50-Miler Award

The 50-Miler Award is an award of the Boy Scouts of America designed to promote the ideals of Scouting and in Scoutcraft, conservation, self-reliance, and Physical fitness. The award may be earned by Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts, Venturers and leaders.

Award

The 50-Miler Award is presented as a cloth or leather patch and as a decal. The award is an equipment award and is not worn on the uniform. It may be affixed to equipment such as backpacks or vehicles, or sewn onto items such as patch vests or blankets.

Requirements

Although the 50-Miler is an individual award, the requirements are performed as a group; where groups may be the troop, team or crew or a provisional group made of members of various units. The trip must be properly planned and may include other opportunities for advancement and recognition. The group must travel a minimum of 50 miles (80.5 kilometers) on land and/or water in a minimum of five days. Travel may be by foot, bicycle, canoe or boat; pack animals may be used where appropriate. No travel may involve any motorized vehicle. The group must also complete ten hours of conservation work. If ten hours of work cannot be completed on the trail, similar work may be done in the group's home area. [cite web |url=http://www.scouting.org/boyscouts/resources/32215/s/fifty.html |title=50-Miler Award |accessdate=2007-06-18 |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |format= |work= |publisher=Boy Scouts of America |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]

References

External links

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