When to take puppy on hikes?

Zoey is currently approximately 13 weeks, not sure of breed but vet thinks English Pointer. Her last round of shots is in about a week and a half, so I'm asking about after that, from about 15 weeks and up.

My kids and I regularly go on hikes, these are easy to moderate, 1 to 2 mile hikes that take us usually between 1 and 2 hours (we go pretty slow, stop a lot and investigate anything that looks interesting.)

What age can/should I start taking the puppy with us? We work on walking on the leash in our yard every day, usually with the kids running around so she gets used to distractions. She walks well, considering her age, but she's also very used to our yard and the kids so I don't know yet how different it will be in a new place. I assume it will be difficult at first.

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