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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Get your kid a Fitbit or some kind of tracker to count their daily steps to work up their stamina to over 1 mile. 1 mile is not much at all and they can probably do more as long as they aren't too hot, thirsty or hungry.[/quote]

As a counterpoint, even if a kid is capable of walking more than a mile, it may not be desirable to venture much further out on a trail when it’s hot and/or unshaded and kids’ moods are unpredictable when traveling. I favor hikes when I know, worst case, I can grab them and haul ‘em back without exhausting myself. Especially when I am far from home. So 1 m makes sense as a practical option in general for small kids who don’t hike a ton.[/quote]

You can turn back at any point. You don't have to do the complete out and back trail. But 1/2 mile out and back will barely get you of the parking lot of some hikes. Just walk as far as everyone is able and turn back when necessary. You don't need to find a trail that is specifically 1 mile.[/quote]

Well yes of course ….[/quote]

I think OP can figure out when she needs to turn back, it's not like she would got 5 miles out and forget they have to go back, this isn't that hard to figure out. But 1 mile is nothing. Thousands of kids that age are probably logging 10 miles a day at Disney. There's no reason a healthy kindergartener is being sold so short here.  [/quote]

Then start a different thread about how far kindergartners can walk. this one is about short hikes.[/quote]

So go ahead and suggest one. I don't see any suggestions from anyone. Because such a hike really doesn't exist.[/quote]

I suggested lots at Acadia. [/quote]

And I’m suggesting how to get the most out of these places and hikes. I have a 7yr who hikes often.[/quote]

I love examples of people who are in the "well my kid can do it" camp.  You don't know OP or her kid, so just chill with the death march you want her to take.[/quote]

Get a grip. You're bizarrely aggressive about something that isn't even for you. Lots of kids can walk a little ways. I hike a lot, with my family, and see lots of families. It's a pretty normal family activity. If OP is going to go to some of these national parks and such it would be a shame to miss out by underestimating her daughter.  Especially if it turns out that by the time she actually goes the kid will do just fine because so many do. By going on some practice hikes and walks her daughter can build stamina. If you don't like my advice, move along.[/quote]

It’s pretty rotten to guilt trip a parent who is taking their kid out for a nice hike in fresh air, getting exposure to nature and seeing sites. That is a great thing to do and to imply that she is selling her kid short is not ok. Any time in nature is wonderful and it doesn’t need to be about pushing your kid or increasing “stamina” of a FIVE YEAR OLD[/quote]

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