{"id":134180,"date":"2026-04-23T16:07:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vidzeme.lv\/?p=134180"},"modified":"2026-04-27T15:38:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:38:15","slug":"how-to-go-hiking-with-children-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vidzeme.lv\/en\/how-to-go-hiking-with-children-video\/","title":{"rendered":"How to go hiking with children? (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]<div class='vc-content vc-paragraph' id=''><p>The warm season is approaching, bringing a growing desire to spend time in nature, go hiking, and enjoy active recreation. For this reason, the Vidzeme Planning Region has prepared a short, educational, and inspirational video featuring experts, hiking organizers, avid trail walkers, and travelers sharing practical tips on planning and preparing for a hike with children of different ages.<\/p>\n<p>Advice is provided by nature researcher and owner of \u201c\u0112rg\u013cu stacija\u201d <strong>M\u0101ris Olte<\/strong>, Head of the Conference Department at \u201cEstravel Latvia\u201d <strong>Madara Br\u016bvere<\/strong>, tourism specialist of Smiltene Municipality <strong>R\u016bta Brakovska<\/strong>, and traveler and video blogger <strong>Erv\u012bns Elli\u0146\u0161<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The video will be useful for parents, educators, hiking organizers, nature guides, and trail infrastructure developers. It has been created as part of the project \u201cForest and Coastal Hiking Trails&#8217; accessibility improvement for different social groups\u201d (Accessible Hiking Trails), supported by the Interreg Estonia\u2013Latvia Programme. The aim of the project is to improve the accessibility of the hiking routes \u201cBaltic Coastal Hiking Trail\u201d and \u201cBaltic Forest Hiking Trail\u201d for people with functional impairments, seniors, families with young children, and other groups.<\/p>\n<p>We invite you to head outdoors and explore the \u201cForest Trail\u201d and the \u201cCoastal Hiking Trail\u201d!<\/p><\/div><div class='vc-iframe' id=''><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a_ITp2MSPGU?si=QzaNx2QrOVyN3d8f\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div><div class='vc-content vc-paragraph' id=''><p>Video by Lelde Goba and M\u0101rti\u0146\u0161 Kreilis<\/p>\n<p>Author: Zane Ka\u0137e; Translation: Liene Pel\u0113kzirne<\/p><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The warm season is approaching, bringing a growing desire to spend time in nature, go hiking, and enjoy active recreation. 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