Pack 11, Coventry Hiking Challenge
The leaders have challenged the scouts to a hiking contest that is taking place from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010. All scouts that meet the requirements listed below for the challenge will receive a special patch designed and produced just for Pack 11. In addition, at the Blue & Gold in March of 2011, we will present awards to those scouts meeting additional requirements listed under "Awards."
We hope your family has fun with this challenge and we look forward to hearing about the wonderful places and things the scouts see!
If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact me or your den leader!
Happy Hiking!
Carol Ann Williamson
Hiking Challenge Rules & Guidelines
- Hikes must be completed within the timeline set. Any hikes before or after those dates (January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010) do not qualify.
- Hiking around summer camps, shopping malls and other similar venues do not qualify.
- If you are unable to calculate the exact miles of your hike, you may put down 1 1/2 miles for every hour hiked. Most all State and National trails have the mileage already calculated for you.
- After each hike, log on the recording spreadsheet, the location and route covered, miles hiked and any interesting things you saw or did while on the hike. Bring your hiking log to the January pack meeting or give them to your den leader ot hand in during one of your December meetings.
- We can only calculate the winners through the hiking log.
- The hiking log must have your adult partner signature on the bottom for confirmation.
- Scout must meet required hiking miles listed below for thier rank to have "officially" met the hiking challenge and earn the special patch.
- The scout is eligible for the other awards even if required hiking miles have not been met.
Required Hiking Miles to Meet Challenge:
Tiger's - 20 Miles
Wolf's - 20 Miles (Den 7)
Bear's - 25 Miles (Den 3)
Webelos I & II - 30 Miles (Den's 1,4,5,9)
Additional Awards for Hiking Challenge:
- Participation Certificate - minimum 10 miles
- Largest total number of miles
- Hike furthest away from Coventry, RI
- Highest altitude
- Most National Parks in U.S.
- Most State Parks in U.S.
- Most Rhode Island State Parks
- Single longest hike in miles
- Most interesting/coolest hike - (will be judged by scouts in January pack meeting)
- Best documented hike (ie. birds; wildlife; shrubs; trees; ect.)
- Best photograph from hike - (will be judged by scouts in January pack meeting) - please submit photograph with hiking log.
All additional awards are judged and awarded at pack level not at rank level
