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NATIONAL FOREST HIKING AWARDS
The former Old Baldy Council (presently CIEC) High
Adventure Team developed this award for units who enjoy
camping and exploring our national forests, but do not
necessarily participate in backpacking. Units may also use this
award for Scouts who are working on the hiking merit badge.
Requirements:
1.
Comply with GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
2.
Complete a day hike of at least 10 miles in anyone of the
four National Forests in the Southern California area.
3.
Carry a daypack containing the ten essentials and
sufficient water for the time of the year.
4.
Keep a journal of any significant sights or wildlife seen
during the hike. Make a presentation or verbal report to
your troop upon completing the hike.
5.
Upon completion of the first hike the main patch and
appropriate forest strip will be awarded. Thereafter, only
the appropriate forest strip will be awarded. The ten and
twenty mile strips can be awarded for subsequent hikes in
these forests or any other national forest.
6.
If a day hike of sufficient length is completed in a
national forest other than those shown, the main patch
and the ten or twenty-mile strip can be awarded.
7.
Units who wish to earn this award on a backpack outing
must meet all of the general requirements. Complete an
overnight backpack of at least 10 miles without an offset
for elevation. For the twenty
-mile strip, the backpack
must be at least 20 miles with at least one overnight
backcountry camp. Three days two nights are
recommended.
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