At a Glance
Adventure Type:High Adventure
Elevation: 3664
Return Time: 5:40pm
Difficulty: Hard
Trail Map: Trail_map
Length: 10.4mi
Meet Time: 8:00am
Surface: dirt
Trail Type: loop
Est Cost: 0
Health form parts: ABB
Location: Cedar Creek Church, Oregon
Note: This is not for beginners! Bring plenty of water, trail food, and a sack lunch!
Elk Mountain - King's Mountain Loop - 10.4mi
Get to know this 10.4-mile loop trail near Gales Creek, Oregon. Generally considered a challenging route. This is a very popular area for backpacking, camping, and hiking, so you'll likely encounter other people while exploring. The trail is open year-round and is beautiful to visit anytime. This demanding loop takes you to the summit of Elk and King's Mountains crossing through the Tillamook forest between as you gain nearly 4000' and cross a series of light scrambles on difficult terrain.
Guide to Safe Scouting
Adults complete the following:- SAFE Checklist
- Boy Scouts of America Scouter Code of Conduct
- Youth Protection and Adult Leadership
- Camping
- Medical Information and First Aid
- Chemical Fuels and Equipment
- Activity Planning and Risk Assessment
- Sports and Activities
- Insurance
- Transportation
- Animal and Insect Hazards
- Incident Reporting
Pre-hikes, endurance training
How are we going to prep?
Pre-hikes, endurance training
What age appropriate modifications can be made?
None
Gear
- Day Pack
- 10 Essentials
- Hiking boots
- Hiking Poles
- Camera
- Compass
- Knife
Pre-Adventure Skillsets
- Be Prepared
- First Aid
- Fitness
- Leave No Trace
- Map & Compass
- Nature
- Hiking
Sample Agenda
8:00am Meet @ CCC 8:15am Leave for Elk Mountain Trailhead 9:30am Arrive @ Elk Mountain Trailhead 9:45am begin hike 12:45pm Stop for Lunch 1:15pm Begin hike 4:15pm arrive at trailhead 4:30pm Leave for CCC (optionally) Stop and get Dinner (add 1hr to arrival time) 5:40pm arrive @ CCC
Rank Requirements
key: At Meeting / On Adventure
Awards
key: At Meeting / On Adventure
Merit Badges
key: At Meeting / On Adventure
Hiking
1a. Explain to your counselor the most likely hazards you may encounter while hiking, and what you should do to anticipate, help prevent, mitigate, and respond to these hazards.
1b. Show that you know first aid for injuries or illnesses that could occur while hiking, including hypothermia, frostbite, dehydration, heat exhaustion, heatstroke, sunburn, hyperventilation, altitude sickness, sprained ankle, blisters, insect stings, tick bites, and snakebite.
2a. Explain and, where possible, show the points of good hiking practices including proper outdoor ethics, hiking safety in the daytime and at night, courtesy to others, choice of footwear, and proper care of feet and footwear.
2b. Read aloud or recite the Leave No Trace guidelines, and discuss why each is important while hiking.
2c. Read aloud or recite the Outdoor Code, and give examples of how to follow it on a hike
3. Explain how hiking is an aerobic activity. Develop a plan for conditioning yourself for 10-mile hikes, and describe how you will increase your fitness for longer hikes.
4. Take four 10-mile hikes and one 20-mile hike, each on a different day, and each of continuous miles. Prepare a written hike plan before each hike and share it with your merit badge counselor or a designee for approval before starting the hike. Include map routes, a clothing and equipment list, and a list of items for a trail lunch. You may stop for as many short rest periods as needed, as well as one meal, during each hike, but not for an extended period such as overnight.*
5. After each of the hikes (or during each hike if on one continuous trek) in requirement 4, write a short report on your hike. For each hike, give the date and description (or map) of the route covered, the weather, any interesting things you saw, and any challenges you had and how you overcame them. It may include something you learned about yourself, about the outdoors, or about others you were hiking with. Share this with your merit badge counselor.*
Flier
www.Sherwood116.com
Troop 116
High Adventure @ Elk Mountain - King's Mountain Loop - 10.4miGet to know this 10.4-mile loop trail near Gales Creek, Oregon. Generally considered a challenging route. This is a very popular area for backpacking, camping, and hiking, so you'll likely encounter other people while exploring. The trail is open year-round and is beautiful to visit anytime. This demanding loop takes you to the summit of Elk and King's Mountains crossing through the Tillamook forest between as you gain nearly 4000' and cross a series of light scrambles on difficult terrain.
High Adventure!
Elk Mountain - King's Mountain Loop - 10.4mi
Sherwood, Oregon
Sherwood, Oregon
8:00am - 5:40pm
meet at Cedar Creek Church on < date > @ 8:00am
Whole Troop!
We’ll meet at Cedar Creek Church @ 8:00am and carpool to Elk Mountain - King's Mountain Loop - 10.4mi in Sherwood, Oregon.
Gear
- Day Pack
- 10 Essentials
- Hiking boots
- Hiking Poles
- Camera
- Compass
- Knife
Skills
- Be prepared
- First aid
- Fitness
- Leave no trace
- Map & Compass
- Nature
- hiking
Make sure to register on troopmaster,
look for the link in your email!!!
look for the link in your email!!!
Troop 116
T-Program Planningfor Campout
Prior to T-5, the PLC should have determined (and dates below):
Outing Event:________________________
Event Date:_______________
Location: ___________________________
Scout in charge: ______________________
QR Code/URL for drive
Itinerary:
Special activities and equipment needed for the outing:
T-5 Date:_______________
- Patrol Leaders hand out event flyers and permission slips and get a straw count.
- Patrol Leaders assign Grubmasters and Assistant Grubmasters (based on advancement
- needs).
