Van Gogh walking route Etten-Leur

Welcome to Etten-Leur. This is the place where Vincent van Gogh started his artistic career in 1881. He is particularly charmed by the heather landscape. The countryside, farm life and simple people intrigue him. He takes hours of walks through his native region. Stroll around in his footsteps and experience what touched and inspired him. Reflect on Vincent's nature. Van Gogh started his artistic career in Etten-Leur in 1881. For Van Gogh, nature and art were inextricably linked. Vincent took long walks here and was charmed by the moorland, the countryside and farm life. The long-distance walk (14 km) is 98% unpaved. You walk through farmland, over wild fields with characteristic pollard willows, through forests and along pools, streams and picturesque fens.

Stroll through Vincent's place of family life and inspiration
The walk can easily be combined with the five Van Gogh Monuments in Etten-Leur, including the Van Gogh Church, the Sexton's House, the place where he lived and had his very first studio and where a statue by the Amsterdam artist Hein Vree now commemorates him, the Old Town Hall, where he registered as a painter for the first time, and the Lambertus Church, which glows on the horizon in his drawings 'Field at Rising Thunderstorm' and 'Road with Pollard Willows'. Vincent also regularly sees the well-known centuries-old Mother Tree and the picturesque St. Paul's Courtyard on the Market Square. In the courtyard you will find Museum De Kunst van het Leven. Here you can (re)live the time when Van Gogh lived and worked in Etten.

Extend the route and also visit the Van Gogh locations in the centre of Etten-Leur. Would you like to know (even) more about Vincent's period in Etten? Pay a visit to Van Gogh Etten-Leur.

Roadmap
A handy paper walking map has been published with this Van Gogh NP walking route. This is available through our webshop.

About this route
This route has been set out via the Brabant walking junction system. Easily walk from one numbered junction to another. Arrows show you the way between the nodes. Is there something wrong with the signposting of the route? Please let us know via visitbrabant.com/meldpunt. You can also call 0800-4050050 (free of charge).

Hiking through Van Gogh National Park
Discover Van Gogh National Park. Enjoy the Brabant landscape full of meandering streams, vast nature reserves, farmland, country estates and greenery right into the heart of the villages and towns. Here we work together on a beautiful, healthy and green living environment. With Vincent van Gogh as his guide. He grew up in this area and was inspired by nature and the people of Brabant who worked the land. The Van Gogh walking routes allow you to experience the places that played a special role in his life. It's like walking into a painting! View all Van Gogh walking routes here and share your experience with us through #VanGoghNP and #routesinbrabant.