Nature route Croy Castle and Helmond Castle

Your route starts at Restaurant De 3 Gebroeders. Via Landgoed Croy with the imposing castle from the fifteenth century you cycle to De Warande City Park, a former nature reserve. Here the former residents of Helmond Castle are buried on an island, surrounded by old beech trees and an imposing weeping willow. Further on, get off at the medieval castle, where the Municipal Museum is located. In addition to city history, old and contemporary art are highlighted. You continue via the Bakelse Bos. The Boomen neighborhood enjoys a protected village view, you will see some characteristic long-fronted farms. At the junction of Laan ten Bomen and Boomen there is another lime tree from 1640. Then you cycle to the Papenvoorste Heide, which is part of the Stiphoutse Bossen. Here you drive through fragrant coniferous forests.