Cheshire Hike Practice Weekend 2

This will be the first of three, ‘two day hikes’ with camping  open to all Scouts and Explorers in the District participating in the Cheshire Hike.

Its a great opportunity to practice for Cheshire Hike and Participation can contribute to a number of badges. Teams are expected to carry their full kit including Tents and Sleeping bags so participants can get used to walking a fair distance, weight while practice navigating. Participants should ideally walk in the teams of 2- 5 people they intend to enter to the hike but if you don’t yet have a team, the event is a great way of meeting people from other groups.

Please note there is a flat £30 to attend practice weekends 2, 3 and 4 whether you attend all of them or just one of them. Once you have checked out (not as a guest) and paid onto this one weekend,  then when you subsequently decide to book onto Hike Practice Weekend 3 and/or 4 , the website will recognise this and not charge you for the either of the  two weekends (provided you don’t check out as a guest).

GPS Tracking

To safely facilitate this event we are asking for parental permission to use GPS tracking software on young people’s phones. The tracking will take place only for the duration of the activity. The data connection to the tracking server is encrypted and hosted on a private Mersey Weaver owned server. The Tracking will assist route marshals to locate hikers if they become lost.  Please also ensure the young people have OS Locate Apple App or Google Play installed on their mobile device

To enable the tracking, young people should install the Traccar Client app from the Apple App or Google Play Store on their mobile phone.  Please ensure this done days in advance rather than on the day. To configure the app you will need to enable location tracking.  In the device identifier field type the security code on your E-ticket (please note this is case sensitive). In the Server URL field please enter https://traccar.mwscouts.org then toggle the service status to on when you arrive at the hike start. See a screenshot of configuration.

What to wear/bring

Download the Guide for Cheshire Hike for advice on kit, meals and training

Please note Cheshire Hike participants should use these practices to supplement their own training.