Giant Walk for Myisrael 14 September 2025

Coach transport, full day support, finishers medal, lunch (snack box with 3 options) and water/snacks all day.

The best way to ensure you walk with your friends is to enter as a group. Give your team a name and let us know on your medical questionnaire that you'd like to walk together (subject to maximum group size).

Those walking 21km will join the main walking group at the lunch rest stop, and set off in the afternoon together. This is an ideal time for novice hikers or family members (secondary school age upwards) to join you. This meeting point will be near a tube.

This is an endurance walk, and you will need to prepare for it. We ask that you have a good basic fitness and undertake some training in the run-up to the event. A good rule of thumb is that you should have completed at least one 20km training walk in the shoes you plan to wear on the day.

You must have sufficient walking experience or qualifications to be a mentor. Please email the organisers if you would like to be part of the team of volunteers on the day. You will also be given a discount code for you to share with friends.

We discourage treating this event as a race, but you are welcome to time yourself. Groups will be formed with similarly able walkers, and you can switch groups at check points if needed. There is no chip timing.

There are check points at the rest stops along the route, where the vehicle will be waiting. If any walker is struggling to meet time checks, you may be asked to either leapfrog forwards to the next point, or remain in the vehicle. These check points aim to ensure a maximum10 hour completion time.

We want this to be an inclusive event, so there is no minimum fundraising target. Myisrael expects that you will use your best endeavours to fundraise on their behalf. A fundraising pack will be circulated.

No, this is a fundraising event for Myisrael. Please contact info@giantwalk.org for other private events.

The money you raise will be used to fund vital programming for vulnerable children and adults at Myisrael’s causes including: emergency repairs to damaged homes, trauma therapy, bereavement counselling, mental health support, financial relief and support for families/individuals in crisis.

We have a no quibble cancellation policy up to 7 days before the event, and your entry fee will be returned in full minus any platform or card fees deducted. Once inside the 7 day period, no refunds are available but you can transfer onto a future event.

No, but your dog will enjoy training with you in preparation for the event over shorter distances.

WCs along the route will be marked out in the event guide, and group mentors will know where they are. Our VIP vehicle support will also have a WC on board.

A GPX (satnav) file will be available. Group mentors and leaders will have access to this, and although the route is pretty straightforward, key signposts will be on site at junctions. All mentors will have GPS and radio support from Event Control.

Young walkers are welcome, but must be of secondary school age and physically fit. Please note that mentors will not act in loco parentis, so you remain responsible for your children at all times. Participants under the age of 16 are only permitted to take part in the Half Marathon.

The walk ends outside Hampton Court Palace. We will also be passing venues such as bridges and tube stations where you can meet your family and finish together.

Transport from a NW London venue (with parking) to the starting point on the Thames Path is included and the coach will stay with us all day for support before returning you to your cars. Alternatively you can invite your family to join you at the finish area.

These are available upon request. Please email info@giantwalk.org

This is a private event, and you must dress for hiking only. The Police and CST will be made aware of the event. Locations and ticket sales will be kept on a private setting. This is not a political or religious fundraiser.

Avoid denim, and if possible cotton. Plan to combine up to 4 layers. Use hand gel on your feet in the days before the event to avoid blisters. Keep your toenails trimmed, and don't wear jewellery on your fingers if your hands swell on long walks.

Definitely not gym or fashion trainers. Heavy walking boots are not necessarily required as all the terrain is level and on footpaths. A good running trainer, trail shoe or lightweight walking boots are ideal.