Project

VeloPVD

bicycle touring in Kirov region

In 2021, we discovered bicycle touring. You'd be surprised how much interesting stuff is hidden within the city limits, once a bicycle becomes your friend in this exploration.

We share our routes and discoveries in the video series "Noon Day-Off Trip". And on this page — all the episodes, tracks, and route maps.

Map of all routes

An interactive Google My Maps map with all the project's routes. To open the map full screen, click the icon in the top right corner.

VeloPVD episodes

videos with routes and impressions

PVD#0

To Paradise and Back: Newcomers Test Their Limits in Bike Touring

100 kilometers of the main summer cycling event — a bike trip 'To Paradise and Back' from Metrogorod to the village of Ray and back to Kirov.

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4ч 58мин 31.3 км ↑354 м ↓319 м
PVD#1

In Search of the Ghost of Kirov's Western Bypass

PVD#1 — scouting the unfinished western bypass of Kirov and looking for a service road.

1ч 19мин 9.8 км ↑78 м ↓99 м
PVD#2

In Search of the Blue-Green Route from Old to New Bridge

PVD#2 — a short reconnaissance ride from the Old to the New Bridge. Seeing what's left and right of the Vyatka River.

6ч 57мин 40 км ↑502 м ↓546 м
PVD#3

From Chistye Prudy to Dendropark… and Along the Vyatka Embankments

PVD#3 — a long route from Chistye Prudy through Dendropark to Yezhovka and back along the embankments.

6ч 41мин 45.1 км ↑380 м ↓372 м
PVD#4

Riding to Nikulchino Through Zarechny Park

PVD#4 — a route through Zarechny Park, Subbotikha, Nikulchino, and Poroshino to the Old Bridge.

7ч 36мин 46.5 км ↑247 м ↓268 м
PVD#5

Orichi, Sand, Fields, Bystritsa (and the River Too), Strizhi

PVD#5 — a trip out of town: train to Orichi, then through Torfyanoy, Bystritsa, and Strizhi back to Kirov.

2ч 49мин 15.6 км ↑126 м ↓110 м
PVD#6

To Vorobyovy Prudy Through Komintern and Mitino

PVD#6 — a simple route from Old Bridge to Vorobyovy Prudy in Slobodskoy district.

5ч 18мин 18.2 км ↑153 м ↓139 м
PVD#7

From Old to New Bridge 2.0: Left and Right

PVD#7 — Stanley searches for the blue-green route from Old to New Bridge through rivers, lakes, and quarries.

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From Antey to Utkin Park and Further Along Solnechnaya

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From the Martial Arts Palace to Fileyka

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The Unrealized Bypass and the Port on Bolshaya Gora

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From Victory Park to Solnechnaya Lyulchenka

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New Residential Complexes in Yugo-Zapadny District and More