Why this ride
88 km from Mainhardt to Mainhardt, about 1 h 46 of riding. On the way it passes Watchtowers WP 9/101 to 9/131 including th, Fort site and civil settlement of Lorsch and back through Watchtowers WP 9/101 to 9/131 including th.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Watchtowers WP 9/70 to 9/99a including the and Fort site and civil settlement of Lorsch
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 88 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 46
- 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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Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. 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 is where the day begins. Next is Watchtowers WP 9/101 to 9/131 including th.
2. 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 comes up about 23 km into the recorded legs. Next is Fort site and civil settlement of Lorsch.
3. Fort site and civil settlement of Lorsch
Lorch, in the Rems valley east of Stuttgart, sits on a historic seam. Just outside town, the Upper German Limes, which ran as a palisade and ditch from the Rhine, met the Raetian Limes, the stone wall running east to the Danube, and the Romans built a fort here to watch over that junction and the valley road. The fort lay beneath what is now the old town centre, and its outline, together with traces of the civilian settlement that grew around it, is marked in places in the streets. It is part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage site, and a reconstructed watchtower stands on a hill nearby.
Read the complete Fort site and civil settlement of Lorsch write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 44 km into the recorded legs you reach Fort site and civil settlement of Lorsch. Next is back through Watchtowers WP 9/101 to 9/131 including th.
4. back through 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 through Watchtowers WP 9/101 to 9/131 including th, late in the day. Next is Watchtowers WP 9/70 to 9/99a including the.
5. 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 at Watchtowers WP 9/70 to 9/99a including the. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Watchtowers WP 9/70 to 9/99a including the to Watchtowers WP 9/101 to 9/131 including th
Watchtowers WP 9/70 to 9/99a including the → Watchtowers WP 9/101 to 9/131 including th is 23 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Watchtowers WP 9/101 to 9/131 including th to Fort site and civil settlement of Lorsch
Watchtowers WP 9/101 to 9/131 including th → Fort site and civil settlement of Lorsch is 21 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Fort site and civil settlement of Lorsch to back through Watchtowers WP 9/101 to 9/131 including th
Fort site and civil settlement of Lorsch → back through Watchtowers WP 9/101 to 9/131 including th is 21 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Watchtowers WP 9/101 to 9/131 including th to Watchtowers WP 9/70 to 9/99a including the
back through Watchtowers WP 9/101 to 9/131 including th → Watchtowers WP 9/70 to 9/99a including the is 23 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.