912 609.72

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 912 609.72.

Documents

Documents on this project are listed below, and organised by category. Please note field "Data source", attached to each document. Keep.eu users are free to use these documents as long as they mention the data source and keep.eu.

Videos / films

Baltic Coastal Hiking Trail

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://baltictrails.eu/en/coastal

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2019-12-05

Languages: en

Ranniku Matkarada - Baltic Coastal Hiking

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://baltictrails.eu/et/coastal?lang=et

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2019-12-05

Languages: et

Jūrtaka - pārgājienu maršruts gar jūru

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://baltictrails.eu/lv/coastal?lang=lv

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2019-12-05

Languages: lv

Reports

Baltic Coastal Hiking Route testing in Latvia (FINAL REPORT)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://estlat.eu/en/estlat-results/coastal-hiking.html

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2018-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

PILOT TESTING OF THE BALTIC COASTAL HIKING ROUTE IN ESTONIA

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://estlat.eu/en/estlat-results/coastal-hiking.html

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2018-10-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Brochures / magazines / manuals

Rokasgrāmata uzņēmējam: PĀRGĀJIENU TŪRISMS

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://estlat.eu/en/estlat-results/coastal-hiking.html

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: lv

Attachment file: Download

MATKAJA JA TEMA VAJADUSED: Käsiraamat turismiettevõtjatele ja teistele teenuseosutajatele

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://estlat.eu/en/estlat-results/coastal-hiking.html

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: et

Attachment file: Download

BALTISCHER KÜSTENWANDERWEG TOUREN

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://estlat.eu/en/estlat-results/coastal-hiking.html

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: de

Attachment file: Download

BALTIC COASTAL HIKING ROUTE TOURS

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://estlat.eu/en/estlat-results/coastal-hiking.html

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

ПЕШЕХОДНЫЙ МАРШРУТ: ЛАТВИЯ / ЭСТОНИЯ

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://estlat.eu/en/estlat-results/coastal-hiking.html

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: ru

Attachment file: Download

PIEKRASTES GĀJĒJU CEĻŠ: LATVIJA / IGAUNIJA

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://estlat.eu/en/estlat-results/coastal-hiking.html

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: lv

Attachment file: Download

RANNIKKOVAELLUSREITTI: LATVIA / VIRO

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://estlat.eu/en/estlat-results/coastal-hiking.html

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: fi

Attachment file: Download

RANNIKU MATKARADA: LÄTIS / EESTIS

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://estlat.eu/en/estlat-results/coastal-hiking.html

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: et

Attachment file: Download

KÜSTENWANDERWEG: LETTLAND / ESTLAND

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://estlat.eu/en/estlat-results/coastal-hiking.html

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: de

Attachment file: Download

HIKING ROUTE: LATVIA / ESTONIA

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://estlat.eu/en/estlat-results/coastal-hiking.html

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

WANDERTOUREN: Wald-Wanderweg und Baltischer Küstenwanderweg Südlicher Teil

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://baltictrails.eu/en/coastal/publications

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: de

Attachment file: Download

HIKING TOURS: Forest Trail and Baltic Coastal Hiking Route Southern part

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://baltictrails.eu/en/coastal/publications

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Books

HIKING ROUTE Latvia / Estonia (GUIDE)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Book

Data source: https://www.celotajs.lv/en/p/view/CoastalHiking_Guidebook

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

PIEKRASTES GĀJĒJU CEĻŠ Latvija / Igaunija (CEĻVEDIS)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Book

Data source: https://www.celotajs.lv/en/p/view/CoastalHiking_Guidebook

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: lv

Attachment file: Download

Пешеходный маршрут Латвия / Эстония (путеводитеЛь)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Book

Data source: https://www.celotajs.lv/en/p/view/CoastalHiking_Guidebook

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: ru

Attachment file: Download

Ranniku MatkaRada Lätis / Eestis (REISIJUHT)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Book

Data source: https://www.celotajs.lv/en/p/view/CoastalHiking_Guidebook

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: et

Attachment file: Download

Küstenwanderweg Lettland / estland (LeitFaden)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Book

Data source: https://www.celotajs.lv/en/p/view/CoastalHiking_Guidebook

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: de

Attachment file: Download

JŪRŲ TAKAS Pietinė dalis (KEILONIŲ VADOVAS)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Book

Data source: https://baltictrails.eu/en/coastal/publications

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: lt

Attachment file: Download

BALTIC COASTAL HIKING Southern part (GUIDE)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Book

Data source: https://baltictrails.eu/en/coastal/publications

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

JŪRTAKA Dienvidu daļa (CEĻVEDIS)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Book

Data source: https://baltictrails.eu/en/coastal/publications

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: lv

Attachment file: Download

Flyers

Long-distance HIKING ROUTES BALTIC COUNTRIES

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Flyer

Data source: https://baltictrails.eu/en/coastal/publications

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

ROUTEN der FERNWANDERWEGE BALTISCHE STAATEN

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Flyer

Data source: https://baltictrails.eu/en/coastal/publications

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: de

Attachment file: Download

Maps

Südlicher Teil BALTISHRE KÜSTEN-WANDERWEG (KARTE)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Map

Data source: https://baltictrails.eu/en/coastal/publications

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: de

Attachment file: Download

JŪRŲ TAKAS Pietinė dalis (ŽEMĖLAPIS)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Map

Data source: https://baltictrails.eu/en/coastal/publications

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: lt

Attachment file: Download

JŪTAKA Dienvidu daļa (KARTE)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Map

Data source: https://baltictrails.eu/en/coastal/publications

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: lv

Attachment file: Download

TPOПA БAЛTИЙCKOГO B3MOPЬЯ Южнaя чaсть (KAPTA)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Map

Data source: https://baltictrails.eu/en/coastal/publications

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: ru

Attachment file: Download

BALTIC COASTAL HIKING Southern part (MAP)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Map

Data source: https://baltictrails.eu/en/coastal/publications

Publication date: 2022-10-11

Document date: 2020-01-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

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Financing programme

2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Estonia - Latvia

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2023-11-02

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

55 / 55 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

329 / 329 (100%)

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HIKING ROUTE ALONG THE BALTIC SEA COASTLINE IN LATVIA - ESTONIA

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