Why this ride
75 km from Alpen to Alpen, about 1 h 11 of riding. On the way it passes Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2, Till and back through Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Alpen-Drüpt and Till
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 75 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 11
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Alpen-Drüpt
On the flat farmland of the Lower Rhine, between Alpen and Rheinberg, there is little to catch the eye: fields of maize and potatoes, poplars along ditches, brick farmhouses and the occasional windmill. Yet this was once the edge of the Roman world. The Rhine formed the frontier of the empire, and along its banks the Romans built legionary fortresses, forts, watchtowers and temporary camps. Alpen-Drüpt is one of the sites included in the Frontiers of the Roman Empire, Lower German Limes, inscribed by UNESCO in 2021; like many on the list, it survives mainly below ground, known from aerial photographs and excavations rather than standing ruins.
Read the complete Alpen-Drüpt write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Alpen-Drüpt is where the day begins. Next is Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2, 20 km on.
2. Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2
The Hochwald, a low wooded ridge between Uedem, Xanten and Kalkar in the Lower Rhine region, hides the traces of Roman military camps, temporary enclosures where troops trained, camped or prepared for campaigns. Uedem-Hochwald 7.2 is one of these, and the camps are part of the Lower German Limes World Heritage Site, inscribed in 2021. The camps were discovered through aerial photography and laser scanning, and they show how intensively the Romans used this area near their great base at Xanten.
Read the complete Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2 comes up about 19 km into the recorded legs. Next is Till.
3. Till
The Lower Rhine around Kalkar and Kleve is wide, flat country: green polders, willows along drainage ditches, brick farmhouses and church spires visible for miles. Till is a small village here, part of Bedburg-Hau, just off the Rhine embankments between Kalkar and Kleve, with Emmerich across the river. It lies close to the line of the Roman frontier, the Lower German Limes, which followed the Rhine to the North Sea.
Read the complete Till write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 37 km into the recorded legs you reach Till. Next is back through Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2, 20 km on.
4. back through Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2, late in the day. Next is Alpen-Drüpt.
5. Alpen-Drüpt
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Alpen-Drüpt write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Alpen-Drüpt. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Alpen-Drüpt to Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2
Alpen-Drüpt → Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2 is 19 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2 to Till
Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2 → Till is 18 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Till to back through Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2
Till → back through Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2 is 18 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2 to Alpen-Drüpt
back through Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2 → Alpen-Drüpt is 19 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.