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Please note: the Verleiding bus stop in Deest is often closed

Pilgrims beware: if you want to pick up the bird ring for Druten at the Temptation in Deest: it is only open on Saturday and Sunday between 12:00 and 17:00. On Thursdays and Fridays only after 17.00h, closed the other days.  Make sure you…

Set-up of the Summer Pilgrimage sponsored run has changed slightly

We get sympathy for our Summer Pilgrimage sponsor run for nature and landscape projects along the route, but also signals that pilgrims do not want to dedicate their entire Walk of Wisdom to it. We are therefore postponing a few projects to…

Arriving / departing outside opening hours Stevenskerk

Stevenskerk by Bart Kouwenberg Some early birds want to start walking when the Stevenskerk is still closed. So how do you get into the pilgrim's logbook? And what if you are in Nijmegen at the end of the route when the church is already closed?…

Facebook group: Pilgrims of the Walk of Wisdom

Lucy Holl and Manja Bente have created a Facebook group for exchanging tips and experiences: Pilgrims of the Walk of Wisdom. Anyone who wants to run or exchange tips and experiences can sign up via this link. https://www.facebook.com/gr…

Walk of Wisdom: ready to go

Check, check, double-check . . . the pilgrim's lace on my wrist, the pilgrim's icon pinned to my backpack, blister plasters and passport ?? I'm ready to go!! Thursday morning (26 May) I report to the Stevenskerk in Nijmegen. There I am registered…

Rituals of Prof Grimes as a guest

We are proud: Ronald Grimes, one of the founders of the field of Ritual Studies, will be our guest next week. The Walk of Wisdom is being developed as a result of an analysis of his work and Grimes has been our advisor since 2008. We organize…

Our First Angels Have Landed

Nice to announce that the first five angels have joined our 2016 friends campaign. 'Angels' support the Walk of Wisdom with €50 or more. You can also help as a mere mortal and become a friend from €12,-. You won't make it in life without…

New: birdhouse for rings at Tabaksplant (Druten)

Tobacco plant Afferden - birdhouse Pilgrims who walk our 'path of your own wisdom' collect a bird ring with the name of the municipality on it in each municipality. The eleven rings together are proof that you have walked the entire route.…

Do you share your story or photos?

The route is the same for everyone. And the special thing is that everyone will experience the route and walking in his or her own way. You can share a little bit of that. The route ends in the St. Stevenskerk, as soon as you come to pick…

Brother or sister of Pilgrim

Grave, Catherinahof, just before the harbour. By Koos Wiezer, pilgrim 400.