Why this ride
308 km from Bad Schwalbach to Bad Schwalbach, about 4 h 15 of riding. On the way it passes Watchtowers WP 1/58 to 1/59, Kottenforst Süd | Professorenweg 1 and back through Watchtowers WP 1/58 to 1/59.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Watchtower WP 3/4* and Kottenforst Süd | Professorenweg 1
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 308 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 15
- 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. Watchtower WP 3/4*
In the western Taunus, between Bad Schwalbach and Taunusstein, the forest is thick and the hills roll gently, and the Upper German Limes runs along the ridge here as a still visible bank and ditch. The site labelled Watchtower WP 3/4 is one of the many small posts along this section, and a few kilometres to the east, near Taunusstein-Orlen, the fort of Zugmantel guarded a crossing of the frontier on an old trade route into Germanic territory. These remains are part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage site, and a walk along the Limes trail through the forest here is peaceful and atmospheric.
Read the complete Watchtower WP 3/4* write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Watchtower WP 3/4* is where the day begins. Next is Watchtowers WP 1/58 to 1/59.
2. Watchtowers WP 1/58 to 1/59
The Upper German-Raetian Limes began its long march across Germany on the banks of the Rhine at Rheinbrohl, and climbed from there into the hills of the Westerwald. The stretch between Watchtowers 1/58 and 1/59, near Höhr-Grenzhausen, is part of this first section, where the frontier ran through forests and over hills above the Rhine valley. Remains are scarce here, perhaps a mound or a line in the forest floor, but the Limes path follows the route, and information boards explain the history.
Read the complete Watchtowers WP 1/58 to 1/59 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Watchtowers WP 1/58 to 1/59 comes up about 71 km into the recorded legs. Next is Kottenforst Süd | Professorenweg 1.
3. Kottenforst Süd | Professorenweg 1
The southern end of the Kottenforst lies where the plateau west of Bonn begins to tilt toward the Eifel, and the ground, which is flat and wooded to the north, starts to roll in low hills around Wachtberg and Meckenheim. Anyone who has walked the Kottenforst on a Sunday knows the Professorenweg, a long forest track whose name is thought to come from the university professors of Bonn who took their daily constitutional along it, thinking aloud with a colleague.
Read the complete Kottenforst Süd | Professorenweg 1 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 150 km into the recorded legs you reach Kottenforst Süd | Professorenweg 1. Next is back through Watchtowers WP 1/58 to 1/59.
4. back through Watchtowers WP 1/58 to 1/59
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Watchtowers WP 1/58 to 1/59 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Watchtowers WP 1/58 to 1/59, late in the day. Next is Watchtower WP 3/4*.
5. Watchtower WP 3/4*
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Watchtower WP 3/4* 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 3/4*. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Watchtower WP 3/4* to Watchtowers WP 1/58 to 1/59
Watchtower WP 3/4* → Watchtowers WP 1/58 to 1/59 is 71 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Watchtowers WP 1/58 to 1/59 to Kottenforst Süd | Professorenweg 1
Watchtowers WP 1/58 to 1/59 → Kottenforst Süd | Professorenweg 1 is 79 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Kottenforst Süd | Professorenweg 1 to back through Watchtowers WP 1/58 to 1/59
Kottenforst Süd | Professorenweg 1 → back through Watchtowers WP 1/58 to 1/59 is 80 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Watchtowers WP 1/58 to 1/59 to Watchtower WP 3/4*
back through Watchtowers WP 1/58 to 1/59 → Watchtower WP 3/4* is 78 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.