The Ede and Ginkel Heath forms an extensive heathland on the western edge of the Veluwe, between Ede and Arnhem in Gelderland. The terrain is used by the Royal Netherlands Army for exercises and is historically known as a drop zone for airborne landings — in September 1944, during Operation Market Garden, thousands of paratroopers landed on the Ginkel Heath.
The area consists of open heathland, drift sand and scattered pine forest, gently rolling with elevations up to about fifty metres. The combination of wide, open terrain and limited landmarks makes it ideally suited to navigation and movement exercises, where MGRS coordinates are the standard for passing positions unambiguously. On this page you can see the MGRS zone, terrain features and an interactive map with 3D view of exactly this area.