Why this ride
275 km from Butzbach to Butzbach, about 3 h 33 of riding. It goes by way of Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro, Watchtower WP 3/38* and back through Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Civil settlement of Butzbach and Watchtower WP 3/38*
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 275 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 33
- 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. Civil settlement of Butzbach
Butzbach is the sort of town that gets overlooked because it sits beside the motorway and the Frankfurt sprawl, and that is a pity, because the old centre is a proper half-timbered market town with a square worth a coffee. About a kilometre from the middle, the Romans once had a fort on the Limes, and the civil settlement, the vicus, grew up beside it. That is the story behind the label: soldiers first, then traders, wives, craftsmen and innkeepers who followed the pay.
Read the complete Civil settlement of Butzbach write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Civil settlement of Butzbach is where the day begins. Next is Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro.
2. Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro
Großkrotzenburg sits at a turning point of the Roman frontier. Here, on the Main east of Frankfurt, the river border that ran north from Miltenberg came to an end, and the Limes turned away from the water to head north across the Wetterau toward the Taunus. A fort guarded the spot, with a civilian settlement, and parts of its walls and gate can still be traced in the old town, where the fort's outline is marked in the streets. The site belongs to the UNESCO Frontiers of the Roman Empire, and the local museum displays finds from the fort and the vicus.
Read the complete Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro comes up about 69 km into the recorded legs. Next is Watchtower WP 3/38*.
3. Watchtower WP 3/38*
The Taunus is a range of wooded hills north-west of Frankfurt, rising to 878 metres at the Großer Feldberg, and it has long been the city's playground, with forests, spa towns and winding roads. Through these hills ran the Upper Germanic Limes, the Roman frontier that stretched for over five hundred kilometres across Germany, and one of its watchtowers, numbered WP 3/38, stood near the village of Glashütten, close to Waldems and Königstein im Taunus.
Read the complete Watchtower WP 3/38* write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 139 km into the recorded legs you reach Watchtower WP 3/38*. Next is back through Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro.
4. back through Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro, late in the day. Next is Civil settlement of Butzbach.
5. Civil settlement of Butzbach
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Civil settlement of Butzbach write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Civil settlement of Butzbach. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Civil settlement of Butzbach to Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro
Civil settlement of Butzbach → Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro is 69 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro to Watchtower WP 3/38*
Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro → Watchtower WP 3/38* is 70 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Watchtower WP 3/38* to back through Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro
Watchtower WP 3/38* → back through Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro is 67 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro to Civil settlement of Butzbach
back through Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro → Civil settlement of Butzbach is 69 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.