Jordan River Pathway Hike Itinerary & Reminder

Saturday, June 3, 2006

Scouts shopping for their patrol will be a Glen's early enough to have purchase their supplies and be ready to leave at 8:30 AM.

All other Scouts needing a ride to Deadman's Hill trail head need to be at Glen's parking lot with all gear and ready to leave at 8:30 AM.

Day pack with water and lunch for the hike. Regular overnight gear should be in a separate pack.

Permission slips will be available for anyone who forgot to turn theirs in at the Wednesday night meeting.

Depart Glen's at 8:30 AM, arrive at Deadman's Hill at 9:00 AM.

Overnight gear (sleeping, eating and extra clothing items) will be loaded into the Troop 1 trailer and driven to the camp site.

Day packs will be used by all Scouts on the hike. You must have at least two quarts of water, rain gear and a sack lunch. Good, broken in shoes / boots and sun screen are highly recommended. Bug spray, a hat and trail mix are good ideas too.

The Saturday 9 mile hike to Piney Bridge Campground will take approximately 6 hours to complete. There will be a lunch break at a predetermined rally point.

Scouts will haul all personal gear and patrol gear from the Troop 1 trailer to the camp site and set up camp.

Camp will break and all gear will be returned to the Troop 1 trailer by 9:00 AM on Sunday.

Scouts completing the next 11 miles of the trail will return to Deadman's Hill at approximately 4:00 PM on Sunday.

Fresh well water is available at the camp site.