CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
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From Holzhausen an der Haide it runs 93 km to Holzhausen an der Haide; allow about 1 h 49 of riding. The stops in between: Watchtower WP 3/4*, Watchtowers WP 3/24 to 3/40Watchtowers WP and back through Watchtower WP 3/4*. The line favours views over speed.
West of the Taunus ridge, where the high country rolls down toward the Rhine gorge and the Lahn, the line of the Upper German Limes runs through farmland and forest near the villages of Holzhausen an der Haide, Katzenelnbogen and Nastätten. Archaeologists have catalogued the sites of the watchtowers along this stretch, numbered WP 2/35 to 2/48, and near Holzhausen are the remains of a stone fort, well preserved and easily visited, with its walls and gate outlines clear in the grass. The Limes here consisted of a palisade of wooden stakes, later backed by a ditch and bank, with watchtowers at regular intervals and forts a few kilometres behind. It formed the frontier of the Roman Empire for more than a century and a half.
Read the complete Watchtowers WP 2/35 to 2/48 including the write-up.
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Watchtowers WP 2/35 to 2/48 including the is where the day begins. Next is 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.
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Watchtower WP 3/4* comes up 20 km in. Next is Watchtowers WP 3/24 to 3/40Watchtowers WP.
On the western side of the Taunus, the hills are lower and the forest gives way more often to farmland, with villages in the folds of the valleys. Idstein, a small town with a remarkable old centre, sits on this side, with Waldems and Glashütten nearby. Through the woods above them ran the Roman frontier, and the stretch of watchtowers numbered WP 3/24 to 3/40 followed the ridges here, part of the Upper Germanic Limes and of the UNESCO Frontiers of the Roman Empire site.
Read the complete Watchtowers WP 3/24 to 3/40Watchtowers WP write-up.
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40 km in you reach Watchtowers WP 3/24 to 3/40Watchtowers WP. Next is back through Watchtower WP 3/4*.
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Read the complete Watchtower WP 3/4* write-up.
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back through Watchtower WP 3/4*, late in the day. Next is Watchtowers WP 2/35 to 2/48 including the.
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Watchtowers WP 2/35 to 2/48 including the write-up.
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Back at Watchtowers WP 2/35 to 2/48 including the. That is the ride.
Watchtowers WP 2/35 to 2/48 including the → Watchtower WP 3/4* is 16 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Watchtower WP 3/4* → Watchtowers WP 3/24 to 3/40Watchtowers WP is 23 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Watchtowers WP 3/24 to 3/40Watchtowers WP → back through Watchtower WP 3/4* is 23 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Watchtower WP 3/4* → Watchtowers WP 2/35 to 2/48 including the is 16 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.