Why this ride
A 150 km round trip from Moers - roughly 2 h 26 in the saddle. On the way it passes Alpen-Drüpt, Kalkar-Bornsches Feld, Kleve-Keeken and back through Kalkar-Bornsches Feld.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Moers-Asberg and Kleve-Keeken
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 150 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 26
- 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. Moers-Asberg
Asberg is a quiet district on the southern edge of Moers, on the left bank of the Lower Rhine, and beneath its houses and fields lies the Roman fort of Asciburgium, one of the earliest military bases on the Rhine frontier. It was founded around the time of the emperor Augustus or soon after, garrisoned by cavalry and auxiliary troops, and abandoned toward the end of the first century, when the Rhine shifted its course and moved away from the fort. The site is now part of the Lower German Limes UNESCO site, and although there is little to see above ground, information boards and outlines help you imagine the scene.
Read the complete Moers-Asberg write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Moers-Asberg is where the day begins. Next is Alpen-Drüpt.
2. Alpen-Drüpt
On the flat farmland of the Lower Rhine, between Alpen and Rheinberg, there is little to catch the eye: fields of maize and potatoes, poplars along ditches, brick farmhouses and the occasional windmill. Yet this was once the edge of the Roman world. The Rhine formed the frontier of the empire, and along its banks the Romans built legionary fortresses, forts, watchtowers and temporary camps. Alpen-Drüpt is one of the sites included in the Frontiers of the Roman Empire, Lower German Limes, inscribed by UNESCO in 2021; like many on the list, it survives mainly below ground, known from aerial photographs and excavations rather than standing ruins.
Read the complete Alpen-Drüpt write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Alpen-Drüpt comes up 28 km in. Next is Kalkar-Bornsches Feld.
3. Kalkar-Bornsches Feld
Kalkar sits on a low terrace a few kilometres from the Rhine, close to the Dutch border, and everything about the landscape here is flat, wide and bright. The label points to the Bornsches Feld, a field on the edge of town that belongs to the Roman Lower Germanic Limes, the frontier that followed the Rhine itself rather than a wall or a palisade. UNESCO added the whole line to its list in 2021. Here, as elsewhere along the lower river, the Roman forts and camps stood on the river bank, the water served as the barrier, and what remains today is mostly in the ground and in the museums of Xanten, a little way up the Rhine.
Read the complete Kalkar-Bornsches Feld write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
56 km in you reach Kalkar-Bornsches Feld. Next is Kleve-Keeken.
4. Kleve-Keeken
Here the Rhine stops being a German river. Just downstream of the village of Keeken, the great river crosses the border into the Netherlands, and a few kilometres further on it divides, with the Waal carrying most of the water west and the Pannerdens Canal leading to the Nederrijn and the IJssel. In Roman times, this was the northern frontier of the empire, the Lower German Limes, and Keeken is one of the sites listed as part of the UNESCO frontier, with traces of Roman military installations along the old river course.
Read the complete Kleve-Keeken write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Kleve-Keeken, about halfway. Next is back through Kalkar-Bornsches Feld.
5. back through Kalkar-Bornsches Feld
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Kalkar-Bornsches Feld write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Kalkar-Bornsches Feld sits at 112 km, about halfway. Next is back through Alpen-Drüpt.
6. back through Alpen-Drüpt
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Alpen-Drüpt write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Alpen-Drüpt comes up 140 km in. Next is Moers-Asberg.
7. Moers-Asberg
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Moers-Asberg write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Moers-Asberg closes the day.
Leg by leg
Moers-Asberg to Alpen-Drüpt
Moers-Asberg → Alpen-Drüpt is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Alpen-Drüpt to Kalkar-Bornsches Feld
Alpen-Drüpt → Kalkar-Bornsches Feld is 19 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Kalkar-Bornsches Feld to Kleve-Keeken
Kalkar-Bornsches Feld → Kleve-Keeken is 24 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Kleve-Keeken to back through Kalkar-Bornsches Feld
Kleve-Keeken → back through Kalkar-Bornsches Feld is 25 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Kalkar-Bornsches Feld to back through Alpen-Drüpt
back through Kalkar-Bornsches Feld → back through Alpen-Drüpt is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Alpen-Drüpt to Moers-Asberg
back through Alpen-Drüpt → Moers-Asberg is 32 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.