Discovery tour near Helmond: Brandevoort and Stiphout

This route leads you through green areas along picturesque residential areas of the city such as Brandevoort and nice villages such as Stiphout.

Fortified town
After a cup of coffee on the beautiful terrace at De Brandevoortse Hoeve, you put on your walking shoes. You first walk into the Brandevoort district. De Veste, the heart of Brandevoort, has the appearance of an old Dutch fortified town, hence the canal that surrounds the district. But this is primarily a natural canal, an ecozone. It provides more greenery in the neighborhood and can also be used to absorb high water.

Picturesque Stiphout
The winding path along the natural canal makes it a wonderful walking area. There is also a hill with a view, a belvedere. After a nice lunch at De Brandevoortse Hoeve, the second part of the route follows, to the picturesque Stiphout. Stiphout is a former village and although this core is now a district within the city of Helmond, it has managed to retain its pleasant village character. Hence all the green you walk past: these used to be vast meadows!