Hiking Collection by Milupa
20
Tours
49:10 h
78.5 mi
7,225 ft
With your baby in their carrier, you head to the countryside to experience their first steps through a forest together. There are so many good reasons to go hiking with young toddlers and babies. When your baby reaches for a blade of grass during a pitstop, when your toddler runs after a grasshopper and when they learn up close what snails and earthworms are – everyday life stays at home when you spend time together in nature. Hand on heart: Is there anything better than instilling a love of nature in children from their very first weeks?
TRAILS FOR LITTLE ONES
In this Collection, we’ve picked out hiking trails that are perfect for young families and suitable for a few–week–old baby or your energetic toddler. The hiking trails are between 2 and 10 kilometres (1.2 – 6.2 mi) long and are spread across Nordrhein-Westfalen. Whether your baby is only a few weeks old or already on its own wobbly legs, you’re guaranteed to find the right trip for you here.
We’ve made sure that the hikes are on paths that are suitable for walking with a baby carrier or rucksack. You can also use a pushchair along some trails. You’ll see this information in the Tour title. We’ve also included plenty of places to rest and change diapers and stops at playgrounds, lakes, huts and game reserves. Many of the trails are themed, helping your kids learn about nature, fairytales and animals at fun stations en route.
You can easily reach all of the hikes by car or travel by train or bus to some routes on the outskirts of larger cities. The hikes are either loops or end at a gondola so you can conveniently return home. You can shorten some of the hikes if your legs get tired or the weather turns. Extending the hikes is possible too.
OUR TIPS FOR HIKING WITH BABIES AND TODDLERS
Hiking with babies and toddlers can be challenging, but roaming through nature together with your offspring and spending hours in the fresh air is priceless. To get off on the right foot, check out our six tips for your outdoor adventure with your kids:
1. Don't plan Tours that are too ambitious, but instead venture out slowly as a family and see which trail lengths and types suit you well.
2. If you’re out and about in the summer, start your Tour in the morning so that you’re not hiking in the midday heat.
3. You don’t need to think about any special equipment to feed your baby en route. Breastfeeding is ideal since you don’t need to think about anything else. If you prefer to feed with a bottle, this is easy too when hiking. Take enough clean bottles with you, fill small portion jars with the correct amount of powdered milk and fill two thermos flasks with water, one boiling and the other cold.
Along the way, use a small thermometer (a new, clean medical thermometer is perfect) to find the right mix of cold and hot water. You could practice at home before you set off so that you know it’ll work smoothly on the road. If your little one prefers to eat milk porridge, fill up tins with a portion of porridge powder for each meal and add water during your rest stops. You can bring fruit and plenty of water for snacks too.
4. Depending on the weather and season, make sure the route has suitable picnic huts, mountain pastures or inns. Otherwise, the Tours have everything you need, especially in summer. If you’re travelling with your baby and can’t find a bathroom, you can use any meadow as a changing table, just bring a cosy blanket with you.
5. If you’re deciding between a pram and sling, we recommend slings for most hiking trails. As long as you don’t plan to hike on concrete roads, a sling is more comfortable and can withstand unpaved surfaces. If your baby is six months or older, you can carry them in a back carrier. You can find out whether a trail is suitable for pushchairs directly in the Tour title.
6. For toddlers who can already walk, the Tours shouldn’t be longer than 3 to 5 kilometres (1.8 to 3.1 mi). Little ones take longer and need more stops.
Well prepared, you can fully engage with nature and spend a wonderful time in the countryside with your little ones. We wish you lots of fun and your first unforgettable memories with your children in nature.
The contents of the hiking Collection were provided by komoot.
The Isar nature adventure trail near Krün is a great circular hiking trail that can also be used with a pram. It starts at the hiking car park in Gries in Krün. The path starts at the bridge over the Isar and is fully signposted.
