Salaspils Beach
Nature trails, Accessible to parents with baby-strollers, Partly accessible
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Description:
A beautiful, well-equipped resting place on the bank of the Daugava River to take a nice walk, sunbathe, swim and have a picnic with friends. The beach is equipped with outdoor exercise devices, children playgrounds, resting areas with tables, benches and campfire sites. During the summer season, there is a rescue station at the beach working and changing cabins available.
Around the year 1380, a church was built in this area, called by the name of the Livonian spiritual protector Saint George (in Latvian – Sv. Juris). During the wars, the church had several times been destroyed, but then restored again, unfortunately after the World War II it was left unattended and had been gradually demolished. During the construction of the hydroelectric power station in 1973, the remains of the church were blown up, but the ruins remained outside the flood zone and 3 years later were granted the status of the architectural monument of local significance. Today, the church ruins can still be seen at the Salaspils beach.
Beach paths are accessible for wheelchair users with an assistant (walk may be slightly hindered because of pebbles and a bit steep slope at the beginning of the beach trail). Beach equipment and amenities are not specially adapted. Beach toilets are not accessible either.
Accessibility
Facilities
Boating allowed except for motorised floating vehicles
Rules to follow
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Location:
Daugava beach in Salaspils
Suggested starting point:
9 Zviedru Street
GPS coordinates:
Lat:56.84921, Lon:24.33658
Hiking time:
0,5 h
Distance:
1,5 km
Marking:
Not marked, but can easily follow the trail
Trail surface:
Gravel in the beach zone. At the start and end of the trail – asphalt and brick paving.
Type:
Loop
Getting there:
With a car or with a bus. With a train till Salaspils.
Trail administrator:
Salaspils County Municipality, T: +371 67981011, E: dome@salaspils.lv
Info:
Salaspils County Tourism Information Centre, 1 Miera Street, Salaspils, T: +371 67945440, visit@salaspils.lv, www.visit.salaspils.lv
Closest shops, gas stations:
Rīga, Salaspils
Slope:
At the start of the beach path 16,3% slope, 10 m
Watch the trail video:
Description:
A beautiful, well-equipped resting place on the bank of the Daugava River to take a nice walk, sunbathe, swim and have a picnic with friends. The beach is equipped with outdoor exercise devices, children playgrounds, resting areas with tables, benches and campfire sites. During the summer season, there is a rescue station at the beach working and changing cabins available.
Around the year 1380, a church was built in this area, called by the name of the Livonian spiritual protector Saint George (in Latvian – Sv. Juris). During the wars, the church had several times been destroyed, but then restored again, unfortunately after the World War II it was left unattended and had been gradually demolished. During the construction of the hydroelectric power station in 1973, the remains of the church were blown up, but the ruins remained outside the flood zone and 3 years later were granted the status of the architectural monument of local significance. Today, the church ruins can still be seen at the Salaspils beach.
Beach paths are accessible for wheelchair users with an assistant (walk may be slightly hindered because of pebbles and a bit steep slope at the beginning of the beach trail). Beach equipment and amenities are not specially adapted. Beach toilets are not accessible either.
Accessibility
Facilities
Boating allowed except for motorised floating vehicles
Rules to follow
Download the GPX of the trail
In order to open the GPX file with the trail route on a mobile phone or computer, please install one of the hiking apps or maps, e.g., Wikiloc, Outdooractive, ViewRanger, OS Maps or any other GPX file reading programme or application.
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