Itinerary
Your Nijmegen Marches adventure starts here!
Day 1: Monday 14 July 2025
Make your way to the Netherlands and the hotel located at Center Parcs Het Hiejderbos – please arrive no later than midday.
Once checked in and settled, a Team meeting will be held, with a Tactics Talk. Your Walk the Walk Support Team will go through everything you can expect over the next 4 days.
You will then have some free time, whilst our Walk the Walk representative head to Nijmegen to register our team and collect your Nijmegen Passes.
You are free to enjoy your afternoon any way you would like, perhaps exploring all that the Center Parcs complex has to offer, including an indoor and open-air swimming pool!
The team will then meet for dinner this evening at a restaurant based in Centre Parcs for a Pre-Challenge meal, where we can relax and talk about the Challenge ahead!
Days 2, 3 and 4…
We are taking on the 40KM challenge each day and will depart the Hotel by coach early each morning. Please note:
- Our start time is between 04.30 – 05.00* – we aim to get the majority of the distance completed before it gets too hot!
- Our finishing time will be between 12 midday and 13.30 based on an approx. 7 – 8 hour team target time.
- The Team will be collected by coach each day, returning to our Hotel.
*Exact timings will be confirmed once the Nijmegen Marches Rules and Regulations are released in January 2025.
Day 5: Friday 18 July 2025- The Final Day of the Nijmegen Marches
Well, this is it, your final day, the Nijmegen Cross is nearly yours!
The arrangements for the day will be the same as for the previous days with just a few differences…
Today you will see lots of people taking part in the event with armfuls of Gladioli… spectators give them to people as they pass… thousands of people come out onto the street to cheer you on… it is quite an amazing spectacle.
As a Civilian Marching Team, we all then head to collect our Royally acclaimed Nijmegen Cross Medal, before heading to the Finish Line.
Enjoy every minute of these wonderful 4 days, it is glorious and has moments to be cherished! You have accomplished the Challenge of all Challenges!
Our coach will be picking us up slightly later today so we can all enjoy the finish area, music and atmosphere, and have a celebratory drink… YOU DID IT!!
Day 6: Saturday 19 July 2025- Home Time!
Today you will head home with some wonderful memories of your time in the city of Nijmegen and its people, the countryside and most importantly, your teammates! The experience and team camaraderie are out of this world, it is the ultimate team challenge!