Sail the Seven Seas with Branch Hike 2024!
Location and Times
Participants and Patrols are to arrange their own travel to the following drop off and pickup locations. Further maps and instructions will be provided in the patrol information pack.
Friday Night 9th August: Patrols will be allocated a drop off location and time between 6:00pm and 7:30pm in Mt Crawford Forest Reserve
Drop off locations are:
- Mt Crawford Forestry HQ
- Cromer Day Use picnic area
Sunday 11th August: 3:00pm All participants are to be collected after an Event Closing from the Chalks Campground
Costs
Youth participant: $35 (payable through myscout event system) – BYO all catering
Activity Leaders and Event Staff: $15 – Catering provided Fri supper through to Sun lunch
Packs and Equipment
Please refer to your adult leader, a Patrol Information Pack and the Patrol Leader information session.
All participants will need to pack for a bushwalk commencing with 2 hours of night walking on Friday night, through to Sunday.
Patrols will need to provide and cook all meals.
Suitability:
Scouts: It’s for most scouts – with a preference that they have done a 6 hour walk previously and have OAS Stage 3 skills – it’s ok if this is their first multi-day bushwalk
Cubs: They must have OAS Stage 3 in all core OAS areas (and probably ready to transition to Scouts)
Venturer Scouts: Inexperienced Venturer Scouts can participate in patrols – but Venturers are encouraged to be activity leaders helping with their peers on activity points, or other event roles.
Rover Scouts: Join with mates as activity leaders and have some fun along the way
Adult Leader Information
For every patrol attending Branch Hike, the group must also provide at least 1 qualified leader to assist in an event staff role
Information: Please review the Adult Leader Information Snapshot