Why this ride
From Kalkar it runs 265 km to Kalkar; allow about 3 h 22 of riding. It goes by way of Moers-Asberg, Cologne Cathedral and back through Moers-Asberg. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Till and Cologne Cathedral
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 265 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 22
- 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.
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.
Scenic road chapters
Moers-Asberg → Cologne Cathedral
Speed drops and stays down. Park rather than crawl through. 78 km through ground somebody thought worth listing. The road passes it rather than bypassing it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 72 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Till
The Lower Rhine around Kalkar and Kleve is wide, flat country: green polders, willows along drainage ditches, brick farmhouses and church spires visible for miles. Till is a small village here, part of Bedburg-Hau, just off the Rhine embankments between Kalkar and Kleve, with Emmerich across the river. It lies close to the line of the Roman frontier, the Lower German Limes, which followed the Rhine to the North Sea.
Read the complete Till write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Till is where the day begins. Next is Moers-Asberg.
2. 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 comes up about 64 km into the recorded legs. Next is Cologne Cathedral.
3. Cologne Cathedral
Six hundred and thirty-two years. That is how long it took to finish Cologne Cathedral, from the laying of the foundation stone in 1248 to the completion of the spires in 1880, and when you stand at its foot by the main station it feels as though the building is still growing. The twin towers climb to around 157 metres, black with soot and weather, and for a few years after completion they made it the tallest building in the world.
Read the complete Cologne Cathedral write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 136 km into the recorded legs you reach Cologne Cathedral. Next is back through Moers-Asberg.
4. back through 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
back through Moers-Asberg, late in the day. Next is Till.
5. Till
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Till write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Till. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Till to Moers-Asberg
Till → Moers-Asberg is 64 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Moers-Asberg to Cologne Cathedral
Moers-Asberg → Cologne Cathedral is 72 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Cologne Cathedral to back through Moers-Asberg
Cologne Cathedral → back through Moers-Asberg is 67 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Moers-Asberg to Till
back through Moers-Asberg → Till is 62 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.