National Park De Meinweg

The Meinweg is a unique terraced landscape, with steep transitions between the terraces. From a geological point of view, this is extremely special for the Netherlands. The terraces were created over tens of thousands of years by erosion of the Maas and shifts in the earth's crust along the three fault lines that run through the area. One of these fault lines is the well-known Peelrand fault. At right angles to the terraces, two brooks (the Roode Beek and the Boschbeek) drain the water from the upper plateau to the Roer.
The National Park is located east of Roermond, is enclosed on three sides by Germany and is part of the German-Dutch Maas-Swalm-Nette border park, which is approximately 10,000 hectares in size. The De Meinweg National Park covers an area of approximately 1,800 ha.
In the Meinweg area, forests, heaths, fens and stream valleys provide a varied landscape. Within Limburg, De Meinweg is the only area where the adder still occurs, which is why the adder appears in the logo of De Meinweg.
On this site you will find all kinds of information about De Meinweg National Park and its surroundings.