Day four: Assmannshausen to Johannisberg. This leg bends with the Rhine, eastward, where the Rhine streams wide in the Middle-Rhine plains; the route however keeps height, which means it runs far from the river. Nevertheless, it offers even wider views over a flat area, miles and miles away; Frankfurt is visible on the horizon. We passed the Niederwald memorial - erected to commemorate the founding of the German state in 1870 - and the victory over France that year. Since these sloes are facing south, wine growing is the main agricultural activity in this area. The higher grounds however are covered with woods. The weather forecast said it could rain. Well, it did for the last hour of the walk - it started when we left from the Antonius chapel, and it kept raining all the way back to the camping site.