Helmond: Mierlo-Hout / Brouwhuis / Bakelse Bos / Groot Goor

As soon as you leave the center on the Bakelsedijk, you will have to wait a long time before you see another signpost. I often doubted myself whether I had walked the right way, but here the rule usually applies that you just go straight ahead. I did not see junction 77 and that is partly why I took a detour and eventually returned to the route via junctions 41 and 78. There is also one junction where someone has removed the signs (May 2018). Here you have to go straight! So take a good look at the card in advance or print it out!

STARTING POINT: 

There is a spacious (free) parking lot in the heart of Mierlo Hout. The starting point is at the church, so it is easy to recognize and also easily accessible via the A270. So that's a great starting point.

ENVIRONMENT:

The first part runs along the railway to the center, but after you have left the beloved Castle Garden and the terraces behind you, you have to continue on narrow sidewalks along busy highways. That lasts until the Bakelse Bos, a modest but very nice piece of greenery. The part about the business is quite boring, but the walk ends in a beautiful piece of nature.