Hikes & the outdoors

Roughly once a month the pack goes somewhere — a hike, a campout, or a daytime activity. Each is designed to move scouts along their rank requirements.

Every outing comes with a description: where to meet, what to bring, what to expect. The calendar has what’s next.

Fifty miles earns a hiking stick

We have a special tradition in Pack 345. Once a cub has hiked 50 “Pack Miles” — hiking miles achieved on a pack-organized hike — they are awarded a Pack 345 hiking stick. Great mementos of the miles they’ve already done, and a good reminder of the miles ahead of them.

Where we go

This year’s summer hikes took us to Mori Point in Pacifica, Sibley Volcanic Regional Reserve, and Angel Island by ferry, with two more pack hikes in October and March. See the dates →

Over the years the pack has also walked Lands End to Mile Rock Beach, the Presidio to Fort Point, Mount Sutro and Twin Peaks, Stern Grove at night, Rodeo Lagoon out to Point Bonita Lighthouse, Tennessee Valley, Bear Valley to Arch Rock, and San Bruno Mountain. Three peaks in San Francisco in a single February.

Self-guided routes you can walk any weekend

The Essential Six

Every scout brings these on every hike:

1. First-aid kit — adhesive bandages, moleskin, gauze, antibiotic ointment.
2. Water bottle — filled, and large enough to last until it can be refilled.
3. Flashlight — for emergency use.
4. Trail food — snacks, trail mix.
5. Sun protection — sunscreen and a hat.
6. Whistle — for emergency use.

And a day pack to carry it all in.

Logging miles

Miles are recorded in Scoutbook. If your scout walks a self-guided route on their own, tell us here and we’ll log it.