Why this ride
A 331 km round trip from Kropp - roughly 6 h 16 in the saddle. It goes by way of National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen and Kovirke Area 3 to 5. The coast is the point of it.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Kovirke Area 3 to 5 and National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 331 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 6 h 16
- 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.
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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. Kovirke Area 3 to 5
An earthwork is a good place to watch birds, and the grassy banks of the Danevirke are better for wildlife than the intensive fields on either side. Here the ramparts have been left as pasture and rough grassland for centuries, so they have become a long, narrow nature reserve, a green corridor through the farmland. In summer the banks are alive with butterflies, grasshoppers and bees, and in the evening bats flicker along the hedgerows. Skylarks and yellowhammers sing from the fence posts, and kestrels hover over the open ground.
Read the complete Kovirke Area 3 to 5 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Kovirke Area 3 to 5 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
203 km in you reach National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen. Next is back through National Park Wadden Sea Schleswig-Holstei.
3. Back to Kovirke Area 3 to 5
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Kovirke Area 3 to 5 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 3 to 5.
4. Kovirke Area 3 to 5
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Kovirke Area 3 to 5 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 3 to 5. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Kovirke Area 3 to 5 to National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen
Kovirke Area 3 to 5 → National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen is 129 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 3 to 5
National Park Wadden Sea Niedersachsen → Back to Kovirke Area 3 to 5 is 129 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.