Obstacle & Ninja Play
Older kids want a course, not a climb. An obstacle course playground strings the challenges together: a tight rope with a swaying handrail into a spider web net into a log scramble, so the point is getting from one end to the other without touching the ground.
Our rope and timber elements are built to link, so a five-element ninja course is one circuit, not five pieces, and stepping stumps and stilt steppers from the nature play range slot in as the easier legs. Explore the range and see what fits your project, and if you have an idea of your own, let us know. We supply and install across WA, and supply nationally with installation drawings for your contractor.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What elements can go in an obstacle course playground?
Any VRI element built to conjoin pole-to-pole. That includes Stepping Stumps, Stilt Steppers, the Log Scramble, Tight Ropes and the Rope Traverse. It also covers the Pommel Walk, Balance Log Traverse and Monkey Rope Traverse, plus rope climbers such as the Rope Net Triangle. Ninja Combo Course 'A' links five of them: tight rope walking, spider web climbing, balance beam traversing and more. So a monkey bars playground run sits in the same circuit. Each element carries its own free height of fall, and the surfacing follows the piece.
Can you design an obstacle course for our site?
VRI designs the equipment, not the site layout. Your landscape architect or playground designer sets the pathway and chooses the elements, and VRI builds and supplies them to that plan. Obstacle elements are built to join pole to pole, so a course can start small. A ninja course for a primary school might start with a few elements rated from age 5, then add a Rope Net Triangle or a Criss Cross Traverse later.
