The Benefits of Trim Trail Play Equipment for Schools

These items of play equipment are very popular in schools as they encourage and promote physical play (strength), co-ordination and balance skills as well as teaching children about spatial awareness and resilience. Let’s not forget that they are fun to play on too and get children fit which is most important as a high level children in the UK are now overweight.

There are many products that can make up a trim trail (sometimes called adventure trails or fitness trails) and the great thing is that a school can easily add to the trail over a period of time. Some of these products are listed below:

• Balance beam
• Log climber
• Stepping stones
• Log walks
• Hanging log crossing
• Wobbly log bridge
• Spring balance beam
• Log weaver
• Crawl net
• Double traverse wall
• We as a company offer some recommended trail packages which we know have worked well in schools (there are six in the range currently) and offer a good mix of product to promote the afore-mentioned skillsets. Or alternatively a school can “mix and match” from the extensive product range of trim trails we offer.

The other good news is that trim trails are suited a wide age range – from 3 to 12 years old depending on the product mix used.

At the Hideout House Company, we offer trim trails both using rounded timber with steel feet to go in the ground (otherwise the timber will rot over time) or using recycled plastic which is becoming ever more popular with schools. This is because recycled plastic has many advantages such as it lasts 5 times longer than timber, does not rot or corrode and is relatively maintenance free. And of course with the climate change crisis still very much at the forefront of everyone’s minds, sustainability and eco awareness has to count for quite a lot nowadays – and recycled plastic cannot be more eco-friendly as it is made out of recycled waste and plastic.

If your school would therefore like to have an initial consultation with us about our range of trim trails, then please contact us on 01832 275902 or email info@hideouthouse.com