Why this ride
96 km from Bad Hönningen to Bad Hönningen, about 2 h 31 of riding. The stops in between: Watchtowers WP 1/41 to 1/50 including the, Fort site and civil settlement of Niederbe and back through Watchtowers WP 1/41 to 1/50 including the.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Watchtowers WP 1/11 to 1/20 including the and Fort site and civil settlement of Niederbe
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 96 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 31
- 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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Scenic road chapters
Moselle Wine Route
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For about 17 km this is Moselle Wine Route, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 17 km
- Named road
- Moselle Wine Route
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Watchtowers WP 1/11 to 1/20 including the
Here is where the Upper German-Raetian Limes, the longest stretch of Roman frontier in Europe, begins. The Romans started the line at the Rhine near Rheinbrohl and ran it up over the hills of the Westerwald, then on through the Taunus and beyond for more than five hundred kilometres to the Danube. The section with watchtowers numbered WP 1/11 to 1/20 follows the first climb away from the river through the forests above Rheinbrohl, Hammerstein and Niederbreitbach. Most of the towers survive only as low mounds of stone in the woods, but the course of the frontier ditch and rampart can often be traced on foot, and there are information boards and a few reconstructions along the way.
Read the complete Watchtowers WP 1/11 to 1/20 including the write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Watchtowers WP 1/11 to 1/20 including the is where the day begins. Next is Watchtowers WP 1/41 to 1/50 including the.
2. Watchtowers WP 1/41 to 1/50 including the
The Upper Germanic Limes begins a few kilometres from here, at Rheinbrohl on the Rhine, and in its first miles it climbs straight up into the Westerwald. Watchtowers numbered WP 1/41 to 1/50 mark a short run of that frontier in the wooded hills behind Neuwied and Bendorf, near the villages of Stromberg, Anhausen and Heimbach-Weis. Do not expect towers. What remains is a low bank, a ditch you can trace through the beech trunks, and here and there the outline of a tower base marked by archaeologists.
Read the complete Watchtowers WP 1/41 to 1/50 including the write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Watchtowers WP 1/41 to 1/50 including the comes up about 30 km into the recorded legs. Next is Fort site and civil settlement of Niederbe.
3. Fort site and civil settlement of Niederbe
On the heights above the right bank of the Rhine, opposite Koblenz, the suburb of Niederberg sits on top of a Roman fort. It is one of the forts of the Upper Germanic Limes, which ran through the hills here a few kilometres back from the river, and the label refers to the fort site and the civilian settlement that grew up around it, part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage site. Not much is visible today, as the area is built over, but the location explains a great deal.
Read the complete Fort site and civil settlement of Niederbe 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 Fort site and civil settlement of Niederbe. Next is back through Watchtowers WP 1/41 to 1/50 including the.
4. back through Watchtowers WP 1/41 to 1/50 including the
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Watchtowers WP 1/41 to 1/50 including the 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 1/41 to 1/50 including the, late in the day. Next is Watchtowers WP 1/11 to 1/20 including the.
5. Watchtowers WP 1/11 to 1/20 including the
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Watchtowers WP 1/11 to 1/20 including the write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Watchtowers WP 1/11 to 1/20 including the. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Watchtowers WP 1/11 to 1/20 including the to Watchtowers WP 1/41 to 1/50 including the
Watchtowers WP 1/11 to 1/20 including the → Watchtowers WP 1/41 to 1/50 including the is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Watchtowers WP 1/41 to 1/50 including the to Fort site and civil settlement of Niederbe
Watchtowers WP 1/41 to 1/50 including the → Fort site and civil settlement of Niederbe is 17 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Fort site and civil settlement of Niederbe to back through Watchtowers WP 1/41 to 1/50 including the
Fort site and civil settlement of Niederbe → back through Watchtowers WP 1/41 to 1/50 including the is 19 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Watchtowers WP 1/41 to 1/50 including the to Watchtowers WP 1/11 to 1/20 including the
back through Watchtowers WP 1/41 to 1/50 including the → Watchtowers WP 1/11 to 1/20 including the is 30 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.