Father-Son Hiking – or how to spend quality time with your child

At a time when digital technology and screens are invading everyone’s lives, it is becoming increasingly difficult, especially in adolescence, to create a father-son bond, which one of us has not weighed on the fact that our teenagers are sucked down by virtual relationships via a mobile phone screen that they do not leave or with regret. Very often they speak to us only slightly and do not seem interested in our activities. However, if we all aspire to create a Father-Son bond, we know that it is built day after day and that it is important to spend quality time with your child.

If the secret lies in offering activities that father and son can share at all ages, hiking is an ideal and privileged way to offer an activity that allows everyone to walk next to each other and to share a long time that is not interrupted by a parasitic relationship. A good way to reconnect with everyday life, generational differences and take the time to talk to each other.

Practicing a sporting activity with his son unites the boy with his father. Competition and the desire to surpass oneself are sources of male solidarity. After a good hike, with an empty head and a tired body, it will be easier to open up to each other.

At Sentiers de France we have many hikes that are ideal for a privileged father-son moment, we recommend however that you plan a hike of at least three days, the time for each to leave behind are daily and his concerns and to fully enjoy the presence of the other.

The evening stage is not to be neglected, it’s time to get together with other men to share a hearty meal, in short a real evening between guys!

Some of our clients who have discovered father-son hiking have made it, with time, an annual event, which becomes a family tradition and which year after year, allows father and son to take time together, without brothers and sisters, without spouses. Together you discover a place, a region, a vineyard, the culture or history of a region. This out-of-the-ordinary moment allows you to create personal memories with the other, memories that belong only to you and that strengthen the bond.

Remember that with Sentiers de France, you can hike freely since a taxi service takes care of your luggage between each stage.

The father-son hike can also be a self-tour, i. e. a car tour that allows you to discover a region, a vineyard, the most beautiful roads in France and the most beautiful villages together. Ideal for those who are reluctant to walk or who are afraid that their physical capacities will not be sufficient for a one-week hike.

Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any special requests, we love challenges!