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Webelos Walkabout

Cub Scouts · Adventure, Required

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Webelos Walkabout is a 2-mile hike that you help plan from start to finish. You'll pack the right gear, check the weather, and learn simple first aid for the trail. It's a great first step toward bigger hikes.

Why it's worth it

Two miles is a real hike, and this time you're the planner. You'll choose the route, check the weather, pack your own gear, and know what to do if someone gets a blister or feels too hot. That's how older Scouts plan big trips, and once you've done it, you can help your family plan walks too.

Start this week

  1. Pack your Six Essentials into a small backpack and wear it around the house for ten minutes.
  2. Look at a map of a nearby park with your adult and find a loop that adds up to about 2 miles.
  3. Learn the four SAFE Checklist words: Supervision, Assessment, Fitness and skill, Equipment and environment.

Stay safe

  • Stay with your buddy and an adult, carry water, and turn back if anyone feels sick, overheated, or hurt.

Requirements · 7

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  1. Requirement 1

    Get ready for a 2-mile walk outdoors: gather your Cub Scout Six Essentials plus clothes and shoes suited to the weather

    Tip: Lay out your Six Essentials and clothes on your bed the night before, then pack them in a small daypack.

  2. Requirement 2

    Plan a 2-mile walking route

    Tip: Look at a map of a local park or trail with an adult and pick a loop that's about 2 miles long.

    For example: Your plan can fit on one card: the trail name, where you'll park, the loop you'll walk, about how long it should take, and where the bathrooms and water are.

  3. Requirement 3

    Check the weather forecast for when your 2-mile walk is planned

    Tip: Check the forecast the day before and the morning of your walk on a weather app or website.

  4. Requirement 4

    Go over the four points of the SAFE Checklist and how you'll use them on your 2-mile walk

    Tip: Talk with your den about each SAFE point, like who's in charge and what to do if the weather turns.

    For example: SAFE for a walk: Supervision means which adults are coming. Assessment means checking for hazards like a busy road crossing. Fitness and skill means everyone can walk 2 miles. Equipment and environment means the right shoes, water, and weather.

  5. Requirement 5

    Show first aid for problems that could happen on the walk: blisters, sunburn, a sprained ankle, dehydration, and heat-related illness

    Tip: Practice each kind of first aid with a buddy, like wrapping an ankle or covering a blister.

    For example: Practice with a buddy: cover a blister spot with a bandage or moleskin, help someone with a sore ankle sit and rest it, and know that drinking water and resting in shade help with heat.

  6. Requirement 6

    Take your 2-mile walk with your den, pack, or family, following Leave No Trace Principles for Kids plus the Outdoor Code

    Tip: Pack out all trash and stay on the trail. See how many Leave No Trace ideas you can practice.

  7. Requirement 7

    After the walk, talk with your den about what went well and what you'd change next time

    Tip: After the walk, have each scout share one thing they liked and one thing they'd change.

    For example: After the walk, each Scout shares one thing that went well and one thing to change, like "We brought enough water, but next time we'll start earlier when it's cooler."

Places to visit

Ask an adult to set it up, and go with your family, den, patrol, or crew.

  • A park visitor center or nature center

    Staff know which trails are the right length and what to watch for, like muddy spots or busy road crossings.

    How: Have your adult call ahead or stop by and ask for a trail map and a family-friendly 2-mile loop.

Talk about it together

  • What part of planning the walk did you feel most proud of?
  • If the weather had changed, what would your den have done?
  • Which Leave No Trace idea did you use on the trail?
  • How did you help someone else during the walk?
  • Where would you like to hike next, and how far?

Helpful reads

For leaders & parents

  • Let scouts lead the planning, then walk the route ahead of time to check it is safe.
  • Bring a simple first-aid kit and practice the first aid steps at a meeting before the hike.

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Tips, examples, and questions are ideas from experienced leaders, not extra requirements. Your unit leader or counselor decides when a requirement is complete.