Are you working on the Hiking Merit Badge and/or do you just enjoy hiking? Are you ready for a hiking
challenge? Troop 480, in conjunction with Laurel Hills District, is offering ten hike-ready scouts the opportunity to hike 20+ miles, in one day,
along the Great Allegheny Passage with a Merit Badge Counselor/Assistant Scoutmaster and other
qualified leaders.
Great Allegheny Passage - Deal, PA to Cumberland, MD Terminus. Approximately 23.5 miles.
August 9, 2026 - 7:30 am to approximately 6:30 pm
Parents/Guardians are responsible for dropping off and picking up their scouts at the hike start (Intersection of Shirleys Hollow Road and Church Lane; Deal, PA) and end point (Downtown Cumberland Terminus; Canal Place Station Lot; 13 Canal Street; Cumberland, MD 21502). Assistant Scout Masters will not be providing transportation for this hike. Scouts to call for ride pickup about 90 minutes before they reach the end of the trail.
Approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes each direction.
Check out the attached flyer for detailed information on the hike.
Scouts should be physically fit as this is a hike of 20+ continuous miles in one day. Unfortunately, many scouts and leaders underestimate their readiness for this 20+ mile hike.
Hikers will pack their own snacks, lunch, and water for this section of the trail. Snacks should be calorie-dense, lightweight, and easy to eat, such as trail mix, jerky, nut butter pouches, dried fruit, and energy bars. Lunch should be lightweight, calorie-dense, and easy to prepare, such as tuna or chicken packets, tortillas, hard cheeses, salami, and peanut butter sandwiches. Hikers should bring a Ziploc bag for trash and their own money for ice cream at trail’s end.
Minimum of two 1-liter water bottles filled with water (Two liters of water weighs 4.4 pounds), Small container of bug/tick spray (Do not bring a large container; Avoid Deet; Picaridin is better), Small container of sunscreen (Do not bring a large container; Buy unscented), Sturdy hiking shoes/tennis shoes (In good condition but worn in; Do not hike in newly purchased shoes; Avoid heavy boots), Thick pair of hiking socks, Rain jacket (Watch for weather), Prescribed meds/inhalers/EpiPen in pharmacy provided bottles (Only bring the pills needed for the trip), Comfortable hat with a brim, Sunglasses, Food, Treat Money, lightweight backpack, Parent/Guardian contact information, and Part A and B of the BSA Physical Health Form.
Family Dinner (on your own) at the Crabby Pig; 13 Canal St.; Cumberland, MD.
Contact Mike Hanawalt; (724) 837-5853
$0.00
This activity limited to 10 Scouts, so register early on our online system to save your space, but no later than
Wednesday, July 29.
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