Task · part of 11. The five-day, 30-mile trek: plan it, take it, journal it
11(b). Take the trek as planned, with a service project on it
Required Often forgotten
At least five full days, at least 30 miles, at least three different campsites, following Leave No Trace and the Outdoor Code. And at least one service project approved by your counselor while you are on trek.
Notes and warnings
Warning. The service project on this trek must be APPROVED BY YOUR COUNSELOR. Agree what it will be before you leave. You will be several days from anywhere when you do it, and a project settled on the trail is a project nobody approved.
Where this step comes from
- Backpacking Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-09-19), Requirement 11(b) · Names requirement 11(a) as the plan the trek is taken under, and adds at least one service project approved by the counselor.