The Landscape

The National Park De Maasduinen is an elongated nature reserve with the longest river dune belt in the Netherlands. Over thousands of years, these river dunes have been formed through an unprecedented interplay of water, wind, and human activities. The dunes along the eastern banks of the River Maas are mostly covered with forests. Afforestation was the only way to protect the adjacent fields and meadows from the drifting sand. Thanks to the variety of dunes, forests, heathlands, drift sands, and fens, this gently rolling landscape possesses a unique natural beauty. The national park stretches over a length of more than 20 kilometers and covers a total area of over 4,500 hectares.

Forests and Heaths

Polders and Farmlands

Lakes and Ponds

Rivers and Streams

Bike with us

Virtual cycling in National Park De Maasduinen

Route map

You will bike in the vicinity of the towns of Bergen, Afferden, Wellerlooi, Well, and Siebengewald.

Start and finish near bike node 30 on the Bosserheide in Well. However, this bike route is a circular tour, so it offers the possibility to start from any of the following bike nodes.

30 - 80 - 81 - 69 - 77 - 83 - 33 - 14 - 86 - 43 - 85 - 15 - 27 - 90 - 78 - 82 - 31 - 79 - 37 - 29 - 65 - 28 - 27 - 15 - 71 - 66 - 67 - 30

30
Miles
191
Minutes
169
Elevation meters