CENTENARY HIKING COMPETITIONS
24/25 April 2010
Your chance to get out into the beautiful local countryside and to test your navigational skills. Older scouts also have the opportunity to camp out overnight and to practice lightweight cooking techniques.
Two-day Competition for Older Scouts
The hike on Saturday, with an overnight camp, will be a route of about 9 - 10 miles, reporting to several bases. The teams will be given the map references of the start & finish and a map of the route about two week before the competition. That will give them time to prepare a route plan. The route plan, and a copy, must be handed in for checking at the start of the competition.
They will be given the map references for a number of bases on the specified route at the start on Saturday morning. The teams will gain points on their Route Card as well as the accuracy of their timing between the specified bases.
The Sunday hike will be about 6 miles long, the same distance as the junior competition.
The teams will be expected to carry all their tentage, equipment and food they require for the weekend but they will be able to leave their tentage etc. at the campsite for the Sunday hike.
The teams should consist of 4 Scouts aged between 10.5 and 14.5. (They must not be 14.5 on that day) but we think the two-day competition would be more suitable for 13 and 14 year olds
One day Competition for Younger Scouts
The Sunday hike will be about 6 miles long, starting and finishing at the same point, following an arranged route, reporting at bases and answering questions. It will be the same route that the older Scouts will be taking but in the reverse direction.
The teams should consist of 4 Scouts aged between 10.5 and 12. They must not be 13 on that day. The Sunday competition would be more suitable for the younger age group 10.5 to 11.
