Why this ride
325 km from Wachtberg to Wachtberg, about 3 h 57 of riding. It goes by way of Limessection between watchtowers WP 1/60 a, Watchtower WP 3/1 to 3/14 including the ci and back through Limessection between watchtowers WP 1/60 a.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Kottenforst Süd | Bellerbuschallee and Watchtower WP 3/1 to 3/14 including the ci
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 325 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 57
- 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. Kottenforst Süd | Bellerbuschallee
The Kottenforst is a big, flat, rather mysterious forest on the plateau south-west of Bonn, crossed by long, dead-straight avenues laid out by the Electors of Cologne in the eighteenth century as hunting rides. The Bellerbuschallee is one of them, and walking or riding along it you pass oak and beech, wet hollows and the occasional deer. Under the trees, though, lie traces much older than the Electors: the low ramparts of Roman practice camps, where legionaries from Bonn learned to dig defences quickly. These camps form part of the Lower German Limes World Heritage listing inscribed in 2021.
Read the complete Kottenforst Süd | Bellerbuschallee write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Kottenforst Süd | Bellerbuschallee is where the day begins. Next is Limessection between watchtowers WP 1/60 a.
2. Limessection between watchtowers WP 1/60 a
Höhr-Grenzhausen is a town that makes things out of mud. The Westerwald plateau here sits on one of Europe's finest deposits of stoneware clay, and for centuries potters have dug it, thrown it and fired it in salt-glaze kilns to make grey-and-blue jugs, tankards and storage jars. The area is called the Kannenbäckerland, the land of the jug bakers, and its pots were shipped down the Rhine and across the world. The Westerwald Ceramics Museum in Höhr-Grenzhausen tells the story, and several workshops in town still sell hand-made pieces. Take a mug home and you will be surprised how heavy it is.
Read the complete Limessection between watchtowers WP 1/60 a write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Limessection between watchtowers WP 1/60 a comes up about 79 km into the recorded legs. Next is Watchtower WP 3/1 to 3/14 including the ci.
3. Watchtower WP 3/1 to 3/14 including the ci
The Taunus is the green upland that keeps Frankfurt's weekend riders sane, and running right across it is the line of the Roman frontier. The stretch of watchtowers numbered 3/1 to 3/14 lies near Taunusstein, north of Wiesbaden, where the Upper Germanic Limes crossed the ridge, and it includes the remains of forts and their civilian settlements. One of the best known nearby is the fort of Zugmantel, near the hamlet of Orlen, where the outline of the fort, the palisade line and reconstructed watchtowers give a real sense of the frontier. The whole line is part of the UNESCO Frontiers of the Roman Empire.
Read the complete Watchtower WP 3/1 to 3/14 including the ci write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 158 km into the recorded legs you reach Watchtower WP 3/1 to 3/14 including the ci. Next is back through Limessection between watchtowers WP 1/60 a.
4. back through Limessection between watchtowers WP 1/60 a
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Limessection between watchtowers WP 1/60 a write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Limessection between watchtowers WP 1/60 a, late in the day. Next is Kottenforst Süd | Bellerbuschallee.
5. Kottenforst Süd | Bellerbuschallee
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Kottenforst Süd | Bellerbuschallee write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Kottenforst Süd | Bellerbuschallee. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Kottenforst Süd | Bellerbuschallee to Limessection between watchtowers WP 1/60 a
Kottenforst Süd | Bellerbuschallee → Limessection between watchtowers WP 1/60 a is 79 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Limessection between watchtowers WP 1/60 a to Watchtower WP 3/1 to 3/14 including the ci
Limessection between watchtowers WP 1/60 a → Watchtower WP 3/1 to 3/14 including the ci is 79 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Watchtower WP 3/1 to 3/14 including the ci to back through Limessection between watchtowers WP 1/60 a
Watchtower WP 3/1 to 3/14 including the ci → back through Limessection between watchtowers WP 1/60 a is 86 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Limessection between watchtowers WP 1/60 a to Kottenforst Süd | Bellerbuschallee
back through Limessection between watchtowers WP 1/60 a → Kottenforst Süd | Bellerbuschallee is 81 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.