Why this ride
68 km from Xanten to Xanten, about 1 h 14 of riding. It goes by way of Till, Kleve-Keeken and back through Till. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2 and Kleve-Keeken
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 68 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 14
- 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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Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2
The Hochwald, a low wooded ridge between Uedem, Xanten and Kalkar in the Lower Rhine region, hides the traces of Roman military camps, temporary enclosures where troops trained, camped or prepared for campaigns. Uedem-Hochwald 7.2 is one of these, and the camps are part of the Lower German Limes World Heritage Site, inscribed in 2021. The camps were discovered through aerial photography and laser scanning, and they show how intensively the Romans used this area near their great base at Xanten.
Read the complete Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2 is where the day begins. Next is Till.
2. 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 comes up about 18 km into the recorded legs. Next is Kleve-Keeken.
3. 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
about 34 km into the recorded legs you reach Kleve-Keeken. Next is back through Till.
4. back through 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 through Till, late in the day. Next is Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2, 18 km on.
5. Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2 to Till
Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2 → Till is 18 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Till to Kleve-Keeken
Till → Kleve-Keeken is 16 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Kleve-Keeken to back through Till
Kleve-Keeken → back through Till is 16 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Till to Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2
back through Till → Uedem-Hochwald | Hochwald 7.2 is 18 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.