Why this ride
A 106 km round trip from Hochfeld - roughly 1 h 33 in the saddle. The stops in between: Alpen-Drüpt, Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2 and back through Alpen-Drüpt.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Duisburg-Werthausen and Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 106 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 33
- 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.
Scenic road chapters
Duisburg-Werthausen → Alpen-Drüpt
Speed drops and stays down. Park rather than crawl through. 29 km through ground somebody thought worth listing. The road passes it rather than bypassing it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 34 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Duisburg-Werthausen
Werthausen sits on the left bank of the Rhine in Duisburg, across the river from the steelworks, harbour cranes and bridges of one of Europe's great industrial cities. It is an unexpected place to look for Rome, but the Lower Rhine was the frontier of the Roman Empire for centuries, and the line of forts, fortlets and watch posts along it is now inscribed on the UNESCO list as the Frontiers of the Roman Empire, the Lower German Limes. The site at Werthausen is one of these components, part of the chain of military posts that watched the river between the legionary bases at Neuss and Xanten.
Read the complete Duisburg-Werthausen write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Duisburg-Werthausen is where the day begins. Next is Alpen-Drüpt.
2. 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 comes up 26 km in. Next is Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2, 26 km on.
3. 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
52 km in you reach Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2. Next is back through Alpen-Drüpt.
4. back through 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 through Alpen-Drüpt, late in the day. Next is Duisburg-Werthausen.
5. Duisburg-Werthausen
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Duisburg-Werthausen write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Duisburg-Werthausen. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Duisburg-Werthausen to Alpen-Drüpt
Duisburg-Werthausen → Alpen-Drüpt is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Alpen-Drüpt to Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2
Alpen-Drüpt → Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2 is 16 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2 to back through Alpen-Drüpt
Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2 → back through Alpen-Drüpt is 21 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Alpen-Drüpt to Duisburg-Werthausen
back through Alpen-Drüpt → Duisburg-Werthausen is 35 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.