Hiking path Specht runs along the Ruige Heide, an inhospitable little area as the name 'Ruige' Heide suggests. The area is particularly dry, its vegetation consisting of typical vegetation for drifting dunes, dry heathland, dry grassland on poor sandy soil and acid oak birch forest. When, on a bright summer's day, the sun mercilessly raises the temperature on the barren shifting sands of the Ruige Heide, you briefly imagine yourself on another continent. Did you know that the Specht hiking trail crosses the Belgian-Dutch border? Can you find out where exactly you cross the border? If you prefer a longer walk, you can combine Specht with the Eekhoorn trail (7.8 km).
