The gravel pit of East Maarland, a large and popular lake for water recreation. It can get a bit crowded in the summer vacation during the months of july and august. But paddling with the marl caves in the background, a stones throw removed from the locks on the Albert channel is an interesting experience.
These locks connect the Maas with the Albert channel and have an interesting historical background just like the Albert channel. If you want to know more about that take a look on the Albertkanaal page of the wikiriver. These locks span one of the greatest height differences between two waterways in the Benelux.
The hill in the pictures is called Sint Pieters hill. On its flanks is the devils cave located, a cave surrounded by local folklore. Nowadays marl is excavated in an open pit mine, also in the background on picture 1.
These locks connect the Maas with the Albert channel and have an interesting historical background just like the Albert channel. If you want to know more about that take a look on the Albertkanaal page of the wikiriver. These locks span one of the greatest height differences between two waterways in the Benelux.
The hill in the pictures is called Sint Pieters hill. On its flanks is the devils cave located, a cave surrounded by local folklore. Nowadays marl is excavated in an open pit mine, also in the background on picture 1.
