Why this ride
159 km from Alfter to Alfter, about 3 h 16 of riding. On the way it passes Remagen, Watchtowers WP 1/23 to 1/24, Fort site and civil settlement of Niederbe and back through Watchtowers WP 1/23 to 1/24.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Kottenforst Süd | Oben der Krayermaar and Fort site and civil settlement of Niederbe
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 159 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 16
- 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.
Scenic road chapters
Moselle Wine Route
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For about 22 km this is Moselle Wine Route, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 22 km
- Named road
- Moselle Wine Route
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Kottenforst Süd | Oben der Krayermaar
The southern Kottenforst is the Bonn locals' own backyard, and on a fine Sunday it feels like it. Tracks and rides cross the woodland in all directions, and the people on them are walkers, joggers, riders and families on bicycles rather than motorbikes. The name on the label, with its mention of a pond-like hollow called Maar, hints at the wet, clay-lined depressions that dot this plateau and hold water after rain. Underneath lie old Roman remains too, including part of the Eifel aqueduct that carried water toward Cologne, though you will see it only if you know where to look.
Read the complete Kottenforst Süd | Oben der Krayermaar write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Kottenforst Süd | Oben der Krayermaar is where the day begins. Next is Remagen.
2. Remagen
On 7 March 1945, soldiers of the US 9th Armored Division reached Remagen and found the Ludendorff railway bridge across the Rhine still standing, despite German attempts to blow it. They rushed across, and for the first time the Allies had a foothold on the far bank of the great river. Ten days later the damaged bridge collapsed, but by then pontoons had been built and the war in the west had entered its last chapter. What remains today are the black stone towers on both banks, and those on the Remagen side house a small peace museum telling the story with honesty and without glorification.
Read the complete Remagen write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Remagen comes up about 31 km into the recorded legs. Next is Watchtowers WP 1/23 to 1/24.
3. Watchtowers WP 1/23 to 1/24
The Upper German-Raetian Limes began at the Rhine, at Rheinbrohl, and climbed into the hills on the east bank, and towers WP 1/23 and 1/24, near the wine village of Leutesdorf, are among the first along its route. They are now marked by foundations or mounds in the forest above the river, and they are part of the World Heritage listing. From here the frontier ran for more than five hundred kilometres to the Danube, and it is fascinating to stand at the very beginning of such an enormous undertaking.
Read the complete Watchtowers WP 1/23 to 1/24 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 58 km into the recorded legs you reach Watchtowers WP 1/23 to 1/24. Next is Fort site and civil settlement of Niederbe.
4. Fort site and civil settlement of Niederbe
On the heights above the right bank of the Rhine, opposite Koblenz, the suburb of Niederberg sits on top of a Roman fort. It is one of the forts of the Upper Germanic Limes, which ran through the hills here a few kilometres back from the river, and the label refers to the fort site and the civilian settlement that grew up around it, part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage site. Not much is visible today, as the area is built over, but the location explains a great deal.
Read the complete Fort site and civil settlement of Niederbe 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 Niederbe, about halfway. Next is back through Watchtowers WP 1/23 to 1/24.
5. back through Watchtowers WP 1/23 to 1/24
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Watchtowers WP 1/23 to 1/24 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 1/23 to 1/24 sits at 99 km, about halfway. Next is back through Remagen.
6. back through Remagen
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Remagen write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Remagen comes up about 129 km into the recorded legs. Next is Kottenforst Süd | Oben der Krayermaar.
7. Kottenforst Süd | Oben der Krayermaar
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Kottenforst Süd | Oben der Krayermaar write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Kottenforst Süd | Oben der Krayermaar closes the day.
Leg by leg
Kottenforst Süd | Oben der Krayermaar to Remagen
Kottenforst Süd | Oben der Krayermaar → Remagen is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Remagen to Watchtowers WP 1/23 to 1/24
Remagen → Watchtowers WP 1/23 to 1/24 is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Watchtowers WP 1/23 to 1/24 to Fort site and civil settlement of Niederbe
Watchtowers WP 1/23 to 1/24 → Fort site and civil settlement of Niederbe is 22 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Fort site and civil settlement of Niederbe to back through Watchtowers WP 1/23 to 1/24
Fort site and civil settlement of Niederbe → back through Watchtowers WP 1/23 to 1/24 is 22 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Watchtowers WP 1/23 to 1/24 to back through Remagen
back through Watchtowers WP 1/23 to 1/24 → back through Remagen is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Remagen to Kottenforst Süd | Oben der Krayermaar
back through Remagen → Kottenforst Süd | Oben der Krayermaar is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.