Belgium Flanders Maasmechelen
National Park Hoge Kempen
A sprawling nature reserve in Flanders known for its pine forests, heathlands, and wildlife, offering trails for hiking and cycling.
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Wedged between the town of Genk and the winding Meuse River on the German border, the Hoge Kempen National Park is a pretty patchwork of lakes, heathlands, swamps, and forests. It encircles an ancient area of scree deposits made by various Northern European watersheds, and supports a strange array of creatures–we’re talking the natterjack toad and the Glanville fritillary butterfly, just in case you were wondering.
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Read more...Europe stretches from the wild waves of Portugal to the mossy woodlands of Belarus, the tundra of the Scandinavian north to the glistening beaches and down in Greece. Between its borders, this land holds treasures of such immeasurable natural magnificence that it would be a crime to even attempt to distill the lot into a […]