It’s worth the 1/2 hour drive from Klaipėda just to go running in Palanga. It’s the most scenic run in the area! Palanga is a popular resort town located 30 km north of Klaipėda. It’s known for its beach, L-shaped pier, and botanical gardens and parks.
Botanical Garden. CC: Alma PaterPalanga Beach. CC: Marijus Medišauskas
Start in the historic centre of Palanga near the modern Concert Hall. Head west on Basanavičiaus street, a wide, pedestrianized commercial street lined with shops & restaurants. After ~1 km, continue onto the L-shaped pier, which extends for 0.6 km into the Baltic Sea. Retrace your steps, and then head south on a pedestrian path for 0.7 km, passing the Palanga Museum, into the Botanical Garden. This is a classic large park, on the grounds of the former neo-Renaissance Tiskevičiai Palace (now the Amber Museum). There are many km of paved and gravel paths here — a loop of the perimeter is ~3.5 km. Lovely and scenic! Following the loop, retrace your steps back to the pier. You can then head north on paths for 1.3 km through the park.
Add-Ons: From the north end of the park, there are up to 4 km of additional paths, fairly wooded, through a park, as far north as the ‘Edge of the world’ scenic spot. Also, the wide, scenic beach is also runnable.
It’s worth the 1/2 hour drive from Klaipėda just to go running in Palanga. It’s the most scenic run in the area! Palanga is a popular resort town located 30 km north of Klaipėda. It’s known for its beach, L-shaped pier, and botanical gardens and parks.
Botanical Garden. CC: Alma PaterPalanga Beach. CC: Marijus Medišauskas
Start in the historic centre of Palanga near the modern Concert Hall. Head west on Basanavičiaus street, a wide, pedestrianized commercial street lined with shops & restaurants. After ~1 km, continue onto the L-shaped pier, which extends for 0.6 km into the Baltic Sea. Retrace your steps, and then head south on a pedestrian path for 0.7 km, passing the Palanga Museum, into the Botanical Garden. This is a classic large park, on the grounds of the former neo-Renaissance Tiskevičiai Palace (now the Amber Museum). There are many km of paved and gravel paths here — a loop of the perimeter is ~3.5 km. Lovely and scenic! Following the loop, retrace your steps back to the pier. You can then head north on paths for 1.3 km through the park.
Add-Ons: From the north end of the park, there are up to 4 km of additional paths, fairly wooded, through a park, as far north as the ‘Edge of the world’ scenic spot. Also, the wide, scenic beach is also runnable.
A terrific 10k 'runseeing' tour of Klaipėda. It's scenic, mostly off-road, and hits the city's highlights: Old Town, Castle, harbor, Jonas Hill, Sculpture Park, and Malūno parkas.
Take a quick ferry from Klaipėda to the Curonian Spit, a popular recreation area for its resort towns and beaches. There's some nice waterside running, a long, wooded cycle path, and runnable beaches.
A series of pedestrian paths passing through sort of a linear park area in the southeastern part of Klaipėda, also connecting several schools. Up to ~4 km one-way, or a 10.7 km loop option -- nearly all off-road.
Nice running in the Melnrage Beach area. A highlight is the ~2.5 km wooden boardwalk, which runs through the grassy dunes with nice views of the beach & sea. Our 7.3 km loop uses a wooded path for the return.
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