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4Days Marches (Nijmegen)

"Walk of the World"

~ Four Day Marches slogan

Time for a long and tartaned stroll? Kilt up — the 4Days Marches are happening now, from July 15–19, 2025! Held annually in Nijmegen, Netherlands, this is the largest multi-day marching event in the world. Since its founding in 1909, it has promoted sport, endurance, and camaraderie by inviting tens of thousands of walkers from across the globe to take part.

Participants trek through Nijmegen and its picturesque wooded surroundings, cheered on daily by enthusiastic spectators lining the route. After four days of walking, the finishers make a triumphant entry along the Via Gladiola, where they’re awarded the prestigious Four Days Medal.

To celebrate this iconic event, a special tartan was designed: gold and green represent the medal's ribbon, red, white, and blue evoke the Dutch flag, and green and blue capture the lush landscape and sky. 💙 💚 💛 ❤️ 🤍 🇳🇱 👟🚶‍♂️👟🚶

This tartan commemorates the annual Four Days Marches that takes place in Nijmegen in the Netherlands.

Internationale Vierdaagse Afstandsmarsen Nijmegen is the largest multiple day marching event in the world. It is organised every year in NijmegenNetherlands in mid-July as a means of promoting sport and exercise. Participants walk 30, 40 or 50 kilometers daily depending on their age and gender, and, on completion, receive a royally approved medal (Vierdaagsekruis). The participants are mostly civilians, but there are also a few thousand military participants.

This annual walk that has taken place since 1909 with each day of the march named after the biggest town it goes through. Tuesday is the day of Elst, Wednesday the day of Wijchen, Thursday the day of Groesbeek and Friday the day of Cuijk.  On Friday, as participants near the finish, the public awards the walkers with gladioli, a symbol of force and victory since Roman times, when gladiators were likewise showered with these flowers.

 

The tartan colours were selected to represent the event: gold and green for the ribbon of the Nijmegen-Marches Medal and red, white and blue for the Netherlands national flag; green and blue for the landscape and sky.

For more on this year's march, click the walking shoes and royal medal. 

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