Adventures

From weekend campouts in state parks to backcountry expeditions across the country, our program builds confidence, self-reliance, stories, and friendships that last a lifetime.

2026

Mountain Biking Campout

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2026

Ohiopyle State Park, PA

We spent a long weekend hiking, biking, and enjoying the natural water slides in Pennsylvania’s largest state park.

2026

Ski Trips

We made several visits to ski locations in Ohio and upstate New York.

2025 High Adventure

Philmont Scout Ranch

Troop 169 has made the pilgrimage to Philmont twice — most recently in 2025. Philmont is Scouting’s premier high adventure base, set in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of northern New Mexico. Our 2025 crew tackled Itinerary 12-13 — a 65-mile, 12-day COPE and climbing trek through the South Country, reaching elevations above 11,700 feet. It is the kind of trip that defines a scout’s career.

2025

West Virginia

Our younger patrol spent a week in the New River Gorge area rafting and mountain biking.

2025

Summer Camp: Camp Falling Rock

We spent the week working on merit badges including Wilderness Survival.

2025

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2024

Conneaut and Cedar Point

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2023 High Adventure

BSA Sea Base — Florida Keys & The Bahamas

In 2023, Troop 169 sent two separate crews to BSA Sea Base, Scouting’s high adventure base on the waters of the Florida Keys and the Bahamas. One crew sailed the Bahamas aboard a tall ship, island hopping through protected coves, snorkeling crystal-clear water, and living life on the water for a week. The other explored the Florida Keys, diving into coral reefs and experiencing the unique marine environment of the Gulf Coast.

 

 

2025

West Virginia

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2022 High Adventure

North Country Trail — Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan

In 2022, we completed a 40-mile, 5-day backpacking trek along Lake Superior’s southern shore through Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. The North Country Trail through Pictured Rocks is one of the most spectacular backpacking routes in the Midwest. It hugs sandstone cliffs that drop straight into Lake Superior, passes waterfalls, hardwood forests, sand dunes, and sweeping views of the largest of the Great Lakes.

 

 

2025

West Virginia

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2025

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2021 High Adventure

Philmont Scout Ranch

2020 High Adventure

Allegheny River

2019 High Adventure

Appalachian Trail, Roan Mountain

2018 High Adventure

Muskingum River