Fall Hiking Games for Kids

Oberg Mountain

With fall approaching I was reminded of some of the games we used to play on our fall hikes. It was usually difficult to keep the kids attention and interest in a long hike so we had a couple of games we played on the hike. One was the tripping game. We counted how many times a person tripped or stubbed their toe on the hike. The looser had to buy the ice cream at the end of the day. Of course there were always to arguments as to whether it was a trip or not. Just another way to keep everyone engaged.

Grand Portal Point Trail

My favorite was to try and catch as many falling leaves as possible as we walked along the trail. You could use your hands but mostly we all had caps that we used to try and catch the leaves. It’s harder than it seems. Again the looser had to buy the ice cream at the end of the hike. It was a great way to keep the kids occupied on the hike.

Needless to say the kids never had to pony up for the ice cream at the end of the day.