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Van Gogh NP Walking Route Helvoirt

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North Brabant

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Van Gogh NP Walking Route Helvoirt

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Van Gogh NP Walking Route Helvoirt

03:54

15.5km

20m

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Want to learn more about where Vincent van Gogh and his family spent (part of) their lives? Then the Van Gogh National Park walking route in Helvoirt is perfect for you. This route takes you through the Brabant countryside and past places where Van Gogh felt at home. It leads…

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Last updated: September 4, 2025

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Loonse en Drunense Duinen

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Village Pump Helvoirt

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In 1986 a copy of the pump house was built near the church. And a suggestion box has recently been installed on it so that everyone can contribute their ideas for Helvoirt.

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1.43 km

View of Helvoirt and St. Nicholas Church

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From the Zwijnsbergen estate you have a beautiful view of Helvoirt with its large old H. Nicholas Church.

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4.19 km

Guldenberg Hotel

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Nice terrace and fine restaurant. Nice place to sit down before or after a walk in the area, in the middle of the woods. The Guldenberg used to be the retreat of the Jesuit Fathers.

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9.39 km

Forest, heath, and sand landscape in Loonse en Drunense Duinen

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Here it is wonderful to walk between the different landscapes that come together.

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13.5 km

Zwijnsbergen Castle

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In Helvoirt, the Van Gogh family had connections with the noble De Jonge van Zwijnsbergen family, a prominent family closely involved in the Protestant community. Joan de Jonge van Zwijnsbergen …

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.46 km

4.63 km

1.96 km

270 m

108 m

Surfaces

5.78 km

5.41 km

2.95 km

1.20 km

< 100 m

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January 6, 2024,Helvoirt: van Gogh wandelroute

Vincent van Gogh walking route in the Helvoirt area. You go to places where Vincent liked to go. In any case, it started on a dry path until we reached the Drunense dunes.

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January 6, 2024,Helvoirt: van Gogh wandelroute

Whether it rained or not, we went outside. I had seen a van Gogh route on visitbrabant.com and it was not too far away.
We started at the St. Nicholas Church, diagonally opposite the parsonage in Helvoirt where Van Gogh's father was a pastor. The first part and a few parts in between were paved. And then there were also …

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March 17, 2024,Van Gogh-route door Helvoirt en omgeving

The Van Gogh NP Walking Route in Helvoirt takes you through the Brabant landscape and the places where the Van Gogh family lived and where Vincent felt at home. The 15 kilometer walk starts at the Holy Nicholas Church and continues through forests, open meadows and past fens. Along the way you will pass historic buildings, such as Zwijnsbergen Castle, …

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August 31, 2025,Van Gogh Nationaal Park wandelroute Helvoirt

What a wonderful route. Afterwards, I had a delicious 'uitsmijter' (fried eggs with ham and cheese) at De Keizer opposite the church. Highly recommended!

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April 13, 2024,Van Gogh Tour Helvoirt (gedeelte)

Today we walked part of the Van Gogh tour in Helvoirt. At the initiative of my daughter. It does not follow the original route of visit Brabant because certain parts were still so wet that keeping dry feet was not an option

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August 12, 2025

Want to learn more about where Vincent van Gogh and his family spent (part of) their lives? Then the Van Gogh National Park walking route in Helvoirt is perfect for you. This route takes you through the Brabant countryside and past places where Van Gogh felt at home. It leads you through the authentic

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Van Gogh NP Walking Route Helvoirt

Village Pump Helvoirt

View of Helvoirt and St. Nicholas Church

Guldenberg Hotel

Forest, heath, and sand landscape in Loonse en Drunense Duinen

Zwijnsbergen Castle

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