The German Limes Road
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The German Limes Road is a hiking and bike route in Germany, approximately following the erstwhile boundary of the Roman Empire.
Understand
It roughly follows the Upper Germanic Limes and Rhaetian Limes (part of the Limes Germanicus) from Rheinbrohl (Neuwied (district)) to Bad Gögging near Regensburg.
Along the route you can see remains of the earthworks created by the Romans as well as a number of modern reconstructions of towers and forts.
Along the route you can see remains of the earthworks created by the Romans as well as a number of modern reconstructions of towers and forts.
Prepare
Points of interest on the route
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phone: +49 2635 92 18 66address: Arienheller 1, Rheinbrohl
Roman towerReconstruction on the Limes near Oberbieber, Neuwied.
Roman watchtowerReconstruction on the Limes near Sayn.
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phone: +49 6772 9680768address: Kirchstraße, PohlReconstruction of roman fort
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phone: +49 6175 9374-0The Saalburg fort is on the Limes Germanicus, built to keep the various "Barbarians" out, which has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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phone: +49 7361 52 82 87-41address: St.-Johann-Straße 5, AalenLimes information centre
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phone: +49 9141 907-124address: Martin-Luther-Platz 3, WeißenburgLimes information centre
Stay safe
Most of the barbarian Germanic tribes are no longer a risk.