Which distance can I walk in 2025?
The 4Days Marches is a walking achievement event. What the achievement is exactly is described in our regulations. One of the main conditions is that as a participant you must walk at least the distance you are required to walk according to the regulations on four consecutive days. There are three different distances in the 4Days Marches: 30, 40 and 50 kilometers.
Military participants can walk the 40km route from either De Wedren or Camp Heumensoord. If you choose to participate on the military 40km route that starts from Heumensoord, you are obliged to also stay at Camp Heumensoord. The 30 and 50 km can only be walked from start and finish area De Wedren.
Regulation distance
The tables below show the distance(s) you can register for in 2025. The distance marked with an 'R' is the minimum distance for which you must register and is determined on the basis of your age and gender. This minimum distance is called the regulation distance. It is not possible to walk a distance shorter than the regulation distance.
Extended distance
It is possible to register for a longer distance than your regulatory distance. The distances marked with an 'E' are other distances for which you may register. These distances are not obligatory for your age and gender. This is why we call these distances extended distances.
Please note that you have to walk the full distance you are registered for on each of the four days. Once the 4Days Marches has begun, you can no longer change your distance.
Age table 2025
Women
| 2010-2013 | 30km (R) | 40km (E) | 50km (E) |
| 1966-2009 | 40km (R) | 50km (E) | |
| 1965 or earlier | 30km (R) | 40km (E) | 50km (E) |
Men
| 2010 - 2013 | 30km (R) | 40km (E) | 50km (E) |
| 2007 - 2009 | 40km (R) | 50km (E) | |
| 1976 - 2006 | 50km (R)* | ||
| 1966 - 1975 | 40km (R) | 50km (E) | |
| 1965 or earlier | 30km (R) | 40km (E) | 50km (E) |
* Instead of the 50 km route, military servicemen can also choose to walk the military 40 km route starting from Heumensoord, providing they carry at least ten kilograms of marching kit.
More info
The minimum distance is called the regulation distance. It is not possible to walk a distance shorter than your regulation distance, though you can register to walk a longer distance. This distance is called the extended distance.
Instead of the 50 km route, military servicemen can also choose to walk the military 40 km route starting from Heumensoord, providing they carry at least ten kilograms of marching kit. During each walking day, at various intervals along the route officials will make inspections where the marching kits are weighed. If the weight requirement of 10 kilos is not met, there is a risk of being disqualified.
In certain cases people with disability, either physical or intellectual, can appeal to the dispensation regulation of the 4Days Marches in order for them to participate in a wheelchair or to walk less kilometres a day than the regulation distance that applies to them states. Read more about this on our Regulations page.
