Watchtowers WP 9/101 to 9/131 including th and Watchtowers WP 9/33 to 9/35

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

1. 1. Watchtowers WP 9/101 to 9/131 including th

   There is a stretch of the Roman frontier in southern Germany that runs almost perfectly straight for about eighty kilometres, from Walldürn in the Odenwald to near Welzheim in the Swabian-Franconian Forest, ignoring hills and valleys alike, as if the surveyors had simply drawn a line on a map. The watchtowers numbered WP 9/101 to 9/131 stand near the southern end of that line, in the forests around Kaisersbach and Welzheim, where the Limes finally turns.

   Read the complete Watchtowers WP 9/101 to 9/131 including th write-up.

   Recorded stop-planning note

   May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

   Planning note

   Watchtowers WP 9/101 to 9/131 including th is where the day begins. Next is Watchtowers WP 9/70 to 9/99a including the.

2. 2. Watchtowers WP 9/70 to 9/99a including the

   Mainhardt sits on a ridge in the Swabian-Franconian Forest, and the Roman frontier ran right through it, on its way south in one of the longest straight lines ever drawn across European landscape. Here, the Upper Germanic Limes runs for some eighty kilometres from Walldürn to near Welzheim almost perfectly straight, ignoring hills and valleys, as if surveyors had laid a ruler on the map. The watchtowers numbered in this section stood along that line in the forest, and Mainhardt had a fort, whose site is marked in the village, with a small museum.

   Read the complete Watchtowers WP 9/70 to 9/99a 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 9/70 to 9/99a including the comes up about 22 km into the recorded legs. Next is Watchtowers WP 9/33 to 9/35.

3. 3. Watchtowers WP 9/33 to 9/35

   Öhringen had not one but two Roman forts, known today as the Bürgkastell and the Rendelkastell, both on the Upper Germanic Limes, which ran past the town on its way south. The watchtowers numbered here were part of that frontier, and the town grew partly on the remains of the Roman settlement that clustered around the forts. Little is visible above ground, but finds are displayed in the local museum, and the line of the Limes can be followed on foot or by bike through the surrounding countryside.

   Read the complete Watchtowers WP 9/33 to 9/35 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 Watchtowers WP 9/33 to 9/35. Next is back through Watchtowers WP 9/70 to 9/99a including the.

4. 4. back through Watchtowers WP 9/70 to 9/99a including the

   Return visit. Read the place description above.

   Read the complete Watchtowers WP 9/70 to 9/99a 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 9/70 to 9/99a including the, late in the day. Next is Watchtowers WP 9/101 to 9/131 including th.

5. 5. Watchtowers WP 9/101 to 9/131 including th

   Return visit. Read the place description above.

   Read the complete Watchtowers WP 9/101 to 9/131 including th 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 9/101 to 9/131 including th. That is the ride.