From online wiki,,,,,Participants typically walk 5 kilometers (3.1mi), 10 kilometers (6.2mi), 20 kilometers (12mi) or longer, on a pre-determined outdoor path or trail, with the aid of posted signs or markings, or a map and a set of written directions. Volksmarching associations offer incentive awards (including certificates, pinsand patches) for participating in a certain number of events and for covering different cumulative distances over time.

Volksmarching participants enjoy recording distances and event participation in international record books. IVV members around the world organize more than 7,500 events each year for an estimated participation of 10mil  people. People of all ages and abilities participate.

As of 2019, IVV Membership includes 29 National Federations (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, UK, Greece, Hungary, IT, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, SP, etc,,,,,,representing 4,000 local clubs and making volkssporting available in at least 40 countries worldwide. Members are loosely organized under 3 geographic groupings: IVV-Europe, IVV-Asia and IVV-Americas.

IVV members around the world organize more than 7,500 events each year for an estimated participation of 10mil people.

In the early 1980's, we lived in N Germany for 3yrs and enjoyed completing dozens of 10k German-US Volksmarches,,,,touring  the countryside, forests, & towns,,,incl seeing tanks & bivouacs traversing the roads & farms,,,on foot & droving to our VM venues.

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Lot of 3, 1980-82 German Volksmarch Medals incls,,,,,One Holy Roman Empire Coronation,,,, and One John Wayne 1908-1979 from Hann AFB event,,,,,,,and One Pope J Paul in Forst, located So of Frankfurt & Heidelberg.