Before the meeting: 

1. Secure enough smart devices so you have one for every two Cub Scouts. 
2. Charge all devices and have backup chargers for devices. 
3. Check that each device has a GPS or location service and that location services are turned on.  
4. Check the connection to the internet.   
5. If using a private wi-fi we recommend changing the password for your wi-fi for this activity and then changing the password after the meeting to keep your internet connection safe. 
6. Make sure each device has a weather app, it is OK if there are different apps on the devices.  Exploring different apps will help identify what apps might be more useful than others. 
7. A trek can be a bike ride, a walk, a hike, or a boating activity.  
   • If planning a bike trek review and become familiar with the elective Adventure Pedal Away.  Complete the on-line training “Hazardous Weather” training module that is part of the Position Specific Training for den leaders my.scouting. If you have already completed den leader, Cubmaster, or pack committee chair training on-line, then you have completed this module.  Review the Bicycle Safety guidelines found on the Scouting America Sports and Activities page.  Conduct an “ABC Quick Check” on the bicycles before riding.  The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center has a checklist for air, brakes, and cranks, chain, and cogs.  
   • If planning a walk or a hike review the Age Appropriate Guidelines for Scouting Activities.  Complete the on-line training “Hazardous Weather” training module that is part of the Position Specific Training for den leaders my.scouting. If you have already completed den leader, Cubmaster, or pack committee chair training on-line, then you have completed this module.  Watch the Weather Related Safety Moment video (1 minute 48 seconds).  Review the Scouting America Annual Health and Medical Record for all Cub Scouts and adults going on the walk and check for any safety concerns.  If there is someone in the den, youth, or adults, who carries an EpiPen due to severe allergies make sure that at least one other adult knows how to administer the EpiPen. To learn more, review this Safety Moment on anaphylaxis.  
   • If planning a boating trek supervision by an adult, 21 or older, who is trained in Scouting America Safety Afloat. At least one leader must be trained in first aid which includes CPR. Any swimming done in conjunction with the activity must be within Scouting America Safe Swim Defense standards. Complete the Scouting America Safety Afloat (30 minutes) training on my.scouting. Confirm enough adults who will serve as supervisors during the activity to maintain a ratio of one supervisor to every 5 Cub Scouts.  Have buddy tags for everyone who will be near the water, youth, and adults.  Give an overview and instruction on the points of Safety Afloat before the activity. Provide continuous, qualified adult supervision and discipline during the activity. All participants, both Cub Scouts and adults, must wear a life jacket during boating activities. Review the Life Jackets / Personal Flotation Devices Safety Moment. 

During the meeting: 

1. Gather the Cub Scouts and review with them Digital Safety and Online Scouting Activities. 
2. Inform Cub Scouts that the den is planning on a 2-mile trek, and they are going to help identify where to go. 
3. Have Cub Scouts buddy up. 
4. Have Cub Scouts use their smart devices to search for outdoor places for the den to visit.  Give them specific words for them to use when searching such as “Public Parks Near Me”. 
5. Give them 10 minutes to search and come up with a place that the buddy group agrees on.  Have each buddy group share their location and give a brief description and why the den should choose that location.  After everyone has shared, have the den vote on which location you are going to take your trek at. 
6. Once you have identified a location, Cub Scouts pull up the location on a map app.  Have them identify the distance key.  Tell them that if they zoom in and out the distance key will change.   
7. First, have them use the satellite image and have them explore the location.  Have them look for established trails, points of interest, and facilities like bathrooms and water fountains.  After they have explored have them come up with a 2-mile trek the den could take at the location. 
8. Have each buddy group share their suggestion for the 2-mile trek and then have the den vote on the trek, this could be a combination of treks.