Freedom Path
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Operation Market Garden
Freedom Path follows the route of Operation Market Garden
Event
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The Freedom Path event is an 11-day walking relay through the provinces of Limburg (Netherlands and Belgium), North Brabant and Gelderland. The route follows the Market Garden Liberation Route; the Airbornepad of the Olat walking association. Twenty-two stages pass memorial sites and celebrations of 80 years of freedom.
Participation is possible per stage and costs €4.50 per person for walkers. If you are affiliated with the KWbN, OLAT and WSVL, you only pay €3.50 per person. Young people under the age of 12 participate for free. Do you want to return to the start of the stage? Then you can take the shuttle bus for €4 per day.
The route sometimes goes via unpaved paths. Contact the organization via the contact form to see whether the stage is suitable for participation in a wheelchair.
You can call the emergency number +31 6 53909953 and we will ensure that you get back on route.
Start & finish locations
Each participant will receive an email in advance with the latest update of the program and directions to the starting locations and advice on how to reach them.
See the program with the locations here
We communicate the starting time from the starting agency. The starting office is open for one hour. You can still start up to 60 minutes after the start time.
You are free to walk the entire 330 km route. A starting permit is required for each stage, which can be obtained by registering
yes, we use shuttle buses from the finish locations to the start so that everyone can return safely. The shuttle buses return from the finish of the afternoon stage and return from the finish of the 2nd stage on the day. So it is always possible to return to the starting location.
We try to start and end the stages as close as possible to easily accessible public transport locations so that everyone can return to their desired destination by public transport. View the public transport planner https://9292.nl/
There are no reserved parking spaces, but every starting location has parking options. See the start locations and the program of the stages here>
Everyone can book an overnight stay for themselves if desired. Tips via Visit Brabant and Visit Arnhem or Visit Nijmegen .
Toilet facilities are available at the start, rest stations and the finish
At the start, rest stations and the finish there are opportunities to buy coffee, tea, water and refreshments.
is available at the rest stations and finish locations . Mobile first aid also cycles along.
Each stage is made official by a special guest. Then the hikers set off.
