22.12.2025.
Hiking with kids can be incredibly fun, but challenging- how to follow the route, find interesting locations and keep the safety? With good applications and online resources youโll have incredible help for simple, safe and fun trips. If you come to Croatia, you can explore the amazing family-friendly trails with these apps.
When I first went hiking with kids (not mine, though), I thought that technology would only disturb us. It was a reason to discover several applications that can actually save you. Helping us not to get lost, they provide fun for kids so hiking can become a true family adventure. With more than 20 stunning family hikes in Europe, the world will become a book to learn from.
AllTrails- an ideal app for every hiker
Though itโs the most popular hiking app, AllTrails has the richest offer. If you like exploring new routes, AllTrails gives plenty of reviews and photos from many hikers.
You can filter it by difficulty, length similar- most commonly I search for something โeasyโ and โkid friendlyโ.
Beyond planning the trail, you will love that app shows you exactly how far you have passed. The kids will enjoy when comes the moment of โwinningโ the route!
Seek by iNaturalist
This is an app for the small explorers-Seek by iNaturalist. When taking photo of the plants, animals or beetles- you will discover what it acctually is!
Transforming hiking into a play โwho will find moreโ is so fun. Perfect for kids who love to learn and explore nature, this app is your incredible companion.
Sometimes you can make a mini competition: who will find the most interesting leaf or flower. With a gift, of course.
Komoot
Komoot is useful for planning routes beyond the most popular trails. Also, having the recensions of other users is the most inspiring way for planning. Having it for every case and using it offline is a reason to have Komoot.
BergFlex
BergFlex is an excellent application, providing the precise route for every kind of outdoor activity (hiking, cycling or jogging). Seeing the route difficulty and other details will let you choose the best path. Using the maps offline is the main advantage, giving you the feeling of safety. Including the weather conditions, Bergflex is your double win.
Following the distance, altitude and length, kids will have fun to see how much of the mountain they won.
Hiking Applications For Croatia
Sigurne Staze
This is a web application by HGSS and Croatian Mountaineering Association (Hrvatski Planinarski Savez). Containing the marked trails, you can download the GPX trace- which means that you donโt have to worry about the signal. Checking beforehand how long is the trail and is there any hut along the way is fantastic!
Itโs available in Croatian and English.
Little trick:
A day before the trip open the app and show kids the route as the secret map that weโll explore together.
Moje Sljeme (for Medvednica/Zagreb area)
This is an application by the City of Zagreb, dedicated to people who go mountaineering on Medvednica.
Giving the suggestions for families based in Zagreb, itโs ideal for weekend trips to relax. For small kids, this app is very attractive because you can choose the easy terrain.
Even for a half-day trip, using the app and maps can be very helpful and fun for kids, finding caves and similar places. ย With 83 trails, youโll feel like a local with the Moje Sljeme app.
Application Hrvatski Planinarski Savezโ eHPS (Croatian Mountaineering Association)
Here you can find all the info about the mountaineering huts and summits. Though itโs not about navigation or playing with kids, itโs very useful for parents. You can find where are the huts, which bypass you can find and plan the break.
Why I donโt use technology too much
After all, no application can substitute the feeling when a child seeks a peak for the first time. Imagine the moment when we sit all together on the grass for a picnic after the hike.
But applications can help you to feel safe, plan smarter and make hiking to kids more interesting.ย Technology doesnโt mean โless natureโ, only the moments utilized more smartly.
Also, choosing the easy routes will provide you a natural sense of orientation and a way to practice your skills. Avoiding the top hiking mistakes is essential, whether you use apps or not.
Your turn!
What application do you use during the family hikes? Do you have your โsecretโ routine to make a trip more special? Share in the comments- maybe itโs your advice that will make someoneโs weekend more special.
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