Task · part of 9. Plan a two-mile hike, inspect, pack, and walk it
9(a). Write a plan and schedule for a 2-mile patrol or crew hike
Required Often forgotten
Written, with a schedule. Requirement 9(e) then names this plan and uses it.
Notes and warnings
Note. Keep this plan. Requirement 9(e) names it: the two-mile hike is taken using the plan you developed here, so it is a document that gets used rather than filed. It is also the rehearsal for requirement 11(a), which is the same exercise at fifteen times the distance.
Where this step comes from
- Backpacking Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-09-19), Requirement 9(a)