Useful Links

Here are some useful links for scouts and parents of scouts:

Scouting Links

• Boy Scouts of America 
• CT Yankee Council
• Boy Scout Trail
• Youth Protection
• Boy Scout Youth Protection Parent Guide (PDF)
• Guide to Safe Scouting (PDF)
• Online Training

Merit Badge Info.

• Intro. to Merit Badges
• Guide for Merit Badge Counseling
• MeritBadge.org
• Merit Badge Workbooks
  
• List of how many boys have earned each Merit Badge
  
• Merit badges required for the Eagle Scout rank
  

Scout Skills

• Animated Knots
• How to use a compass
• Camping

BSA Forms

• BSA Health and Medical Form

High Adventure Scout Bases

• Philmont Scout Ranch
• Northern Tier High Adventure Program
• Florida Sea Base
• Summit Bechtel Reserve
  

TOP HIKES OF NEW ENGLAND

• Top 10 Hikes in the White Mountains
• Top 25 Hikes in the White Mountains
• Top 25 Hikes in New Hampshire
• Top 25 Hikes in New England
• Top 25 Loop Hikes in New England
• Top Easy Day Hikes in New England
• Top Rock Scrambles in New England
• Top Trails with Ladders & Metal Rungs

• CT Waterfalls

Adirondack Canoe Route/Northern Forest Canoe Trail.

• The Adirondack Canoe Route is part of the 740-mile Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) which links the waterways of New York, Vermont, Québec, New Hampshire and Maine.
  

BACKPACKING NEW ENGLAND
Backpacking Connecticut
      CT Appalachian Trail Map
      CT Appalachian Trail info
Backpacking Maine
Backpacking New Hampshire
Backpacking Vermont

Connecticut Bicycle Trails

• Air Line State Park Trail
  
• Top 5 Paved Bike Trails in Connecticut
  

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