Why this ride
347 km from Schleswig to Schleswig, about 6 h 09 of riding. It goes by way of National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen and Connection Wall Area 9 North Wall Area 4 A. It keeps close to the shore for long stretches.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Connection Wall Area 9 North Wall Area 4 A and National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 347 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 6 h 09
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. 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. Connection Wall Area 9 North Wall Area 4 A
Nobody can say for certain who first dug the northern end of the Danevirke, but the best evidence points to a king named Godfred. The Frankish chroniclers record that in the year 808 this Danish ruler, a rival of Charlemagne, ordered a great wall built across the neck of the peninsula to protect his kingdom from Frankish attack. Tree-ring dating of timbers from the early rampart has found wood felled in the 730s, so the story is older and more complicated than a single king, but Godfred's name is tied to the Danevirke, and he is also linked to the founding of the trading town of Hedeby nearby.
Read the complete Connection Wall Area 9 North Wall Area 4 A write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Connection Wall Area 9 North Wall Area 4 A is where the day begins. Next is National Park Wadden Sea Schleswig-Holstei.
2. National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen
Here the Wadden Sea comes right up against the dyke. This is the coast of the Wurster Nordseeküste, between the Weser and Elbe estuaries, a country of low sea walls, drained farmland and wide skies, and the mudflats outside the dyke are part of the Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park. Together with the Dutch and Danish parts of the Wadden Sea, the area is a UNESCO World Heritage site, valued above all for the sheer scale of the tidal flats and the millions of birds that pass through on migration. When the tide goes out, it goes a very long way.
Read the complete National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
202 km in you reach National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen. Next is back through National Park Wadden Sea Schleswig-Holstei.
3. Back to Connection Wall Area 9 North Wall Area 4 A
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Connection Wall Area 9 North Wall Area 4 A write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through National Park Wadden Sea Schleswig-Holstei, late in the day. Next is Connection Wall Area 9 North Wall Area 4 A.
4. Connection Wall Area 9 North Wall Area 4 A
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Connection Wall Area 9 North Wall Area 4 A write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Connection Wall Area 9 North Wall Area 4 A. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Connection Wall Area 9 North Wall Area 4 A to National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen
Connection Wall Area 9 North Wall Area 4 A → National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen is 131 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen to Back to Connection Wall Area 9 North Wall Area 4 A
National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen → Back to Connection Wall Area 9 North Wall Area 4 A is 131 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.