Baldones · Latvia · ski area
Riekstukalns ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Riekstukalns is a ski area in Baldones, Latvia with 4.2 km of mapped downhill runs and 20 lifts, between 36 m and 81 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 4.2 km
- Lifts
- 20
- Top elevation
- 81 m
- Vertical drop
- 45 m
- Nearest airport
- RIX · 31 km
Slopes by difficulty
22 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 16 Drag lifts
- 4 Button lifts
Riekstukalns is a ski area in Baldones, Latvia. Its 22 mapped downhill runs add up to 4.2 km, which ranks it #1 of 10 ski areas in Latvia and gives it 45.9% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 192 m long.
Slopes at Riekstukalns
About 0% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 0% intermediate and 0% advanced or expert, which makes Riekstukalns a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 20 lifts: 16 drag lifts, 4 button lifts. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 36 m up to 81 m, a vertical drop of 45 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Riekstukalns
The nearest airport is Riga International Airport (RIX), about 31 km away in a straight line — roughly 40 minutes by car; Pärnu Airport (EPU) is 183 km away. Nearby ski areas include Siguldas Trase, Reina Trase, Ozolkalns (2.7 km) and Milzkalns (2.2 km), which together add 5 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Riekstukalns
- 1 RIX31 kmstraight line
- 2 EPU183 kmstraight line
- 3 URE197 kmstraight line
- 4 KUN202 kmstraight line
Pärnu, Estonia
Kaunas, LithuaniaNearby
Ski resorts near Riekstukalns
- 50 kmSiguldas Trase4 lifts · up to 99 m
- 52 kmReina Trase5 lifts · up to 81 m
- 76 kmOzolkalns2.7 km of slopes · 8 lifts · up to 103 m
- 77 kmMilzkalns2.2 km of slopes · 10 lifts · up to 110 m
- 77 kmŽagarkalnsSmall ski area
- 81 kmMezezers2 lifts · up to 152 m
- 106 kmBaili7 lifts · up to 56 m
- 118 kmKamparkalns2 lifts · up to 154 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.