Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Helmond · Along the Brabantse Aa route 6: Station Helmond-Aarle-Rixtel · Updated on 6 November 2026
Langs de Brabantse Aa route 6: Station Helmond-Aarle-Rixtel walk
Langs de Brabantse Aa route 6: Station Helmond-Aarle-Rixtel is a walk of 16.2 km from Helmond. Along the way you'll find 34 benches and picnic tables and 1 water point.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 16.2 km
- ± 3:35 h
- ↑ 0 m · ↓ 0 m
- Moderate
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Helmond
0 kmAt the start: water point.
752 m
Kasteel van Helmond
752 mCastle · Audio story · 2 min
2.1 km · 9 benches
Jan Visser Museum
2.8 kmMuseum
8.6 km · 9 benches
Peapark
11.5 kmRuins
4.7 km · 16 benches
Finish
16.2 km
No public toilet along the wayThere is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start, or find one a bit further away in the app.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
3 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
- Audio story · 2 min
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Photo: Kasteelbeer · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 nlView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsKasteel van Helmond
Castle · after 752 m
Museum · after 2.8 km
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Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsPeapark
Ruins · after 11.5 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
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- Down
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- Highest point
- 18 m
- Lowest point
- 14 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
16.2 km in total- Footpath: 6.7 km
- Cycleway: 3.8 km
- Road: 3 km
- Street: 1.3 km
- Track: 950 m
- Path: 275 m
Surfaces
16.2 km in total- Asphalt: 4.4 km
- Unpaved: 3.8 km
- Natural: 2.2 km
- Paved: 1.9 km
- Gravel: 600 m
- Unknown: 3.1 km
About the walking route Langs de Brabantse Aa route 6: Station Helmond-Aarle-Rixtel
Updated on 6 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Langs de Brabantse Aa route 6: Station Helmond-Aarle-Rixtel is a walking route of 16.2 km that starts in Helmond. It does not end where it starts. Along the way you pass Kasteel van Helmond (after 752 m), Jan Visser Museum (after 2.8 km) and Peapark (after 11.5 km).
How hard is the route?
The route is almost flat. You climb 0 m in total and descend 0 m. Allow ± 3:35 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is footpath (6.7 km), cycleway (3.8 km) and road (3 km). Of the surface, 4.4 km asphalt and 3.8 km unpaved. For 3.1 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 34 benches and picnic tables and 1 water point. You can fill your bottle at the start. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Langs de Brabantse Aa (Along the Brabantse Aa)
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- Langs de Brabantse Aa route 5: Brouwhuis-Station HelmondModerate · From A to B16.1 km
- Beweegroute ApostelwijkEasy · Circular walk4.5 km
- Beweegroute Helmond-NoordEasy · Circular walk4.1 km
- Beweegroute DierdonkEasy · Circular walk3.5 km
- Langs de Brabantse Aa route 4: Deurne-BrouwhuisModerate · From A to B17 km
- Ons Kloosterpad - 9Hard · From A to B28.9 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Kasteel CroyCastle · 105 m from the route - 2
Opwettense watermolenAttraction · 7.9 km from the route - 3
Van Gogh Village MuseumMuseum · 5.7 km from the route - 4
HomeComputerMuseumMuseum · 306 m from the route - 5
De WiegerMuseum · 9.5 km from the route - 6
Collse WatermolenAttraction · 8.2 km from the route - 7
DraaiorgelmuseumMuseum · 148 m from the route - 8
Kunsthal HelmondMuseum · 131 m from the route - 9
Van GoghkerkjeAttraction · 5.5 km from the route - 10
Klok & PeelMuseum · 9.5 km from the route - 11
Airborne 101 Monument EindhovenMemorial · 9.7 km from the route - 12
Hooidonkse watermolenAttraction · 7.8 km from the route - 13
EyckenlustCastle · 2.7 km from the route - 14
Bevrijdingsmonument Mierlo-HoutMemorial · 1.5 km from the route - 15
Pieter BruegelmonumentMemorial · 8.3 km from the route - 16
TrambrugRuins · 3.4 km from the route - 17
Gedenksteen Vincent van GoghMemorial · 5.6 km from the route - 18
PastorieAttraction · 5.7 km from the route - 19
Heilig HartbeeldMemorial · 8.4 km from the route - 20BoerenbondsmuseumMuseum · 6.4 km from the route
- 21Observation towerObservation tower · 9.4 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Langs de Brabantse Aa route 6: Station Helmond-Aarle-Rixtel?
Langs de Brabantse Aa route 6: Station Helmond-Aarle-Rixtel is 16.2 km long. Allow ± 3:35 h of walking: 4.5 km an hour and 10 minutes more per 100 metres of climbing, without breaks.
Is this route a circular walk?
No, the route starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Helmond.
How hard is this route?
Moderate.
Are there toilets along this route?
No, there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 1 water point within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Kasteel van Helmond, Jan Visser Museum and Peapark.
Starting point
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