Why this ride
274 km from Butzbach to Butzbach, about 3 h 31 of riding. On the way it passes Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro, Watchtower WP 3/38* and back through Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Fort site and civil settlement of Butzbach and Watchtower WP 3/38*
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 274 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 31
- 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 Butzbach
Butzbach lies in the Wetterau, a fertile, rolling plain north of Frankfurt, with the wooded Taunus hills rising to the south. In Roman times, the Limes, the frontier of the Empire, ran through this country, and a fort stood on the site of today's town, with a civil settlement, or vicus, growing beside it to serve the soldiers. The Upper Germanic-Raetian Limes, a stretch of palisade, ditch and wall that ran for hundreds of kilometres, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Butzbach is one of the places along its line.
Read the complete Fort site and 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
Fort site and 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 68 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 138 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 Fort site and civil settlement of Butzbach.
5. Fort site and civil settlement of Butzbach
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Fort site and 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 Fort site and civil settlement of Butzbach. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Fort site and civil settlement of Butzbach to Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro
Fort site and civil settlement of Butzbach → Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro is 68 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 Fort site and civil settlement of Butzbach
back through Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro → Fort site and civil settlement of Butzbach is 69 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.