Hike Leader

What's required of the Hike Leader?

Before the hike

- Complete Youth Protection Training. Also a requirement for all Parent Volunteers.
- Work with the Assistant Hike Leader to organize the Hike details.
- Send an email to the pack with hike details 2-3 weeks before the hike.
- Resend the email 2 days prior.
- Check parks website for trail closures, extreme weather conditions, and flood or fire warnings
- Hikes do continue as long as weather does not create a threate to the health of the attendees.

Day Of Hike

- Check parks website for trail closures, extreme weather conditions, and flood or fire warnings.
- Arrive a little early to greet and organize hikers.
- Work with the Assistant Hike Leader to take attendance, both for safety and awards. You may use this PDF or any other means you wish. Confirm they were added to the Hike Spreadsheet
- Set up a buddy system.
- Review Leave No Trace and Outdoor Code*
- Assign someone to bring up the rear. Make sure no one falls behind and encourage the stragglers.

After the hike

- Work with the Assistant Hike Leader to make sure that Scout is working with his or her Parent Volunteer on preparing Loopies.
- Esure that the Assistant Hike Leader and the Parent Volunteer present the Loopies at the following Pack Meeting.

What's required of a volunteer Assistant Hike Leader and the Parent Volunteer?

Before the hike

- Determine the Hike's details; working the the Hike Leader
- Check parks website for trail closures, extreme weather conditions, and flood or fire warnings

Day Of Hike

- Confirm with the Hike Leader that the hike is still going (ie., no weather closures)
- Arrive a little early to greet and organize hikers.
- Take attendance, both for safety and awards. You may use this PDF or any other means you wish. You will then update the Hike Spreadsheet after the hike.
- Set up a buddy system.
- Review Leave No Trace and Outdoor Code*
- Assign someone to bring up the rear. Make sure no one falls behind and encourage the stragglers.

After the hike

- Create Hike Loops for all Scouts and siblings. Some parents may want them as well.
- Present the loops at the following Pack Meeting.

What are Loopies?

- Scouts and their Siblings are to receive a Loopy for each Hike they complete during their Cub Scouting career. Creating Hike Loops (loopies) is a an easy process. Here are a few tips:
- Start by choosing Paracord, accent beads and a featured bead. Whenever possible choose a feature bead that matches up with hike's theme.
- 1) Cut a piece of paracord 10 to 12 inches. Use a candle to melt the ends. Using and a pair of thick leather glove shape the end of the cord in to a cone to make feeding the beads easier.
- 2) Put the beads on the cord
- 3) Match up the ends and tie a single knot
- 4) Removing the inner strings of the paracord can help reduce the paracords size when putting beads on the paracord.

For an added bit of strength you can heat up the two ends and melt them together.

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