Bike ride thru the Sonian forest (around 25km)

One of my favorite bike rides!
The best protected parts of the Sonian Forest are part of the UNESCO World Heritage List, as part of a group of a total of 94 exceptional beech forests in 18 European countries. The World Heritage Committee has recognised these forests as a joint testimony to the exceptional evolution and impact of the beech ecosystem in Europe since the last Ice Age.
In 2007, UNESCO had already recognised pristine beech forests in Ukraine and Slovakia. This limited group was expanded in 2011 to include German beech forests. Since 2017, the group was further completed with beech forests in Albania, Bulgaria, Italy, Croatia, Austria, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, and the best protected parts of the Sonian Forest in Belgium.
In 2021 this series was extended with 6 additional States Parties: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Czechia, France, North Macedonia, Poland and Switzerland.
This extension adds 15 new protected areas to the network. And more precious forest areas in other countries could follow. The entire World Heritage Site comprises the few remaining European primeval beech forests and centuries-old European beech forest areas, which are almost unaltered by humans.
This World Heritage series is currently the largest serial World Heritage property. A steadily evolving Masterpiece without borders.