Gavin Nephew who is 10 years old writes about a couple of XC races he competed in at the Weston Ski Track in MA. 

"While I knew Gavin would love the slide itself, I wasn’t sure how much he would enjoy any necessary off-trail travel to reach the slide. I asked Jan Wellford about the climb, and he said the bushwhacking was not that bad, you just had to get around the near vertical face of the falls, which is a major ice climbing spot in the winter months. I decided that Gav and I would give it a shot..."

After I posted the photos from this hike, Joe asked me to write something about the trip to give an example of what you can do with your kids in terms of hiking.  Both Steph (my wife) and I are obviously big fans of getting outside with the kids as much as possible...