National Outdoor Badge for Hiking
First Class (or the Sea Scout or Venturing equivalent), one of Hiking or Backpacking merit badge, one of Orienteering or Geocaching merit badge, then 100 miles of hiking, backpacking, snowshoeing or cross-country skiing in Scouting, including the badges' miles.
The plan behind this
What it asks
- First Class rank, or the Sea Scout Apprentice rank, or Venturing Ranger Award requirements 1 through 6.
- One of: Hiking merit badge, Backpacking merit badge, or the Venturing Ranger Backpacking elective.
- One of: Orienteering merit badge, Geocaching merit badge, or the Venturing Ranger Land Navigation core requirement.
- 100 miles of hiking, backpacking, snowshoeing or cross-country skiing under the auspices of Scouting America, including the miles from requirements 2 and 3.
The six badges
This is one of six National Outdoor Badges: camping, hiking, aquatics, conservation, riding and adventure. Each is a segment that sits around a center emblem, which comes with your first one. Gold and silver devices on a segment recognize work beyond the badge. Awards Central also lists a National Medal for Outdoor Achievement, but scouting.org does not publish its requirements; ask your council.
What this page is
The National Outdoor Badge for Hiking, drawn so the two merit badges come first and the 100 miles include theirs. 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
- National Outdoor Awards Program, Program page · The requirements for this badge and its devices.
- Application for National Outdoor Badge, May 2015 revision · How the badge is signed off, submitted and obtained.
Last checked against its sources on .