Why this ride
94 km from Kalkar to Kalkar, about 1 h 50 of riding. It goes by way of Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 2, Wesel-Flüren | Flürener Feld 1 and back through Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 2.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Till and Wesel-Flüren | Flürener Feld 1
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 94 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 50
- 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.
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 Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 2.
2. Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 2
Flat is the word for the Lower Rhine, and the Hochwald is the exception that proves it. Near Uedem, on the German side of the Dutch border, a long low ridge of wooded hills pushes up from the plain, the leftover of ice-age glaciers that stopped here, dumping gravel and sand in a long arc. The ridge is not high, but in a landscape where a church tower is a landmark, it counts as a range. The forest is a mix of beech, oak and pine, with sandy paths and cyclists, and it is a favourite of weekend walkers. A scouting label like Hochwald 2 only tells me there are several viewpoints in the same area, so treat the forest as a whole.
Read the complete Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 2 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 2 comes up about 15 km into the recorded legs. Next is Wesel-Flüren | Flürener Feld 1.
3. Wesel-Flüren | Flürener Feld 1
The Rhine at Wesel is broad and powerful, the main artery of northwestern Europe, and in Roman times it was the frontier of the empire. The Lower German Limes, listed by UNESCO in 2021, ran along the river from the Alps to the North Sea, with forts, camps and watchtowers guarding the crossings. At Flüren, on the edge of Wesel, archaeologists have found traces of Roman activity on the Flürener Feld, probably a temporary camp or military installation linked to campaigns across the river into Germania. Nothing is visible on the surface, but the site sits on the edge of the Rhine plain, with the river and its floodplain stretching away to the horizon.
Read the complete Wesel-Flüren | Flürener Feld 1 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 47 km into the recorded legs you reach Wesel-Flüren | Flürener Feld 1. Next is back through Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 2.
4. back through Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 2
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 2 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 2, 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 Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 2
Till → Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 2 is 15 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 2 to Wesel-Flüren | Flürener Feld 1
Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 2 → Wesel-Flüren | Flürener Feld 1 is 32 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Wesel-Flüren | Flürener Feld 1 to back through Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 2
Wesel-Flüren | Flürener Feld 1 → back through Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 2 is 31 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 2 to Till
back through Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 2 → Till is 15 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.