Go on a hike

Whether for a stroll in the family for a weekend or for a more daring adventure spanning several weeks, hiking requires a minimum of preparation and organization. Discover tips for a good start.

To enjoy hiking, the best season is probably fall by its rich colors and subtle but bearable temperature. You’ll also more likely to see small wildlife during your walk in this season. As against, plan a windbreaker and a sweater, not leave you surprised by differences in temperature.

In terms of food, thinking that walking is a physical activity that requires extra energy. Without charge you for too much with unnecessary packaging, take with you Food swift effects such as cereal bars or dried fruit. A good balanced breakfast in the morning and regular breaks along the way, you will enjoy pleasant, you and your family, your hike.

A point often overlooked by apprentices walkers but can quickly transform a simple ballad into a nightmare: the cistern. The physical effort that you will be prompted to require large amounts of water (several bottles). Do not underestimate your needs for drinking and encourage your children and entire family to drink heavily and regularly throughout the course.

With respect indispensable equipment, I will mention in the first aid kit. It lets you treat small injuries such as natural inevitable blisters on your feet. Ciseaux, pansements et pommades. Scissors, bandages and ointments. Remember to include medicines that you or your children must be taken. Then you can take a compass, a map, sunscreen, anti-mosquito, sunglasses, toilet paper, knife, matches, torch. Obviously, too, a small pair of binoculars to admire the landscape and why not a camera.

Very important, take a small bag not to throw garbage in nature. Think of the other hikers who does not discover these “traces” of your passage. Before leaving, it is recommended to notify relatives of your hiking and leave your place of walking. Prefer to leave earlier in the morning to be back in mid-afternoon. Depending on the season and regions, the night can fall fast enough and the slightest error of course, hiking, you can easily lose several hours. Be careful and be aware that there is trade in small GPS devices to help you locate it.

Of these basic tips, it only remains for me to wish you good.