There’s something afoot in the forest between Vierhouten and Nunspeet. Spirits and devious elves are on the prowl. Some say that even the devil himself appears from time to time. So stay away if you can!

Eibertje, however, had no choice. Every week, the poor old woman had to go to market to sell the eggs her hens had laid and earn a few pennies to tide her over. But she no longer had the strength to take the safer, established roundabout route−she followed a shortcut across the heath. Trembling and praying each time, the old woman eventually wore down a familiar track: Eibertje’s path.

Legend has it that anyone who treads that path will hear Eibertje whispering short prayers to ward off evil.

Her spirit also lives on in the area through Eibertje’s Day. Celebrated on the Friday after Ascension, it is a day when traditional crafts such as broom and clog making are demonstrated, and local groups don traditional costumes to perform old folk dances in Eibertje’s honour