IML Walking Association

IML has its origins in the annual International Four Days Marches Nijmegen, Netherlands, organized by the Dutch KNBLO (now the KWBN).

In 1986 the multi-day walking event organizations of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Switzerland agreed to form the International Marching League, which was officially founded in 1987.

In 2006, the general meeting of the participating organizations decided to take the current IML Walking Association title.

[3] Normally, there is only one authorized IML event per member country, but a second can be accepted under certain conditions, in particular if it is held at a sufficient distance from the first and in a different topography.

New member events can be admitted if they have been held for three years and offer routes over a minimum distance of 20 km per day.