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Trail Guide

START

	Leave cabin and pick up trail in front of the cabin by the four trees.
	Take a bearing of 85.
	Go over creek and follow trail up to the top of the hill.

1. CROSS THE MINE FIELD

	Go to point 11 and take a bearing of 200.
	You will pass a pond on your left hand side.
	When you come to a T in the trail take a right hand take a bearing of 170.
	The pine forest and point 10 will be on your left.
	You will pass point 9 on your right.

2. TRUST KNOT TIE

	Take a left hand turn on a bearing 355.
	Proceed through the cathedral.
	When you come to point 7 take a right turn on a bearing of 60.
	You will pass a pond on your left.
	Continue onward until you come to a farm fence.
	Wait here for advance scout.

3. ROPE LADDER

	Take a right turn at steps and proceed on a bearing of 92.
	Choose: a. Go down steps and over small footbridge. At point 2 take a bearing of 209 and follow it up to enemy encampment. or b. Go down steps and over creek use ladder to scale embankment.
	Take a bearing of 80 and bushwhack up the hill to enemy encampment.
	Reconnoiter enemy camp. Use extreme caution while in the enemy camp.
	Remember what you see here.
	Maintain silence while in camp. Use your eyes to size up the area.
	Leave encampment through the front gate. Turn left and proceed to bridge.

4. SKETCH MAP

	Leave the bridge on a bearing of 155.
	lead patrol out. BE CAREFUL. Noise will set of an alarm.
	When you come to a Y in the road, go left.
	Proceed to command center on your right.

5. OBSERVATION POST

	Go to end of parking lot. you will come upon an abandoned enemy encampment (picnic area).
	Stand at grill and take a bearing of 224.
	BUSHWHACK down hill to creek trail.
	Watch out for MINES. Spread patrol out and proceed slowly and cautiously.

6. FIRST AID

	When you reach the trail take a right hand turn follow a bearing of 298.
	You will come to an enemy held road. Stay left.
	There is an abandoned outpost on your left.

7. HEIGHT AND WIDTH

	Take height and width measurement of post and bring back for H.Q.
	Stay on bearing of 298 back to camp. Beware of enemy spies!

8. SPY LIGHT

Maintain present bearing to fire pits. Don't get caught in search light!

9. SIGNAL FIRE

You are almost home. Don't let your guard down - signal ahead.

10. ORIENTEERING

continue to flag pole

11. ASTRONOMY

without using compass chalk an arrow pointing north on driveway.

REPORT TO HQ FOR DEBRIEFING.

This web page was written by Bob Myers, Committee Member, Troop 3, Cincinnati, Ohio
with web authoring assistance by Michael F. Bowman, USSSP Web Team

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