Requirements January 1975 – February 1979

1. Tell what to do to take a safe hike.

2. Take a hike in the field.*

a. Before leaving, have your plan approved by your leader (including purpose, route, and clothing).
b. Take a 5-mile hike in the field with the troop, patrol, or two or more other Scouts. Use proper methods and courtesies.
c. After you get back, tell what you did and learned.

3. Take a hike in your town.

a. Before leaving, have your plan approved by your leader (including purpose, route, and clothing).
b. Take a hike to a place of interest outside your neighborhood with an adult or at least two other Scouts. Use proper methods and courtesies.
c. After you get back, tell what you did and learned.

4. Using a compass, follow a prescribed course with three different degree readings and three different distances. Finish with a 5 percent or less error.

5. Using a map and compass, follow a route you marked on the map far enough to prove you know how.

*The hikes for requirements 2 and 3 must be taken on separate days.

Requirements February 1979 – February 1989

1. Tell how to take a safe hike:

a. Cross-country, day and night.
b. Along a highway, day and night.

2. a. Tell how to keep from getting lost.

b. Tell what to do if you are lost.

3. a. On a map, point out 10 different symbols, including contour lines. Tell what they represent.

b. Orient a map.
c. Point out on a map where you are.

4. a. Show how a compass works.

b. Give its eight principle points.

5. a. Show how to use a compass and map together.

b. Using a compass and map together, follow a route you marked on the map far enough to show you know how.

6. Take a hike in the field.*

a. Before leaving, have your plan approved by your leader, including purpose, route, and clothing.
b. Take an 8-kn (5-mi) hike in the field with your troop, patrol, or two or more other Scouts. Wear the right clothing. Take the right equipment. Follow good hike rules.

7. Take a hike in your town.*

a. Before leaving, have your plan approved by your leader, including purpose, route, and clothing.
b. Take an 8-km (5-mi) hike in a place of interest outside your neighborhood with your troop, patrol, an adult, or two or more other Scouts. Wear the right clothing. Take the right equipment. Follow good hike rules.
c. After you get back, tell what you did and learned.

Note: If you use a wheelchair, crutches, or if it is difficult for you to get around, you may substitute “trip” for “hike” in requirements 1 and 7, and “trip to a specific objective” for “hike in the field” in requirement 6. You must travel under your own power.

*The hikes for requirements 6 and 7 must be taken on separate days.