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The Wendelstein-Männlein-Weg is a classic among family-friendly hikes. Unfortunately, you cannot take the pram with you because the path is not passable all the way. During the ascent and descent, you walk over stones and roots along the slope. Exactly the right way, so that you don't get bored on the…
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Once very close to the treetops: 40 meters above the ground you can experience the world from a bird's eye view on the Allgäu Skywalk in Scheidegg, with a wonderful panoramic view of the Alps and the Lake Constance region. If you want, you can go over the wobbly bridge at a height of 15 meters and whiz…
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This grandiose loop leads from the Wankbahn car park to the Tannenhütte with a children's playground. The highlight is undoubtedly the detour over the 57 meter long Hacker-Pschorr Bridge and a leisurely break on the meadow at the corner hut. The 400 meters in altitude should be manageable for sporty…
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A visit to the Nickelheim moor station is worthwhile for a trip with children because the hike is very instructive. It starts at the Moorstation Nickelheim car park. The path can be used with prams, bicycle trailers, balance bikes, scooters and handcarts. Only at the bird watching point you have to walk…
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On this simple but extremely promising tour on the crystal-clear Eibsee at the foot of the Zugspitze, you will find it difficult to keep your eyes on the ground. It's a good thing that the path is relatively flat and you can extensively look at the almost unreal color and clarity of the lake. The Eibsee…
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The Altmühltal is a true natural paradise - with the dry grassy slopes and the steep rock formations, there is something to discover at almost every bend in the river. Some of the hiking trails are quite adventurous, but our tour suggestion for you and your family is definitely also suitable for small…
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At Hals, just a short distance upstream from Passau, the Ilz meanders romantically in a double loop around two promontories. Wood used to be harvested here, which is why the river was dammed to form a small lake. In the summer months you can swim in it - and so that there is enough time for this, we…
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Attention animal lovers: Various animals that still live here today or at least once lived in the Bavarian Forest are waiting for you in the animal sanctuary near Neuschönau in the Lusen National Park Centre. In addition to the obligatory deer, wild boar and roe deer, bears, wolves and moose also live…
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The Osterseen south of Munich are remnants of the last Ice Age - and today a wonderful place for a family hike. The paths there are all well developed and therefore also suitable for a pram. Almost all of the lakes and their shores are under nature protection - so things are idyllic here. Two shore areas…
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Do you want to soak up the sun and experience pure nature? Then the Murnauer Moos is the right place for you and your family. It lies on the northern edge of the Bavarian Alps and south of Murnau and Lake Staffelsee. At 32 square kilometers, it is the largest contiguous, naturally preserved moorland…
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The Walchensee 75 kilometers south of Munich is one of the most beautiful lakes in Bavaria. The blue of the water looks like in the Caribbean in summer, only the water temperature is a bit cooler up here at 800 meters. The lake is extremely popular. It can get really busy here, especially at the weekend…
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Would you like to show your child a “real” forest? Then off to the Bavarian Forest around the Zwieslerwaldhaus, because here you will still find a real jungle feeling with giant trees, a lot of dead wood and all the more animal forest dwellers. Above all, you will notice that there are many more birds…
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The Mandichosee is actually "only" a barrage of the Lech - but that doesn't make it any less romantic and relaxing. Your easy round tour starts at the parking lot below the lake and leads clockwise along the eastern crest of the dike. After a detour to the Auensee, you hike back to the starting point…
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This hike near Regensburg takes you straight to hell! That is the nickname of the Höllenbach valley. But you'll quickly notice that it's not all that hellish in this mossy biotope. The stream splashes happily through the jungle-like gorge, a hiking trail on its bank invites you to an adventurous walk…
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Read, touch, try it out for hikers of all ages on the relaxed, four-kilometre tour in Rottenbuch. Because on the Pfaffenwinkler Milchweg you will learn exciting things about milk and agriculture at ten adventure stations.
Let's start at the parking lot of the Schönegger Käsealm. Before you set off, you…
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Almidyll, hut stop and a refreshing section through the forest: On this hike near Ruhpolding in Chiemgau, mountain hikers big and small get their money's worth. The first half of the hike is moderately steep, the second half is almost flat, so the route is also suitable for prams.
In the middle of the…
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A little north of Freising you will find the Bavarian State Arboretum, called Weltwald Freising. There are different areas in which trees and shrubs from specific regions of the world have been planted. You can wander through the flora of the Rocky Mountains, visit an East Asian-inspired pavilion and…
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The Schliersee is 50 kilometers south-east of Munich and can be easily reached by public transport. Surrounded by wonderfully green banks and framed by mountains such as the Brechspitz, the Bodenscheid, the Rotwand and the Taubenstein, it is a very popular destination for walkers and hikers.
The circular…
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The Andechs monastery is located high above the Ammersee and is a popular destination in the Munich area. The route leads over an adventurous path above the Kienbach to the monastery, so that the little ones (and big ones) don't get bored.
Once at the top you can enjoy the views and stop off at the Br…
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