Webelos Rank
Fourth grade: six required Adventures and any two of seventeen electives, each earning a pin. Bobcat comes first, My Family can be earned through a religious emblem, Webelos Walkabout is a planned two-mile walk, and any knife work in Stronger, Faster, Higher needs Chef's Knife first.
The plan behind this
Webelos is the fourth-grade rank
Webelos is for youth who have finished third grade or are 9 (Guide to Advancement 4.1.1.0). From Webelos on, each finished Adventure earns a pin rather than a belt loop, worn on the Adventure colors or the Webelos cap (4.1.1.2).
What the badge takes
Six required Adventures and any two electives, in any order except that Bobcat is designed to come first (4.1.1.2). Pins are given as each Adventure is finished; the Webelos badge is presented at the next pack meeting.
| Required Adventure | Area |
|---|---|
| Bobcat Webelos | Character & Leadership |
| Stronger, Faster, Higher | Personal Fitness |
| My Safety | Personal Safety |
| My Family | Family & Reverence |
| My Community | Citizenship |
| Webelos Walkabout | Outdoors |
Knife work needs Chef's Knife first
The Stronger, Faster, Higher page says a Cub Scout needs to have completed the Chef's Knife elective before using a knife. If the balanced meal in requirement 1 involves cutting, plan Chef's Knife first, and it can count as one of the two electives.
Seventeen electives: check what each one needs
| Needs | Electives |
|---|---|
| A campout | Let's Camp Webelos: with the den, the pack or the family |
| A pack event | Race Time Webelos (a Pinewood Derby or Raingutter Regatta) |
| Water | Aquanaut (a supervised swim), Paddle Onward (paddling, after passing the swimmer test) |
| An outing | Catch the Big One (an hour of fishing), Math on the Trail (a 2-mile walk), Pedal Away (a 5-mile bike ride), Tech on the Trail (a 2-mile trek) |
| Someone to meet | Aware and Care (someone with a disability, or who works with people with disabilities) |
| Summer | Summertime Fun Webelos: three Cub Scout activities between May and August |
| Nothing special | Art Explosion, Build It, Champions for Nature Webelos, Chef's Knife, Earth Rocks, Modular Design, Yo-yo |
Answer the electives question and only your choices stay on the plan. More than two is fine.
The rank page also lists special electives, Archery Webelos, Slingshot and BB Guns, which can only be done at approved events with qualified instructors. They have no Adventure page, so they are not drawn here.
Webelos Walkabout is a planned walk
Requirements 1 to 5 prepare for a two-mile walk: gear, a route, the forecast for that route, the SAFE Checklist, and first aid for what could happen on it. Requirement 6 is the walk and requirement 7 is the den's look back afterwards.
Done at home, with a parent
- Bobcat requirement 7: the booklet *How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse: A Parent's Guide*.
- Stronger, Faster, Higher requirement 5: reviewing the Annual Health and Medical Record.
- My Family: the family's faith traditions, or instead a religious emblem.
Who signs off
For Lion through Webelos, when an activity happens outside the den meeting, a parent, guardian or other trusted adult may verify that the Cub Scout did their best, and the den leader records it (4.1.0.3).
What this page is
The Webelos rank drawn from Scouting America's Webelos Adventures page and the twenty-three Adventure pages it links to. Each step is a short label; every Adventure links to its official page, which holds the wording that governs and suggested activities for each requirement.
Sources for this page
- WEBELOS ADVENTURES Adventures (Cub Scout rank page), Page last modified 2026-06-19 · Which Adventures the WEBELOS ADVENTURES badge of rank takes, and how many.
- Guide to Advancement, 2025, Section 4.1.1.0 · The six grade-based ranks, who is eligible for each, and that Cub Scouts neither go back to an earlier rank nor move ahead early.
- Guide to Advancement, 2025, Section 4.1.1.2 · Required and elective Adventures in any order, Bobcat designed to come first, and the badge presented at the next pack meeting.
- Guide to Advancement, 2025, Section 4.1.0.3 · Who approves Cub Scout advancement.
- Guide to Advancement, 2025, Section 4.0.0.1 · When a change to an Adventure takes effect.
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