50 Miler Award
The main objective for the participants is to earn the 50 Miler Award.
At the conclusion of your trek, participants will be eligible to earn
this award. Participants will be also eligible to earn the TMR Trek award,
which scouts will be able to wear on their uniforms.
Advancement
Over the course of the trek, the units will learn about backpacking, wilderness
survival, climbing, rapelling and orienteering skills and will be able
to complete or earn partials in these merit badges. The program and advancement
will also work well for Venturing units.
Requirements
To sign up for the trek, your unit or crew must have two adult leaders
and 5-12 trekkers depending upon the type of trek. Participants must be
13 years old by January of the year of attendance, and Boy Scouts must
be First Class Rank.
Types of Treks
- Backpacking Treks: From self-sustained treks (extreme trek)
to less demanding treks (regular trek). Backpackers spend 4 days on
the Red Dot Trail and one day on the Delaware River.
- Canoe Treks: New for 2003, the canoe trek is a program in which
the unit will have the option of canoeing for 2 or 3 days on the Delaware
River and backpacking for 1 ½ days or 2 days. A small additional
fee will be charged to cover the additional cost for the canoes.
- Kosher treks and Co-ed Treks can also be arranged.
Your Trek Schedule and Reservations
Reservations for treks must be made 90 days in advance of the trek start.
The day-to-day schedule of the trek is agreed upon between leaders of
the trek and TMR Trek staff. Trek leaders should contact Camping Services
at least two months before coming to camp to arrange the details of their
trek.
The Trek Director will help you in planning your trek program.
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Provisional Trek
For those units without leaders able to bring their group to a trek, during
weeks 2 and 3, TMR will build provisional Trek units and will provide
them with the necessary leadership. For the provisional treks, unit leaders
must make the necessary arrangements well in advance through Camping Services.
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Last Updated: March 07, 2006 |
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