Overloon is best known for its National War and Resistance Museum. At the end of World War II (1944), Overloon was almost completely destroyed during the Battle of Overloon, a ten-day tank battle between an American tank division and the German army. The museum, a military cemetery, and street names all commemorate this period. For example, 14 Oktoberplein (14 October Square) is named after the liberation of Overloon on October 14, 1944, after which the fighting continued for several days. The small cemetery with 280 graves contains the remains of one Dutch soldier, and 265 British Army and 14 Air Force soldiers who died during the Battle of Overloon. The name of the walking tour is derived from the former elongated drifting sand ridge that lay south of Overloon. This drifting sand ridge is known as Klokkenberg to the east of Overloon and Het Helder to the west. The drifting sand ridge was part of the wastelands around Overloon until the early 20th century. Parts of these lands have been planted with trees, primarily conifers, for production purposes. Current management measures are transforming the production forest into a more natural one, with open areas interspersed with more diverse woodland. The trail winds through the Overloon Dunes through woodland and heathland, and in several places crosses drifting dunes covered with juniper bushes.