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Kapersburg Roman Fort – Winterstein tower loop from Rosbach vor der Höhe

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Kapersburg Roman Fort – Winterstein tower loop from Rosbach vor der Höhe

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Kapersburg Roman Fort – Winterstein tower loop from Rosbach vor der Höhe

05:01

17.5km

420m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 23, 2026

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2.97 km

View of the Quarry Pond in Taunus

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In good weather, the view goes over Frankfurt and up to Melibokus in the Odenwald.

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2.98 km

View of the Rosbach Quarry Biotope

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Legendary Ausbilck on Frankfurt

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5.14 km

Kapersburg Roman Fort

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What fell victim to agriculture elsewhere is well preserved in the forests of the Hessian Taunus. Rome's military fortifications, such as the Kapersburg near Rosbach vor der Höhe, give an …

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5.31 km

Roman Bath at Kapersburg

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The small Roman fort is definitely worth seeing!

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6.16 km

Limes Trail in the Taunus

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Very nice and interesting hiking trail

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7.42 km

Limes Experience Trail

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This section connects the archaeological sites of Kapersburg with the Reko lookout tower on the Gaulskopf. And always or mostly there is the clearly recognizable remains of the earthen wall, …

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Gaulskopf Roman Watchtower

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The Limes used to run over the Gaulskopf, on which the Roman watchtower WP 4/16 (numbering of the Reich Limes Commission) was located. Standing on the summit, the tower offered …

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11.8 km

Winterstein tower

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Today's observation tower is already the third at this point and was built in 2005. You have a great view of Frankfurt, up to the Staudinger power plant in Groß-Auheim, …

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17.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.5 km

4.39 km

1.58 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.76 km

5.48 km

4.17 km

1.42 km

623 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Kapersburg Roman Fort – Winterstein tower loop from Rosbach vor der Höhe

View of the Quarry Pond in Taunus

View of the Rosbach Quarry Biotope

Kapersburg Roman Fort

Roman Bath at Kapersburg

Limes Trail in the Taunus

Limes Experience Trail

Gaulskopf Roman Watchtower

Winterstein tower

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