During the first day of the annual International Four Day Marches Nijmegen or Walk of the World, Norwegian soldiers take a rest in the shade of a tree, take care of their feet and check their mobile phones before crossing the Waal river and its famous bridge to finish their first day of walking. The Four Days Marches Nijmegen is the largest multiple-day annual hiking event in the world. It is organized in Nijmegen, Netherlands to promote sport, exercise and international connection. During this 107th editon over 45,000 participants of more than 70 different nationalities, as young as 11 to over 90, walk 30, 40 or 50 kilometres for four days in this city on the Waal river and the small towns that surround it in beautiful polder and forest land.
