CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
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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From Pfofeld it runs 226 km to Pfofeld; allow about 3 h 49 of riding. The stops in between: Building remains of south of Pfahlheim, Fort site and civil settlement of Lorsch and back through Building remains of south of Pfahlheim. It was put together for the scenery rather than the shortest line.
The Romans called it Iciniacum, and for a century and a half it was home to a cavalry unit guarding the Raetian frontier in what is now Middle Franconia. The fort at Theilenhofen, near Gunzenhausen in Bavaria, lay just behind the Limes, the frontier wall that here was built of stone, running across the landscape from the Danube toward the Main. Today there is little above ground, but information panels by the site and the line of the fort traced in the fields help visitors picture it. It is part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire, the Upper Germanic-Raetian Limes, listed by UNESCO in 2005.
Read the complete fort site and civil settlement of Theilenh write-up.
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fort site and civil settlement of Theilenh is where the day begins. Next is Building remains of south of Pfahlheim.
The name of the village gives the game away. Pfahlheim, a part of Ellwangen in the Ostalb, takes its name from the Pfahl, the stake line, which is what generations of farmers called the Roman frontier that ran through their fields. Here, at the edge of what is now Baden-Württemberg, the Upper German Limes and the Raetian Limes met, and the building remains south of the village are one of many small components of the UNESCO-listed Upper German-Raetian Limes. The frontier ran almost dead straight across this country for long distances, ignoring hills and streams in a way that still baffles people. There is very little to see on the ground today, perhaps a low bank or a signboard, but the line can be traced by eye if you know where to look.
Read the complete Building remains of south of Pfahlheim write-up.
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Building remains of south of Pfahlheim comes up about 57 km into the recorded legs. Next is Fort site and civil settlement of Lorsch.
Lorch, in the Rems valley east of Stuttgart, sits on a historic seam. Just outside town, the Upper German Limes, which ran as a palisade and ditch from the Rhine, met the Raetian Limes, the stone wall running east to the Danube, and the Romans built a fort here to watch over that junction and the valley road. The fort lay beneath what is now the old town centre, and its outline, together with traces of the civilian settlement that grew around it, is marked in places in the streets. It is part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage site, and a reconstructed watchtower stands on a hill nearby.
Read the complete Fort site and civil settlement of Lorsch write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
about 113 km into the recorded legs you reach Fort site and civil settlement of Lorsch. Next is back through Building remains of south of Pfahlheim.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Building remains of south of Pfahlheim write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
back through Building remains of south of Pfahlheim, late in the day. Next is fort site and civil settlement of Theilenh.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete fort site and civil settlement of Theilenh write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Back at fort site and civil settlement of Theilenh. That is the ride.
fort site and civil settlement of Theilenh → Building remains of south of Pfahlheim is 57 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Building remains of south of Pfahlheim → Fort site and civil settlement of Lorsch is 56 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Fort site and civil settlement of Lorsch → back through Building remains of south of Pfahlheim is 56 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Building remains of south of Pfahlheim → fort site and civil settlement of Theilenh is 57 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.