Meerdaagse

Meerdaagse is a Dutch adjective meaning "spanning more than one day" and is used to describe activities, trips, or events that last for several days. The word is formed from meer (more, several) and daagse (days).

In outdoor recreation, meerdaagse is common in phrases such as een meerdaagse wandeltocht or een meerdaagse fietstocht, indicating that the journey includes multiple days with overnight stays. The term can refer to organized itineraries, as well as self-planned trips. It is also used in tourism to describe multi-day programs.

Planning a meerdaagse expedition typically requires route selection, accommodations, meals, and logistics for moving from one day’s endpoint to the next. Safety considerations, weather, and navigation are important. Many clubs, tour operators, and tourist boards offer fixed or flexible meerdaagse routes, ranging from two to several days.

Notable Dutch examples include the Nijmeegse Vierdaagse, a four-day walking event. More generally, the term is used across Dutch-speaking regions to distinguish multi-day programs from day trips (één-daagse).