A fun family outing

Published on July 23, 2024 at 4:00 pm

Hiking isn't always children's favourite activity, but by making it fun, they'll be able to play little explorers and walk a few kilometres without realising it. In the resort of Les 2 Alpes and the surrounding villages, there are a number of hikes that are very accessible to children, offering treasure hunts, treasure hunts, geocaching, orienteering and torch-lit walks. It's a great way to spend a family holiday in the mountains, whether in summer or winter. Although the tourist offices in Les 2 Alpes, Venosc, Auris-en-Oisans and Oz-en-Oisans will no doubt be the best people to advise you, here are a few ideas for a fun family outing.

Child hiking in panoramic mountains

Summary

Why go hiking with your children?
How do you walk with your children?
Where can you take your children for a fun walk around 2 Alpes?

Why go hiking with your children?

Hiking has many benefits for the body and mind. It prevents obesity and the risk of diabetes, maintains the muscles and gives your child a little more freedom than walking in the city, which encourages independence. Walking also reduces stress and increases serotonin, which is responsible for pleasure and well-being. Everyone will feel great after a family hike.

How do you walk with your children?

There are a few points to bear in mind before going hiking with children:

All members of the family must have good footwear. If one of your children has sore feet or blisters, it will be almost impossible to get them to walk. There are dedicated children's walking sections in sports shops. They'll be able to give you the best advice on equipment.
Pack a water bottle in a small rucksack so that your children can drink when they need to. You can also pack a small snack with a cereal bar and/or fruit.
It's essential to wear a cap or bobsleigh, sunglasses and sun cream on your face and body, which you should reapply every hour. This is even more important in the mountains.

Walking with children also means taking your time, making the most of nature and its flora and fauna, and discovering animals, insects and plants that they are not used to seeing on a daily basis.

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Where can you take your children for a fun walk around 2 Alpes?

Hiking near Les 2 Alpes

⛰️ The Explorers' Walk in Les 2 Alpes

This is undoubtedly the easiest and most fun family walk in Les 2 Alpes.

It starts at the bottom of the slopes next to the nursery, but you'll need to pick up your travel pack before you set off.

For 1.8 km, children will have to answer questions about mountain animals. Allow 1h15 with breaks to answer the questions.

Do it all year round.

⛰️ The Cristallier walk in Les 2 Alpes

A fun, interactive trail using the 2 Alpes app. Take the Diable chairlift, follow the signs and learn to recognise the fauna and crystals along the way. Allow 2 hours

To be done in summer.

⛰️Balade Storytelling by torchlight

In the footsteps of the Dahu des Alpes, a mythical animal resembling an ibex, every Monday during the February holidays there is a torch-lit storytelling walk. Information from the Oz-en-Oisans Tourist Office.

⛰️Balade watercolours in the great outdoors

Children aged 8 and over can take a guided walk accompanied by at least one adult, with a sketchbook in hand, to learn the techniques of watercolour painting. A great activity for creative minds. Price €5. Information at the Oz-en-Oisans Tourist Office.

🏃‍♂️Course orienteering in Oz-en-Oisans

Your children will have to forget their smartphones and take a map and a compass to complete this orienteering course open in July and August. Four routes are available, starting at the Tourist Office. You'll need to sign up for this one. Free activity.

🏃‍♂️Course fun orienteering in the resort of Auris

The same principle applies in another resort near Les 2 Alpes, with the opportunity to observe animals.

Download the orienteering course here:

https://static.apidae-tourisme.com/filestore/objets-touristiques/documents/72/42/13445704.pdf

by Jude JONES | Staff Writer

Jude Jones is a writer and editor from Manchester, England. He is currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in History and Modern Languages at the University of Cambridge. He has a keen interest in art, film and literature.

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