The Halloween Hike is our annual night hike for Scouts, Guides and Explorers. It has been going since 1995 (there's still a team out there somewhere) and has never missed a year.
The route is usually 6-7 miles through easy terrain (apart from the cows and mud) and we vary the route every year so it is always a new challenge.
Scout and Guide teams are aged 12+ and must have a basic knowledge of map reading and first aid, Explorers are all welcome. This year we piloted a category for Scouts & Guides aged 10-12 walking with a leader which proved very successful.
Around the route are checkpoints with challenges for the teams to complete and earn points in order to try and win the Halloween Hike Trophy. Explorers have a additional challenge to go as fast as they can, their points are then deducted from their time, the Explorer team with the lowest score wins.
Challenges this year included Boiling a Kelly Kettle, Pioneering, Making a Remembrance Poppy, a General Knowledge Quiz, a Memory Test and a team challenge involving Buckets, Balls and Blindfolds.
All of the teams carry GPS trackers (even the sweep team who nobody noticed didn't move for 2 hours due to a technical error, thank guys!) And we are very pleased this year that all teams completed the course. Full results are at the bottom of the page.
A big thank you to all of the Scout, Guide and Explorer Leaders who gave up their night to support the event and of course the Scout Support Unit who were out in force all night.
Halloween Hike 2018 – The Results – Scouts and Guides
1st Midhurst Guides 136 points
2nd Storrington Guides 132 points
3rd Fittleworth Scouts 122 points
4th Billingshurst Guides 120 points
Ashington Scouts 120 points
5th Cheyenne Scouts 107 points
6th Cherokee Scouts 106 points
Halloween Hike 2018 – The Results – Explorer Scouts
1st Griffins 1 67.5 points
2nd Phoenix Knights 89 points
3rd Phoenix Dames 126 points
4th Griffins 2 208.5 points
The Halloween Hike will return on Saturday 26th/Sunday 27th October 2019