The German Limes Road

Saalburg Main Gate (Porta Praetoria)

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.

Prepare

Points of interest on the route

Reconstruction of watch tower, near Sayn

• 1 RömerWelt am Caput Limitis (Roman world), Arienheller 1, Rheinbrohl, ☏ +49 2635 92 18 66. (updated Oct 2015)
• 2 Roman tower. Reconstruction on the Limes near Oberbieber, Neuwied. (updated Sep 2015)
• 3 Roman watchtower. Reconstruction on the Limes near Sayn. (updated Sep 2015)
• 4 Pohl fort, Kirchstraße, Pohl, ☏ +49 6772 9680768. Reconstruction of a Roman fort. (updated Oct 2015)
• 5 Saalburg (Römerkastell Saalburg) (Bad Homburg), ☏ +49 6175 9374-0. The reconstructed Saalburg fort is the highlight of the Limes Germanicus, and is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. 
• 6 Limesmuseum Aalen, St.-Johann-Straße 5, Aalen, ☏ +49 7361 52 82 87-41. Limes information centre (updated Oct 2015)
• 7 Römermuseum Weißenburg (Weißenburg Roman Museum), Martin-Luther-Platz 3, Weißenburg, ☏ +49 9141 907-124. Limes information centre (updated Oct 2015)

Section of the Limes, near Saalburg

Stay safe

Most of the barbarian Germanic tribes are no longer a risk.

Go next

• Hadrians Wall