- Patrols plan their camp activities.
T-4 Date:_______________
- (PLC assigns SPL and PL’s in charge of outing, SM/ASM’s identify the tour leader.)
- Scouts return permission slips and trip fees to their Patrol Leaders.
- Grubmasters presents menus, make necessary changes, and get SPL/ASM approvals.
- Patrols discuss activity materials and assign Scouts responsible for acquiring materials.
- Patrols plan campfire skits and songs.
T-3 Date:_______________
- Grubmasters assign duty roster responsibilities within their patrols.
- Patrols assign/select tent partners.
- Patrols discuss gear needs and who brings what. Patrol Quartermaster makes gear list
T-2 Date:_______________
- Patrols finalize activity and campfire plans – get SPL/ASM approval.
- Patrols finalize gear and equipment needs, make arrangements with Troop Quartermaster.
T-1 Date:_______________
- Patrols check out tents and other camping gear.
- Grubmasters check out necessary cooking gear.
- Grubmasters receive food money from the troop treasurer.
- Patrols discuss free-time activities.
- Troop Gear Check
T+1 Date:_______________
- Patrols and Grubmasters check in gear and inventory sheets.
- Patrols complete event evaluation.
Week 1
Month's Theme: High Adventure
Topic: ________________
Date: _____________
Topic: ________________
Date: _____________
Activity
Description
Run By
Time
Pre-opening Activity
Opening Ceremony
- - Flag presentation
- - Oath and Law
- - Uniform inspection
Group Instruction
- - Nature
- - Fitness
Skills Instruction
Scout - Tenderfoot
Scout - Tenderfoot
2nd - 1st
Merit Badge
-
1a. Explain to your counselor the most likely hazards you may encounter while hiking, and what you should do to anticipate, help prevent, mitigate, and respond to these hazards. [Nature]
-
3. Explain how hiking is an aerobic activity. Develop a plan for conditioning yourself for 10-mile hikes, and describe how you will increase your fitness for longer hikes. [Fitness]
Patrol Breakouts
- - T-Minus activities (Duty roster/Menu/etc)
- - Patrol outing planning
- - Advancement check-in (see how advancement is going and what is needed -> report to SPL)
- - (Seasonal planning) Summer camp activities, APC Ideas
Game
Closing
- - Closing Flags
- - Announcements
- - SM’s minute
Total 90 minutes of meeting
After the meeting
Leadership team reviews plans for the next meeting and for the main event.
Week 2
Month's Theme: High Adventure
Topic: ________________
Date: _____________
Topic: ________________
Date: _____________
Activity
Description
Run By
Time
Pre-opening Activity
Opening Ceremony
- - Flag presentation
- - Oath and Law
- - Uniform inspection
Group Instruction
- - First Aid
Skills Instruction
Scout - Tenderfoot
Scout - Tenderfoot
2nd - 1st
Merit Badge
-
1b. Show that you know first aid for injuries or illnesses that could occur while hiking, including hypothermia, frostbite, dehydration, heat exhaustion, heatstroke, sunburn, hyperventilation, altitude sickness, sprained ankle, blisters, ins... [First Aid]
Patrol Breakouts
- - T-Minus activities (Duty roster/Menu/etc)
- - Patrol outing planning
- - Advancement check-in (see how advancement is going and what is needed -> report to SPL)
- - (Seasonal planning) Summer camp activities, APC Ideas
Game
Closing
- - Closing Flags
- - Announcements
- - SM’s minute
Total 90 minutes of meeting
After the meeting
Leadership team reviews plans for the next meeting and for the main event.
Week 3
Month's Theme: High Adventure
Topic: ________________
Date: _____________
Topic: ________________
Date: _____________
Activity
Description
Run By
Time
Pre-opening Activity
Opening Ceremony
- - Flag presentation
- - Oath and Law
- - Uniform inspection
Group Instruction
- - Hiking
Skills Instruction
Scout - Tenderfoot
Scout - Tenderfoot
2nd - 1st
Merit Badge
-
2a. Explain and, where possible, show the points of good hiking practices including proper outdoor ethics, hiking safety in the daytime and at night, courtesy to others, choice of footwear, and proper care of feet and footwear. [Hiking]
Patrol Breakouts
- - T-Minus activities (Duty roster/Menu/etc)
- - Patrol outing planning
- - Advancement check-in (see how advancement is going and what is needed -> report to SPL)
- - (Seasonal planning) Summer camp activities, APC Ideas
Game
Closing
- - Closing Flags
- - Announcements
- - SM’s minute
Total 90 minutes of meeting
After the meeting
Leadership team reviews plans for the next meeting and for the main event.
Week 4
Month's Theme: High Adventure
Topic: ________________
Date: _____________
Topic: ________________
Date: _____________
Activity
Description
Run By
Time
Pre-opening Activity
Opening Ceremony
- - Flag presentation
- - Oath and Law
- - Uniform inspection
Group Instruction
- - Leave No Trace
Skills Instruction
Scout - Tenderfoot
Scout - Tenderfoot
2nd - 1st
Merit Badge
-
2b. Read aloud or recite the Leave No Trace guidelines, and discuss why each is important while hiking. [Leave No Trace]
-
2c. Read aloud or recite the Outdoor Code, and give examples of how to follow it on a hike [Leave No Trace]
Patrol Breakouts
- - T-Minus activities (Duty roster/Menu/etc)
- - Patrol outing planning
- - Advancement check-in (see how advancement is going and what is needed -> report to SPL)
- - (Seasonal planning) Summer camp activities, APC Ideas
Game
Closing
- - Closing Flags
- - Announcements
- - SM’s minute
Total 90 minutes of meeting
After the meeting
Leadership team reviews plans for the next meeting and for the main event.