Why this ride
274 km from Bad Hönningen to Bad Hönningen, about 4 h 49 of riding. On the way it passes Watchtowers WP 2/20 to 2/22, Fort site and civil settlement of Saalburg and back through Watchtowers WP 2/20 to 2/22.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Watchtowers WP 1/3 to 1/10 and Fort site and civil settlement of Saalburg
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 274 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 49
- 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.
Scenic road chapters
Moselle Wine Route
For about 68 km this is Moselle Wine Route, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it — expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 68 km
- Named road
- Moselle Wine Route
Watchtowers WP 2/20 to 2/22 → Fort site and civil settlement of Saalbu
63 km through ground somebody thought worth listing. The road passes it rather than bypassing it. Speed drops and stays down. Park rather than crawl through.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 69 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Watchtowers WP 1/3 to 1/10
Rheinbrohl is where the Roman frontier of Upper Germany began. Here, on the east bank of the Rhine between Bonn and Koblenz, the Limes left the river and struck off inland, running across hills and valleys for more than five hundred kilometres to the Danube near Regensburg. The first watchtowers, numbered 1/1 onwards, stood in the hills above the town, and the stretch from 1/3 to 1/10 climbs from the Rhine valley into the forests of the Westerwald. The Römerwelt museum in Rheinbrohl, at the start of the Limes, brings Roman frontier life to life with reconstructions, hands-on exhibits and a reconstructed watchtower nearby.
Read the complete Watchtowers WP 1/3 to 1/10 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Watchtowers WP 1/3 to 1/10 is where the day begins. Next is Watchtowers WP 2/20 to 2/22.
2. Watchtowers WP 2/20 to 2/22
A few kilometres west of Miehlen, the Limes crosses the Einrich, a high, open plateau of fields and meadows between the Rhine and the Lahn, and the stretch with watchtowers 2/20 to 2/22, near Singhofen and Holzhausen an der Haide, is one of the quietest parts of the whole frontier. Nearby, the fort of Holzhausen is one of the best-preserved Roman forts on the Limes, with its stone walls, gates and corner towers clearly visible in the forest, a rare sight on a frontier where most remains have vanished into the fields. The whole line is part of the UNESCO Frontiers of the Roman Empire.
Read the complete Watchtowers WP 2/20 to 2/22 write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Watchtowers WP 2/20 to 2/22 comes up about 68 km into the recorded legs. Next is Fort site and civil settlement of Saalburg.
3. Fort site and civil settlement of Saalburg
If you want to know what a Roman frontier fort actually looked like, this is the place. The Saalburg, on the ridge of the Taunus above Bad Homburg, is the only Limes fort in Germany rebuilt in full: walls, gates, towers, granary and the headquarters building, all standing again on their original foundations. The reconstruction was ordered by Kaiser Wilhelm II around 1900, who liked his Romans grand and imperial, and while archaeologists today debate some details, walking through the main gate is still a jolt.
Read the complete Fort site and civil settlement of Saalburg write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 137 km into the recorded legs you reach Fort site and civil settlement of Saalburg. Next is back through Watchtowers WP 2/20 to 2/22.
4. back through Watchtowers WP 2/20 to 2/22
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Watchtowers WP 2/20 to 2/22 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 2/20 to 2/22, late in the day. Next is Watchtowers WP 1/3 to 1/10.
5. Watchtowers WP 1/3 to 1/10
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Watchtowers WP 1/3 to 1/10 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 1/3 to 1/10. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Watchtowers WP 1/3 to 1/10 to Watchtowers WP 2/20 to 2/22
Watchtowers WP 1/3 to 1/10 → Watchtowers WP 2/20 to 2/22 is 68 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Watchtowers WP 2/20 to 2/22 to Fort site and civil settlement of Saalburg
Watchtowers WP 2/20 to 2/22 → Fort site and civil settlement of Saalburg is 69 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Fort site and civil settlement of Saalburg to back through Watchtowers WP 2/20 to 2/22
Fort site and civil settlement of Saalburg → back through Watchtowers WP 2/20 to 2/22 is 69 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Watchtowers WP 2/20 to 2/22 to Watchtowers WP 1/3 to 1/10
back through Watchtowers WP 2/20 to 2/22 → Watchtowers WP 1/3 to 1/10 is 68 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.