Why this ride
A 351 km round trip from Hollingstedt - roughly 6 h 10 in the saddle. On the way it passes National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen and Crooked Wall Areas 3 to 4. It keeps close to the shore for long stretches.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Crooked Wall Areas 3 to 4 and National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 351 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 6 h 10
- 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. Crooked Wall Areas 3 to 4
Hollingstedt is a village of only a thousand people, but a thousand years ago it was a harbour that connected two seas. Ships came up the Treene, a slow, winding river that runs from the North Sea marshes, as far as Hollingstedt, and from there goods were carried by wagon the last few kilometres across the neck of the peninsula to Hedeby on the Baltic side. It was the western half of a transport system that let Viking traders avoid the dangerous voyage around the tip of Denmark, and the Danevirke was built to guard the land bridge between them.
Read the complete Crooked Wall Areas 3 to 4 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Crooked Wall Areas 3 to 4 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
192 km in you reach National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen. Next is back through National Park Wadden Sea Schleswig-Holstei.
3. Back to Crooked Wall Areas 3 to 4
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Crooked Wall Areas 3 to 4 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 Crooked Wall Areas 3 to 4.
4. Crooked Wall Areas 3 to 4
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Crooked Wall Areas 3 to 4 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Crooked Wall Areas 3 to 4. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Crooked Wall Areas 3 to 4 to National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen
Crooked Wall Areas 3 to 4 → National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen is 121 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen to Back to Crooked Wall Areas 3 to 4
National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen → Back to Crooked Wall Areas 3 to 4 is 121 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.