Towpath Hollandse IJssel

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A towpath or towpath is a path along a canal or river that was used to pull ships forward. This pulling was called hunting and occurred in unfavorable winds and countercurrents. Usually it was hunted by a horse with a companion, but sometimes it also happened with manpower.

The Hollandse or Hollandsche IJssel is a river in the provinces of Utrecht and South Holland that travels a somewhat arcuate route between Nieuwegein and the Nieuwe Maas east of Rotterdam. The Hollandse IJssel was originally a side arm of the Lek

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