Why this ride
An 80 km round trip from Greding - roughly 1 h 42 in the saddle. On the way it passes Watchtowers WP 15/11 to 15/26 and fortlets, Fort site and civil settlement of Pfoerrin and back through Watchtowers WP 15/11 to 15/26 and fortlets.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Fort site and civil settlement of Boehming and Fort site and civil settlement of Pfoerrin starting at Greding
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 80 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 42
- 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. Fort site and civil settlement of Boehming
The Altmühl valley is one of the most beautiful river valleys in Bavaria, and near the village of Böhming, a short way upstream from Kipfenberg, the Romans built a small fort to guard the point where their frontier, the Raetian Limes, crossed the river. The Limes here came down from the plateau, crossed the valley and climbed again on the other side, and the fort, with its civil settlement, controlled the crossing and the route along the river. Little is visible today beyond outlines in the fields and a few marked spots, but a stone inscription found here and the finds displayed in the Roman and Bavarian museum in Kipfenberg bring the site to life.
Read the complete Fort site and civil settlement of Boehming 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 Boehming is where the day begins. Next is Watchtowers WP 15/11 to 15/26 and fortlets.
2. Watchtowers WP 15/11 to 15/26 and fortlets
The Altmühl valley in Bavaria is one of Germany's best kept riding secrets, a winding river valley cut deep into Jurassic limestone, lined with juniper heaths, rock towers and castles. Near where the valley meets the Danube, the Roman frontier, the Raetian Limes, ran across the land, and the stretch of watchtowers and small forts numbered WP 15/11 to 15/26 lies in the wooded hills here, between Riedenburg, Dietfurt and the Danube town of Vohburg.
Read the complete Watchtowers WP 15/11 to 15/26 and fortlets write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Watchtowers WP 15/11 to 15/26 and fortlets comes up about 26 km into the recorded legs. Next is Fort site and civil settlement of Pfoerrin.
3. Fort site and civil settlement of Pfoerrin
Between Ingolstadt and Kelheim, the Danube flows through a broad, flat valley in Bavaria, with hop gardens, fields of maize and asparagus beds on its banks. Pförring is a small market town on the north bank, with Neustadt an der Donau and Vohburg on the other side. In Roman times, this was the frontier: the Raetian Limes ended at the Danube just downstream, and the Romans built a fort here, known as Celeusum, with a civil settlement outside its walls.
Read the complete Fort site and civil settlement of Pfoerrin write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 38 km into the recorded legs you reach Fort site and civil settlement of Pfoerrin. Next is back through Watchtowers WP 15/11 to 15/26 and fortlets.
4. back through Watchtowers WP 15/11 to 15/26 and fortlets
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Watchtowers WP 15/11 to 15/26 and fortlets write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Watchtowers WP 15/11 to 15/26 and fortlets, late in the day. Next is Fort site and civil settlement of Boehming.
5. Fort site and civil settlement of Boehming
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Fort site and civil settlement of Boehming write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Fort site and civil settlement of Boehming. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Fort site and civil settlement of Boehming to Watchtowers WP 15/11 to 15/26 and fortlets
Fort site and civil settlement of Boehming → Watchtowers WP 15/11 to 15/26 and fortlets is 26 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Watchtowers WP 15/11 to 15/26 and fortlets to Fort site and civil settlement of Pfoerrin
Watchtowers WP 15/11 to 15/26 and fortlets → Fort site and civil settlement of Pfoerrin is 12 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Fort site and civil settlement of Pfoerrin to back through Watchtowers WP 15/11 to 15/26 and fortlets
Fort site and civil settlement of Pfoerrin → back through Watchtowers WP 15/11 to 15/26 and fortlets is 15 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Watchtowers WP 15/11 to 15/26 and fortlets to Fort site and civil settlement of Boehming
back through Watchtowers WP 15/11 to 15/26 and fortlets → Fort site and civil settlement of Boehming is 26 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.