All Along the Watchtower in Gö – March 20 2021 Gravel Ride

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Ich besuchte oder passierte in der Nähe von: 7 mittelalterlichen Warte, Schlachtfeldern, einer Militärbasis und 11 Flugzeugabsturzstellen im 2. Weltkrieg in Göttingen.

Ich bin dankbar, in der friedlichsten Zeit zu leben, die Europa je erlebt hat.

Wachtürme befinden sich oft auf einer Anhöhe, was bedeutet, dass es auf dieser Fahrt viele Anstiege gab!

Ich begann an der Schillerwiese, dem Liebesnest eines Bonaparte.

Jimi Hendrix rocks! Und War is Hell!

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I visited or passed near: 7 medieval watchtowers, battle fields, a military base and 11 WW2 aircraft crash sites in Göttingen.

I am grateful to live in the most peaceful time Europe has ever known.

Watchtowers are often upon high ground meaning there were many climbs on this ride!

I began at the Schillerwiese, the love nest of a Bonaparte.

Jimi Hendrix rocks! And War is Hell!

The Ride – 50.8km.
Garmin Connect: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/6462323094
Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/4979832153

Route Details More/Mehr
Gravel: 32.4km
Farm roads/cycle paths – Landwirtschaftstraßen/Fahradwege: 11.5km
Public roads/Öffentliche Straßen: 6.9km

Warte (pictured in sequence below – no image of the Hainholz)
1 Wartbergswarte (Zingel der Warte) @3.5km
2 Die Rieswarte @10.6Km
3 Roringer Warte (Berwinkelswarte) @16.4Km
4 The Kehr/Hainholz Warte @26.7Km (Lost/Hat verloren)
5 Diemardener Warte: @38.9Km
6 Rosdorfer Warte (Wartburg) @46.6km
7 Dreckwarte @50.8km

Principle Climbs/Die Haupt-Anstiege
Sector/Max %/km
Sector 1a: 13.5% – 1.5km (Hainberg)
Sector 8: 9.6% – 3.7km (Nikolausberg – gravel/asphalt)
Sector 14: 10.1% – 2.8km (Kehr)
Sector 22b: 13% – 0.7km (Klein Lengden)
Sector 23a: 12% – 0.7km (Diemarden/Diemardener Warte)
Sector 27a: 14.3% -0.3km (Wartburg/Rosdorf)

Route Info: https://veloklubhaus.com/2020/09/05/gutingi-all-along-the-watchtower-die-warten/

One of 11 WW2 aeroplane crash sites on or near this ride – this one is inside the University Botanical Gardens

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