Timeline for Hiking with kids - what are the right distances?
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| Jun 12, 2018 at 17:04 | comment | added | Eric | At 5 my kid handled a 5 mile day, sandwiched between 3 mile days. | |
| Jun 1, 2018 at 16:57 | answer | added | Brent | timeline score: 3 | |
| Mar 12, 2017 at 17:06 | answer | added | Sherwood Botsford | timeline score: 8 | |
| Mar 11, 2017 at 19:53 | comment | added | bobbym | A friend of mine takes his 6 year old boy with him on hikes that long on level ground. He ends up carrying him part of the way... | |
| Mar 10, 2017 at 7:01 | vote | accept | OddDeer | ||
| Mar 9, 2017 at 15:53 | comment | added | ShemSeger | I did a 4 km with my 4 yr old over the weekend. She rode in a sled the whole time, and slept on the hike out. The best way to motivate your kids to hike I've discovered, is to invite friends to come along, the kids play on the trail together and have fun running and exploring ahead. You have to play to move at their pace too, unless you carry the both of them in backpacks. | |
| Mar 9, 2017 at 4:07 | comment | added | njzk2 | 15 km is long for most of my non-hiking friends. Make sure you plan an exit strategy if you need to shorten the trip. | |
| Mar 8, 2017 at 15:18 | answer | added | user11609 | timeline score: 7 | |
| Mar 8, 2017 at 14:13 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackOutdoors/status/839479298964795393 | ||
| Mar 8, 2017 at 12:51 | answer | added | Olin Lathrop | timeline score: 14 | |
| Mar 8, 2017 at 7:24 | comment | added | Rory Alsop♦ | I don't have an answer, just anecdote, but I'd suggest that if she hasn't done a 15 at lower altitude then this may be a struggle. Plan for many stops, and taking a lot longer than you expect! | |
| Mar 8, 2017 at 6:59 | history | asked | OddDeer | CC BY-SA 3.0 |