Streekpad-Nijmegen » Afferden-Ravenstein

Streekpad Nijmegen

The second leg, from Afferden to Ravenstein, passing suburban Wychen - a village expanded to house people working in Nijmegen. The route crosses the area that remained isolated until the big brdiges and roads were created.

The track - now following the normal direction: From... Track.jpg 1390x1552 (696kB)	The route projected on GoogleEarth, showing where the... Google.jpg 856x984 (230kB)	On lower lands, the top of a former riverdune is the... 01-HighGround.jpg 1981x957 (163kB)	Most dunes raise several meters over the clayish medows,... 02-Rivierduin.jpg 3488x1368 (1.2MB)	These dunes clearly hover above the flat lands. 03-Rivierduin.jpg 1980x824 (186kB)
The track followed the highest route over the top of the... 04-OnTop.jpg 1984x1488 (651kB)	Woodlands on thes sandy grouds are rather open. 05-OpenWoods.jpg 1984x1488 (650kB)	A mansion at the village end, near Bergharen. 06-Mansion.jpg 1940x948 (215kB)	bergharen is a small village - but the (Catholic) church... 07-VillageChurch.jpg 1208x1672 (194kB)	A converted farmhose, reed covered, outside Bergharen. 08-ConvertedFarm.jpg 1827x1212 (275kB)
The rolling grounds between Bergharen and Hernen: high... 09-Levels.jpg 1984x1012 (206kB)	Hernen Castle. The route goes behind the walled garden,... 10-Castle.jpg 1978x1143 (425kB)	At the back side, the toilet. 11-Toilet.jpg 1488x1984 (575kB)	After passing the woodland, we would get along some... 12-Mill.jpg 1984x1488 (243kB)	Hernsche Meer, a former meander of the Rhine or Maas. 13-lake.jpg 1984x1488 (333kB)
The village of Leur, in the wods. Again: the size of the... 14-VillageInTheWoods.jpg 1984x1488 (503kB)	Near Leur, there was a hunting party: pheasants and hare... 15-Hunted.jpg 1088x1788 (238kB)	Whychense Meer - in the direction we were walking.This... 16-WychenseMeer.jpg 1984x1488 (529kB)	The other way, with a new quarter on the other side. 17-WychenseMeer.jpg 1984x1488 (271kB)	An old Maas menader, now a lake for watersports 18-Meander.jpg 1984x928 (144kB)
Looking over the lake's entry, a pile of smoe marks a fire. 19-Smoke.jpg 1488x1984 (92kB)	The church in Niftrik is connected to the priest's house... 20-Alley.jpg 1984x1488 (559kB)	Looking over the Maas River, with the railway bridge in... 21-Maas.jpg 1984x1488 (159kB)	The mill in Ravenstein - in the middle of the old town,... 22-MillRavenstein.jpg 1488x1984 (437kB)

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