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Will the hike during the Watchu Mountain Adventure a crew be at least 15 miles, satisfying the requirement for the Backpacking Merit Badge?

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Will the hike during the Watchu Mountain Adventure a crew be at least 15 miles, satisfying the requirement for the Backpacking Merit Badge?

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No, the hike during the Watchu Mountain Adventure is only a tough 8 miles, so the weekend will not qualify as a backpacking trek for purposes of the requirements for Backpacking Merit Badge. However, note that a crews Philmont trek can be considered to be a series of separate backpacking treks each of at least 15 miles of at least three days using at least two different campsites for purposes of satisfying the merit badge requirement.