Requirement

11. The five-day, 30-mile trek: plan it, take it, journal it

Required Often forgotten

Three parts that are one undertaking. The plan is a real document, the trek carries a service project, and the journal is kept daily while you are out.

Warning. This requirement is a second undertaking on the scale of requirement 10, not a summing-up: five full days, at least 30 miles, at least three different campsites, a written plan, a service project and a daily journal. Nothing on this badge except requirement 10 is comparable. Treat it as the reason the badge takes a season.

What this is made of

11(a). Write the trek plan, six named parts
11(b). Take the trek as planned, with a service project on it
11(c). Keep a daily journal DURING the trek

Where this step comes from

Backpacking Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-09-19), Requirement 11

Notes and warnings

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Where this step comes from