Requirement
10. Three treks: three days and 15 miles each, two campsites each
Required Often forgotten
Three separate outings of at least three days and at least fifteen miles, each using at least two different campsites, carrying everything you need throughout. Following the Leave No Trace Seven Principles and the Outdoor Code. This is forty-five miles and nine days on one line.
Notes and warnings
Warning. READ THIS REQUIREMENT ON DAY ONE OF THE BADGE. Three treks, each at least three days and at least 15 miles, each using at least two different campsites: 45 miles and nine days in the field, on one line, arriving tenth. With requirement 11 that is a minimum of fourteen days and 75 miles across four separate outings, each needing a date, a route, permission and people. Everything numbered 1 to 9 is preparation for these four trips. Find the dates before you start the badge, not after requirement 9.
Where this step comes from
- Backpacking Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-09-19), Requirement 10 · Sets three treks, each at least three days and at least 15 miles, each using at least two different campsites, carrying everything needed throughout.