Bicycle path in the south of the Maashorst

The Maashorst. Ancient, but shaped by man. Heathlands, meadows and forests, height differences and open plains, water features and streams. They all hark back to the centuries-old history of De Maashorst, in which it was the residents who shaped the area over the course of many centuries.
During the last ice age, the Meuse, which flowed through this area, left behind coarse sand and gravel. During that period, fractures in the Earth's crust caused parts of the ground to rise. These higher parts, the horst, are still clearly visible in the landscape. This is how 'De Maashorst' was born. This literally 'moving' landscape has had a variety of wastelands, vast heathlands and forests over the millennia.
In prehistoric times it was hunters who passed through De Maashorst, but later there were complete settlements of farmers and Romans, who settled here together with their animals for centuries. They lived there, worked there and died there, as evidenced by the burial mounds that have been found. Under the influence of the battle with the Germans, De Maashorst was virtually abandoned in the early Middle Ages. But man returned at the end of the sixth century. Since then, extensive agricultural activities have taken place. (allemaalmaashorst.nl)

winding through the forest (path)