6 autumn hikes to enjoy with kids
Would you like to walk in the woods, play among the coloured leaves or go hunting for chestnuts?
What kid doesn’t like to trample the leaves curled up along the trails in autumn, trying to gather chestnuts and tuck them in his or her pockets? In this wonderful season of the year, the mountains empty out, becoming even more child-friendly. Beeches and chestnuts dress-up with curled leaves of a thousand shades and the golden-yellow larches seem to be on fire. It’s a natural phenomenon known as foliage, when nature explodes into a thousand colours, the sky is deep blue and the crisp air tickles the lungs.
Want to know where you can enjoy this sight in Trentino with your children? Here are our suggestions. And after a spirit-lifting walk, it’s time for the whole family to enjoy a snack with strudel and roast chestnuts!
Adventure on the bridge, Val di Sole
The larches of the Val di Rabbi in autumn transform and the ochre yellow of their new dress dazzles you: it’s a spectacle of nature. In addition, if you combine a walk with a crossing on the Tibetan bridge suspended over the Ragaiolo creek and a tasty snack at Malga Fratte dairy hut, your kids will be ever grateful!
Along the Vallesinella waterfalls, Madonna di Campiglio
Waterfalls and rivulets of water chasing each other and playing hide and seek among the rocks, suspended wooden bridges and fragrant spruce trees all around you: what better place to spend outdoors, playing and building makeshift dams? Take your children on a discovery of the Vallesinella waterfalls along the trail of the Archduke.
Discovering 'Al Meleto' (to the Apple Orchard), Val di Non
Who hasn’t tasted a sweet and crisp apple at least once in their life? We all have, but few instead know how they grow and their varieties, the insects, friends and enemies of plants, the parts of an apple orchard and the reason why there are so many in Val di Non. Walking along the Al Meleto trail you will discover all the secrets of this world in a playful way!
Didactic path "Il mondo di Sciury", Dolomiti Paganella
The adventure begins in Molveno, where you take the cable car to Pradel. From there, you follow in the footsteps of Sciury, the squirrel who will reveal the secrets of the forest and its inhabitants to the little ones. This educational trail overlooks the beautiful Lake Molveno.
Garda Trentino
“Sentiero della noce”, the walnut trail, runs across the Bleggio area, where for centuries people have been growing walnut trees, the typical product of the valley endorsed by the Slow Food movement. The walnut is the heart of this territory, characterized by a picturesque scenery peppered with historic rural hamlets, and the itinerary reveals tucked-away corners and lanes off the beaten path.
At the springs of the Chiese River, Val di Fumo
A comfortable walk on an uphill trail for an hour and a half between green meadows, wooden bridges, waterfalls and gurgling streams, where the water of the Chiese River makes its way between stones and rocks. If you are lucky, you will also encounter horses freely grazing in the fields, and don’t forget to enjoy the strudel at the Val di Fumo mountain hut.
