HIGHLIGHTS
With guidance from Liberation Route Europe, VVV (Dutch Tourist Information), KWBN (Dutch Walking League), battlefield tour guides, and the Canadian Embassy in The Netherlands, IOFF highlights include:
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A 60 km pilgrimage (over 3 days) along routes taken by the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Canadian Divisions
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Guidance from professional battlefield guides
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Flower Ceremony at Groesbeek Cemetery
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Candlelight Vigil
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Nijmegen Sunset March
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NL Remembrance Day Ceremony at Holten Cemetery
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Liberation Day Party in Almen
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Apeldoorn Liberation Festivities
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Canadian Camp at the Royal Family’s Palace (Het Loo)
PILGRIMAGE
In Our Fathers’ Footsteps is both a reflective pilgrimage and a joyful celebration of freedom, peace, and Dutch friendship. IOFF is a spiritual, cultural, and educational experience that includes walks totalling 60 km along the routes taken by the Canadian liberators, commemorative activities, and Liberation festivities.
Our Liberation Routes will include the following important locations:
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Almen
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Apeldoorn
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Arnhem
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Bergen Op Zoom
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Breskens
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Doetinchem
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Etten
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Eefde/Zutphen
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Gorssel
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Groesbeek​
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Holten
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Nijmegen
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Rees (Germany)
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Reichswald (Germany)
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Sloedam
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Ulft
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Vlissingen
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Wageningen
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Wilp
and more...
The power of a long walk is its meditative ability to transport your mind elsewhere, inspire reflection,
and develop understanding.
IOFF’s 60 km walk will be the perfect time, and opportunity, to remember our fathers—and all veterans—who helped liberate the beautiful Netherlands.