Why this ride
329 km from Kropp to Kropp, about 6 h 04 of riding. The stops in between: National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen and Kovirke Area 1. The coast is the point of it.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Kovirke Area 1 and National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 329 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 6 h 04
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
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. Kovirke Area 1
Kropp is the town that this stretch of the Danevirke leans on. It is a modest place of about six thousand people, set just off the motorway that runs from Hamburg to Denmark, and in practical terms it is the closest place with proper services. The wall itself lies a few kilometres to the north, in fields and hedges near the villages of Dannewerk and Groß Rheide, and at this point it runs westward towards the marshy valley of the Treene, where the old defence simply ended in wet ground that no army could cross.
Read the complete Kovirke Area 1 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Kovirke Area 1 is where the day begins. Next is National Park Wadden Sea Schleswig-Holstei.
2. National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen
Here the Wadden Sea comes right up against the dyke. This is the coast of the Wurster Nordseeküste, between the Weser and Elbe estuaries, a country of low sea walls, drained farmland and wide skies, and the mudflats outside the dyke are part of the Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park. Together with the Dutch and Danish parts of the Wadden Sea, the area is a UNESCO World Heritage site, valued above all for the sheer scale of the tidal flats and the millions of birds that pass through on migration. When the tide goes out, it goes a very long way.
Read the complete National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
200 km in you reach National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen. Next is back through National Park Wadden Sea Schleswig-Holstei.
3. Back to Kovirke Area 1
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Kovirke Area 1 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through National Park Wadden Sea Schleswig-Holstei, late in the day. Next is Kovirke Area 1.
4. Kovirke Area 1
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Kovirke Area 1 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Kovirke Area 1. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Kovirke Area 1 to National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen
Kovirke Area 1 → National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen is 126 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen to Back to Kovirke Area 1
National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen → Back to Kovirke Area 1 is 126 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.