Watchtower WP 3/38* and Fort site and civil settlement of Miltenbe

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

1. 1. Watchtower WP 3/38*

   The Taunus is a range of wooded hills north-west of Frankfurt, rising to 878 metres at the Großer Feldberg, and it has long been the city's playground, with forests, spa towns and winding roads. Through these hills ran the Upper Germanic Limes, the Roman frontier that stretched for over five hundred kilometres across Germany, and one of its watchtowers, numbered WP 3/38, stood near the village of Glashütten, close to Waldems and Königstein im Taunus.

   Read the complete Watchtower WP 3/38* write-up.

   Recorded stop-planning note

   May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

   Planning note

   Watchtower WP 3/38* is where the day begins. Next is Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro.

2. 2. Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro

   Großkrotzenburg sits at a turning point of the Roman frontier. Here, on the Main east of Frankfurt, the river border that ran north from Miltenberg came to an end, and the Limes turned away from the water to head north across the Wetterau toward the Taunus. A fort guarded the spot, with a civilian settlement, and parts of its walls and gate can still be traced in the old town, where the fort's outline is marked in the streets. The site belongs to the UNESCO Frontiers of the Roman Empire, and the local museum displays finds from the fort and the vicus.

   Read the complete Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro write-up.

   Recorded stop-planning note

   May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

   Planning note

   Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro comes up about 68 km into the recorded legs. Next is Fort site and civil settlement of Miltenbe.

3. 3. Fort site and civil settlement of Miltenbe

   Miltenberg is one of those German towns that seem almost too pretty to be real, with half-timbered houses leaning over the cobbled streets, a market square sloping down toward the river, a castle on the hill above and the Main flowing slowly past. The Romans were here first. Two forts guarded this point on the frontier, one near the old town and another to the east, where the Limes left the river and ran overland through the Odenwald, and the sites, with their civilian settlements, are part of the UNESCO Frontiers of the Roman Empire. A museum in the town displays finds from the forts.

   Read the complete Fort site and civil settlement of Miltenbe write-up.

   Recorded stop-planning note

   May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

   Planning note

   about 126 km into the recorded legs you reach Fort site and civil settlement of Miltenbe. Next is back through Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro.

4. 4. back through Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro

   Return visit. Read the place description above.

   Read the complete Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro write-up.

   Recorded stop-planning note

   May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

   Planning note

   back through Fort site and civil settlement of Grosskro, late in the day. Next is Watchtower WP 3/38*.

5. 5. Watchtower WP 3/38*

   Return visit. Read the place description above.

   Read the complete Watchtower WP 3/38* write-up.

   Recorded stop-planning note

   May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

   Planning note

   Back at Watchtower WP 3/38*. That is the ride.