If you’re new to backpacking this trip is a great way to get a taste of combined camping and hiking. If you’re an experienced trekker, it’s an opportunity to hone your skills and your kit, and light the fire of adventure in someone new.
We’ll pack in (and out) everything we’ll need on this East Bay backpacking trip. You’ll earn two nights of camping, 15 miles of hiking¹, and can satisfy the following requirements:
Tenderfoot: 1a, 1b, 1c, 2a, 2b, 2c, 5a, 5b, 5c
Second Class: 1b, 1c, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 3b, 3d, 4
First Class: 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 4a, 4b, 5a
Backpacking Merit Badge: 1, 2a, 2b, 3, 6a, 6b, 8a, 8b, 8c, 8d, 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 9e, 10 (partial)
Note: Not all Scouts will be able to complete all practical demonstrations. Be sure to speak to your patrol leader well in advance if you’d like to demonstrate one or more of these on this trip.
¹ Hiking miles may be applied toward Hiking merit badge or Backpacking merit badge, but not both
Itinerary
Details to come.