Why this ride
From Großkrotzenburg it runs 293 km to Großkrotzenburg; allow about 4 h 03 of riding. The stops in between: Watchtower WP 3/38*, Fortlet Wingertsberg and back through Watchtower WP 3/38*.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro and Fortlet Wingertsberg
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 293 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 03
- 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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Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. 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 is where the day begins. Next is Watchtower WP 3/38*.
2. 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
Watchtower WP 3/38* comes up about 70 km into the recorded legs. Next is Fortlet Wingertsberg.
3. Fortlet Wingertsberg
Wingertsberg is a low hill on the western edge of the Vogelsberg, near the small town of Hungen in Hesse, and the Roman fortlet that stood here was one of a series of small outposts along the Wetterau Limes. A fortlet held perhaps a few dozen men, enough to watch the line and signal to the main forts. Little survives above ground, so the interest lies mostly in knowing that the frontier ran here, across fields that are now ploughed in neat rows and crossed by farm tracks and cycle paths.
Read the complete Fortlet Wingertsberg write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 147 km into the recorded legs you reach Fortlet Wingertsberg. Next is back through Watchtower WP 3/38*.
4. back through Watchtower WP 3/38*
Return visit. Read the place description above.
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
back through Watchtower WP 3/38*, late in the day. Next is Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro.
5. 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 at Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
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 Fortlet Wingertsberg
Watchtower WP 3/38* → Fortlet Wingertsberg is 77 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Fortlet Wingertsberg to back through Watchtower WP 3/38*
Fortlet Wingertsberg → back through Watchtower WP 3/38* is 79 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Watchtower WP 3/38* to Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro
back through Watchtower WP 3/38* → Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro is 67 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.