Poland​

Route starts near Suwalki city, next to Hańcza lake which is famous for it's nature beauty and surroundings. From there it goes through Suwalki national park and quickly reaches the sandy border of Lithuania.

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Lithuania​

The route closely hugs the rivers of Nemunėlis, Žeimena, Neris and Lithuania's river father - Nemunas - biggest river in Lithuania. With Nemunas you will start and follow up until Jonava city.

After entering the country, you will soon reach famous Vištytis border hills. After some sandy section you will ride into resort city of Druskininkai, which is famous for it's pine tree parks, forests and SPAs - worth to come back after finishing.

The trail weaves through many nature parks, the famous Labanoras and Gražutė regional parks just to mention a few of them. Route keeps on extending along the Lithuanian-Latvian border gently crossing nice Lithuanian country towns. Finally reaches the point where you have to cross the famous two plank bridge into Latvia.

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Latvia​

After an ultra long stretch through forests, track reaches biggest Latvian river Daugava, gets on and crosses it's greatest dam and swiftly leads you into center of the capital - Riga. Track then follows scenic river of Gauja through its regional park and continues all the way up to Strenči town. The views from the river banks are fascinating and some say it's worth even stopping to admire those green foresty canyons. Seda bog (lat. "purvs") and it's railroad track is one the slowest parts in Hydra, but also at the same time very remote and beautiful. This will end up in Latvian-Estonian city Valka/Valga.

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Estonia

Here track mostly follows roads and hiking paths of Estonian forest service (“RMK”), which follows Latvian-Estonian border quite closely, sometimes even peaking into Latvia (Ape town). From Valga city route winds through famous Karula and Haanja nature parks. You might want to come back to the beautiful river singletracks that will lead you to finish. ​The route also shares some of its kilometers with famous Tartu marathon track.

Finish is at Tartumaa Sports Complex some 30km away from Tartu, second biggest Estonia’s city. There's a good international connection of trains and buses from Tartu and Elva, where finish is.

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​​​​In this manner Hydra's trail traverses Baltic countries

The route is varied and has to offer technical cross country singletracks (there's tons of it), long fast gravel sections and everchanging forest roads which go through most beautiful parts of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.  Along the way you will have an opportunity to visit a handful of the Baltic States' cities: Kaunas, Vilnius, Zarasai, Riga, Sigulda, Cesis, Valmiera and etc.

We hope you'll be fascinated as we are of how close some of the singletracks appear to be near the city centers and how beautiful and untouched nature is in Baltic states!