50-Miler Award
A group award for at least 50 consecutive miles on a trail or waterway, over at least five consecutive days, without motors. The group plans the trip, does at least 10 hours of work improving the trail or area along the way, and the unit or tour leader files the application with the council.
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The plan behind this
The group earns it together
The requirements are met by the group. Each person who takes a satisfactory part in an approved trip receives the award. It is open to Scouts BSA troops, Sea Scout ships and Venturing crews, youth and adults.
The trip itself
- At least 50 consecutive miles, over at least five consecutive days.
- No motors for the qualifying distance. The application explains what a water trek may leave out, such as getting in and out of slips or ports and getting to open water. Pack animals may be used in some areas.
- By sailboat, canoe, on foot, on horseback or by bicycle.
The service hours
During the trip, at least 10 hours of group work improving the trail, springs, campsite, portage or area. If the authorities who manage the route say there is no such work to do, a similar project in the unit's home area may be done instead. No unauthorized cutting of brush or timber.
It does not stack
The application says the award does not apply if any other Scouting America award is available for the trip.
What this page is
The 50-Miler Award, drawn so the planning comes before the trip, the service hours happen on it, and the application to the council comes last. It is not a copy of the requirements: each step is a short label with a link to the official requirements, which are what actually governs.
Sources for this page
- 50-Miler Award Application, 2020 printing · The rules for the trip, the four requirements, and the application the unit leader files.
- 50-Miler Award, Awards Central page · Who can earn it and how the award is obtained.
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