Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Valkenswaard · Brabant Fens Trail - 8 · Updated on 6 November 2026
Brabants Vennenpad - 8 walk
Brabants Vennenpad - 8 is a walk of 24.7 km from Valkenswaard. Along the way you'll find 23 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.
- 24.7 km
- ± 5:30 h
- ↑ 12 m · ↓ 3 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 23 benches and picnic tables and 1 water point.
Follow these steps in the appNo 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.
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 12 m
- Down
- ↓ 3 m
- Highest point
- 37 m
- Lowest point
- 25 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.
Way types
24.7 km in total- Track: 13 km
- Path: 6.6 km
- Road: 3.1 km
- Cycleway: 1.4 km
- Street: 400 m
- Footpath: 100 m
Surfaces
24.7 km in total- Natural: 15.5 km
- Unpaved: 3.4 km
- Asphalt: 2.5 km
- Gravel: 827 m
- Paved: 198 m
- Unknown: 2.2 km
About the walking route Brabants Vennenpad - 8
Updated on 6 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.
Where do you walk?
Brabants Vennenpad - 8 is a walking route of 24.7 km that starts in Valkenswaard. It does not end where it starts. You start in Valkenswaard and finish in Luyksgestel.
How hard is the route?
The route is almost flat. You climb 12 m in total and descend 3 m. Allow ± 5:30 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (13 km), path (6.6 km) and road (3.1 km). Of the surface, 15.5 km natural and 3.4 km unpaved. For 2.2 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 23 benches and picnic tables and 1 water point. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Brabants Vennenpad (Hoofdroute) (Brabant Fens Trail (Main route))
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- Brabants Vennenpad - 7Hard · From A to B24.1 km
- Airbornepad Market Garden - 4Easy · From A to B6.9 km
- GR 561 Kempen - MaaspadHard · From A to B60.6 km
- Dommelpad - 2 - Borkel en Schaft - WaalreModerate · From A to B17.9 km
- Airbornepad Market Garden - 5Easy · From A to B5.7 km
- Brabants Vennenpad - Aanlooproute ValkenswaardEasy · From A to B1.6 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Wire of DeathMemorial · 5.7 km from the route - 2
PreHistorisch DorpMuseum · 9.8 km from the route - 3
Weverij De PloegMuseum · 4.3 km from the route - 4
Kempenmuseum De Acht ZalighedenMuseum · 7.1 km from the route - 5
Het Waalres MuseumMuseum · 5.5 km from the route - 6
Herdenkingskapel voor Brabants GevallenenMemorial · 5.6 km from the route - 7
Museum De KolonieMuseum · 2.1 km from the route - 8
GrevenbroekmuseumMuseum · 3.5 km from the route - 9
Kasteel GenenbroekCastle · 4.3 km from the route - 10
Kasteel BeverbeekCastle · 5.1 km from the route - 11
Grafheuvels PastoorsbosArchaeological site · 5.2 km from the route - 12
Grafheuvels HaarterheideArchaeological site · 5.4 km from the route - 13
NapoleonsmolenMonument · 7.7 km from the route - 14
LeyssensmolenAttraction · 9.8 km from the route - 15
Sahara LommelAttraction · 5.2 km from the route - 16Pastoorsweijer - VogelkijkhutObservation tower · 1.3 km from the route
- 17Beekdal van de Tongelreep - UitkijkpostObservation tower · 2.8 km from the route
- 18SterrenwachtObservation tower · 3.4 km from the route
- 19EgelvenObservation tower · 3.8 km from the route
- 20De Reus van BoslandObservation tower · 4.3 km from the route
- 21EinderheideObservation tower · 4.7 km from the route
- 22Heemkundig archeologisch museumMuseum · 5.9 km from the route
- 23GlazenHuisObservation tower · 6.3 km from the route
- 24Urnenveld De RoosenArchaeological site · 6.4 km from the route
- 25Klimrijk BrabantAttraction · 7 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Brabants Vennenpad - 8?
Brabants Vennenpad - 8 is 24.7 km long. Allow ± 5:30 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 runs from Valkenswaard to Luyksgestel.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Valkenswaard.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 12 m of climbing.
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.
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