[1] It holds the official Guinness World Record as world's largest walk when 77,500 walkers participated on 21 May 2000 at the Singapore National Stadium.
The 10-kilometre walk takes an estimated 3 hours to complete and usually starts from its traditional starting point, Singapore National Stadium at 6 o'clock in the morning.
The first Big Walk was held on 16 June 1991 at the National Stadium.
The event took a one-year hiatus in 2007 due to discussions over venue locations.
As part of Singapore's SG50 celebrations of its 50th year of independence, the Big Walk was named the SG50 Jubilee Big Walk and the route went through part of the Jubilee Walk, an eight-kilometre commemorative trail within the Civic District and Marina Bay precinct.