Watchtowers WP 4/59 to 4/71 including the and Watchtower WP 3/38*

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

1. 1. Watchtowers WP 4/59 to 4/71 including the

   The Wetterau is a broad, fertile basin north of Frankfurt, one of the best farming landscapes in Hesse, and the Romans fenced it with a frontier that ran in a wide arc through the grain fields. This group of watchtowers, with its numbers running from 4/59 to 4/71, lies near Hungen and Lich on the eastern side, where the plain begins to rise toward the Vogelsberg. Close by stands the Eichkopf fortlet, and a few kilometres to the north the ruins of the big fort at Arnsburg lie beside the remains of a Cistercian abbey, a double dose of history under tall trees.

   Read the complete Watchtowers WP 4/59 to 4/71 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 4/59 to 4/71 including the 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 58 km into the recorded legs. Next is Watchtower WP 3/38*.

3. 3. 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

   about 128 km into the recorded legs you reach Watchtower WP 3/38*. 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 Watchtowers WP 4/59 to 4/71 including the.

5. 5. Watchtowers WP 4/59 to 4/71 including the

   Return visit. Read the place description above.

   Read the complete Watchtowers WP 4/59 to 4/71 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 4/59 to 4/71 including the. That is the ride.