Hiking

Five 10s and a 20. That’s all it takes to earn your hiking badge! Sound easy? Maybe “easy” is not the right word. Interesting! That’s better :-) .

See Hike Reports on various places here. Feel free to add your own. Requirement 7 states, “After each of the hikes (or during each hike if on one continuous “trek”) in requirements 5 and 6, write a short report of your experience. Give dates and descriptions of routes covered, the weather, and interesting things you saw. Share this report with your merit badge counselor.” If your counselor agrees, you can use one of the same formats as those posted.

Hiking Resources

Kitsap Volkssporters takes monthly hikes of varying lengths and difficulties. If you’re working on your badge without the rest of your troop, this could be a good alternative.

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  1. David’s and Jordan’s Merit Badge Review | Boy Scouts on the Kitsap Peninsula Says:
    October 8th, 2009 at 4:51 am

    [...] Taking a CPR course and a First Aid course will get most of the requirements marked off. Hiking (E) – The hard part is the 20-mile hike. Takes awhile to get in the (5) 10-milers, but enjoyable. [...]

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