This walking route leads along the panels in the center of the city of Aarschot with photographic images from World War II. During World War II, Aarschot was heavily bombed by both the Germans and the Allies. Although the initial target was the railway facilities, other neighborhoods in the city were also affected. Therefore, most panels show the devastating violence of the bombs. Some panels discuss the liberation and the celebrations. The text on the panels can mostly be found here among the sights.

But along the walking path, there are more places with stories: feed beets in the city park, trenches on Elisabethlaan, partisans in the Grecht, poker at the Demerhotel... You can read these during your walk via the RouteYou app on your smartphone or you can download the description via this link.

Start and End Point:
The walk is a loop and there is no logical order to the stories. You can therefore join in at any point. Would you like more information? Then it's probably best to start at Tourism Aarschot.

Starting Point: Tourism Aarschot, Elisabethlaan 103, 3200 Aarschot.
Ending Point: Tourism Aarschot, Elisabethlaan 103, 3200 Aarschot.

Parking Options Near the Walking Loop
- Parking Centrum in the Demervallei (free parking)
- Parking Elisabethlaan (blue zone).
- NMBS-Parking at Nieuwlandlaan (paid)
- In the blue zone of the parking at Cristal Monopole (station), a maximum parking time of four hours applies.

Route Information
The complete loop is 4.5 kilometers.
The difficulty level is very low: i.e. 2/10

Tip!
Until August 31, 2021, the expo Aarschot ’40-’45 in Images will be held at the City Museum, which unmistakably portrays the impact of World War II, from the onset to liberation. More information can be found via this link.
In this context, two richly illustrated brochures were published. 'Forgiven, yes. Forgotten, never' guides the reader through about 100 pages along 39 monuments and remarkable places from Aarschot’s wartime history. The publication ‘ XXIst and XXIInd a/b Jewish Transport Langdorp July 31, 1943 - September 20, 1943’, by author Paul De Keulenaer, is a lasting reminder of the Jewish transports that exceptionally passed through Langdorp. While supplies last, you can pick up these brochures for free at the Tourism Office of Aarschot.

Want to walk or cycle more along the wartime history of Aarschot?
Aarschot has several walking and cycling routes that cover its wartime history. In 2020, several circuits were developed along the war monuments from both wars. You can also find these on RouteYou via the following link:

Walking along war monuments in the city.
Cycling along war monuments in Aarschot:
- The entire cycling loop.
- The southern loop.
- The northern loop.