[Philmont] Training Treks

Scott, although it's a bit far for you, the Good Water trail around
Lake Georgetown isn't completely out of weekend trip range. Now that
it's completed, you can get a 26 mile, reasonably rugged loop in
there. Many a Philmont crew around here has trained there. There's a
map at http://www.doubleknot.com/openrosters/DocDownload.asp?id=8797
if you like. A bit further, Capitol Area Council's Griffith League
Scout Ranch has around 20 miles of trail on 5000 acres. It isn't
especially hilly but it's a beautiful piece of land. It's just
northeast of Bastrop. See www.bsacac.org for reservations. These are
what we used last year for our trek.

Tw

On Dec 18, 2007 8:24 AM, scott vivian <svivian@null.net> wrote:
> I'm looking for suggestions for training treks for our troop. We are
> located in the DFW metroplex area (Little Elm). We are not a backpacking
> troop (yet) so we need to focus on some of the basics first. I'd like to
> start with a couple of overnight treks building to multi-night treks. Treks
> with reliable water supply are preferred. For the overnight treks - we want
> to stay within a 4-hour radius (ideally) of the metro area.
>
> Thank you in advance for your assistance,
>
> Scott Vivian - Scoutmaster, Trek Advisor
> Troop 45 - Little Elm, TX
> 2008 - 721-H

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