Sallandse Heuvelrug

Introduction

Sallandse Heuvelrug is a nature reserve that was formed about 150,000 years ago during the penultimate ice age. Before the area was covered by ice, large rivers had deposited thick layers of sand and gravel alternating with thinner layers of clay. During the ice age, large and small stones were pushed all the way from Scandinavia by moving ice with enormous force.

These forces formed the ridge as we know it today. The landscape of the Sallandse Heuvelrug is now a national park, and a beautiful walking and cycling area with its heath-covered hills and surrounding forests.

In this area you can find fossils that ice-age glaciers brought here from elsewhere. These fossils mainly date from the Jurassic period and include beautiful ammonites.

Geological period