WHO MAY QUALIFY                                     

                                            The Battle of Plattsburgh Historic Trail Patch and Medal may be earned by all registered Boy Scouts, Explorers,  Girl

                                            Scouts, Registered Scouters and the general public may also qualify.

                       REQUIREMENTS

                                            Applications to take the hike should be made as a unit.   A Scout Tour Permit, for units outside the Adirondack District must

                                            be procured from your local Council, and the application form should be forwarded to the Adirondack District at least two weeks

                                            before the hike, so that proper credentials can be forwarded to you in plenty of time.

                                            No credit can be given for hiking without credentials cards.  One information booklet for each group of  hikers will be provided

                                            with the  credential cards.  Refunds are not given, but credentials will be honored on any future hike dates.

                 PREPARATION FOR THE HIKE

                                          There must be 2 adults for every 8 to 10 Scouts making the trip.  A registered adult leader (twenty-one years of age) in

                                          responsible charge of each hiking group at all times.  He/She shall certify to the accuracy of the group's hiking records and to

                                          the adequacy of each hiker's preparation and qualification for the award.

                   TRAIL REGULATIONS 

                                         The unit must travel as a group during the entire hike.  Every Scout on the Battle of Plattsburgh Historic Trail should

                                        realize that he is an emissary of the Boy Scouts of America, that his conduct and method of procedure will be

                                        beneficial or detrimental to those who follow.  This trail runs through publicly as well as privately owned areas, and

                                        the hiker must remember that we are guests.     

                                        It is essential that every Scout maintain a high standard of courtesy and friendly consideration for the property of others.

                                        Each hiker must carry his own water supply.

                                        At the conclusion of the trail, the unit leader should then check to see that each hiker has signed his/her own

                                        credential card and that he/she (unit leader) has also signed.  The credential card of each hiker should be

                                        returned to the Adirondack District Trail Committee.  When the District has received the above items, all patches

                                        and medals will be handed out or mailed out to the leader's home address.