Registration military detachments
We are so pleased that you want to take part in the 4Days Marches! The 107th 4Days Marches will take place from 15-18 July 2025. The registration fee for the 107th 4Days Marches is €120. All the information about the registration period can be found below. We recommend that you read this carefully before registering
Please note: it is not yet possible to register.
Would you like to participate in the 4Days Marches with a detachment? Then the detco will register you. A detachment consists of a minimum of 11 and a maximum of 41 participants. It is important that the detco has the name, date of birth and registration number of all participants in the group.
The detco should contact the Service Desk for this purpose. Share the name of the contact person, the number of participants and the name of the detachment. The Service Desk will create a detachment online and explain how to add participants to the group.
Period 1: Monday 24 February (10.00 hrs CET) until Friday 7 March (17.00 hrs CET)
For anyone who wants to participate in the 4Days Marches in a detachment in 2025. All group participants will be registered by the detachment commander (detco).
Period 2: Monday 10 March (10.00 hrs CET)
For anyone who wants to participate in the 4Days Marches in 2025 in a detachment and has not yet registered in period 1.
Registration for Small Contingents will close when the maximum number of military participants has been reached. Everyone has the chance to register in period 2 if the maximum number of participants in period 1 has not been reached.
Small Contingents
All international military participants who do not belong to the military forces of one of the official delegation countries mentioned above, are considered to be participants of the Small Contingents.
The detco will receive an email confirming the registration and an invoice. The invoice must be paid within 14 days.
Please note: there are only 450 tickets available for Small Contingents.
Delegation countries
International military participants who have the nationality of one of the official delegation countries named below are not permitted to use the registration module on this website. They may only register via their delegation's contact person:
- Denmark, Carsten Nielsen: hoejris@hotmail.com
- Finland, Rodney Strandvall: Rodney.Strandvall@mpk.fi
- France, Thierry Darney: marches-unor@laposte.net
- Germany, Frank Hillebrand: 4daagse@bundeswehr.org
- Norway, Staale Sandholt: stale.sandholt@sekr-nrof.no
- Sweden, Susanne Samuelsson: Susanne.samuelsson@forsvarsutbildarna.se
- Switzerland: administration@4tgm.ch
- The Netherlands: 4daagse@mindef.nl
- UK, Mikhail Smethurst: Mikhail.smethurst100@mod.gov.uk
- USA, Kristen Horwith: registerer.4daagse@gmail.com
Please note that military participants who have the nationality of one of the official delegation countries might be subject to different registration and payment procedures. Please contact your delegation’s contact person for more information.
Requirements
Participation as a detachment is subject to a number of additional conditions. Firstly, all detachment members are expected to stay at Camp Heumensoord. All detachments also start from Heumensoord and therefore walk the military 40 km route. Depending on your age and gender, you can walk this route with or without 10 kilos of marching kit. You can read more about this on the Distances page.
You can find more information about the conditions that a detachment must meet to participate in the 4Days Marches in the Regulations for military participants.
Facilities Camp Heumensoord
If you participate in the 4Daagse with a military detachment, you will walk the military 40 km route that starts from Heumensoord and you are obliged to stay at Camp Heumensoord. This costs €340 for Small Contingents.
You can also use the other facilities of the Central Military Support Command (CMSC, CVM in Dutch), for example the care at the aid stations along the route. Do you have questions about your stay and care at Heumensoord? Please click here or send an email to 4daagse@mindef.nl for more info.
More info
On the Distances page, you can check the eligibility table to determine which distance you may register for based on your age.
Detachments are required to stay at Heumensoord. If you have any questions about accommodation and facilities at Camp Heumensoord you can send an email to kamp.heumensoord@mindef.nl.