Kaarsild Bridge – Tartu Town Hall Square loop from Aardla
Kaarsild Bridge – Tartu Town Hall Square loop from Aardla
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Kaarsild Bridge – Tartu Town Hall Square loop from Aardla
02:28
41.1km
200m
Cycling
Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 15, 2026
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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route
After 4.05 km for 79 m
After 4.94 km for 178 m
After 36.9 km for 151 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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2.77 km
Tartu Observatory
Highlight • Monument
The observatory is located at the foot of the former Domberg. The Russian main observatory of Pulkovo, founded in 1839, is only 250 km north-east – a short distance for Russia.
It was built in 1811 at the German University of Dorpat and was the workplace of important astronomers. The Dorpat observatory soon became internationally known, e.g. thanks to the large refractor designed by Josef Fraunhofer – the first monochromatic telescope with an objective with an aperture of almost 25 cm. By 1900, all eight directors came from Germany. Friedrich Wilhelm Struve, his son Otto Wilhelm Struve and Johann Heinrich Mädler (Wikipedia), known for his lunar atlases, deserve special mention.
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3.26 km
Tartu Town Hall
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The town hall of the university city of Tartu (German Dorpat) is located in the center of the largest southern Estonian city at the entrance to Toompea. It is the third town hall in the same place in the more than eight hundred year history of the Hanseatic city. The previous building from 1693 collapsed in 1726 after being severely damaged in the Northern War. The devastating fire in the old town in 1775 created both a need and an opportunity to erect a new council building.
Architect Johann Heinrich Bartholomäus Walther from Rostock drew up the design for the new representative council building. The Dutch early classicism served him as a model. The town hall was built on a foundation of alder wood. The building was officially inaugurated in 1786 and finally completed in 1789 (Wikipedia).
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4.07 km
Kaarsild Bridge
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4.15 km
Tartu Town Hall Square
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In 2024, Tartu will be one of the three European Capitals of Culture, along with Bad Ischl in Austria and Bodø in Norway.
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4.66 km
St. John's Church (Jaani Kirik), Tartu
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4.79 km
University of Tartu
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5.03 km
Kissing Students Fountain (Suudlevad Tudengid)
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37.0 km
University of Tartu Botanical Garden
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Visitors to Tartu University Botanical Garden can walk in the garden and spend time in the rotunda in the middle of the pond. For children there is a playground. In the garden native and foreign plants are presented. In the greenhouses one can visit both plants of the rainforests and desert plants.
The Botanical Garden of the University of Tartu was created in 1803. The garden was designed under the direction of world-famous botanist professors Ledebour and Bunge.
The greenhouses are open daily from 10am to 5pm. Tickets are required for the visit. The outdoor collections are open from April 15 to October 15 from 7 am to 9 pm, from October 16 to April 14 from 7 am to 7 pm. Admission is free.
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41.1 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
27.1 km
9.88 km
3.67 km
356 m
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< 100 m
Surfaces
38.6 km
1.80 km
603 m
145 m
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