Follow these steps once you get to the hike location.

1. Get to the hike location early
2. Turn on your GPS unit
   • Check if you can view Treasure locations and they are close by
   • Create a Waypoint on our GPS representing where you parked. 
   • Reset the tracking log on your GPS
3. Great each family as they arrive
4. Use the Treasure Hike Record Form to check each family
5. Assign an adult to lead the boys on the service project
   • Provide the adult with the large trash bag
   • Boys pick up trash in parking area
   • When finished, have boys place full trash bag in trunk of a car

Once all the boys have arrived and the parking area has been cleaned up, get them together and call them to attention with the scout sign.  Run through the following in a fun manner.

1. Ask if anyone has found Treasure before?
   • Give the boys a chance to tell a couple stories
   • Explain what you will be doing during the hike
2. Ask if anyone knows what the buddy system is? Why is it important?
   • Lead the boys in a discussion on the buddy system
   • Assign buddies and note on Treasure Hike Record Form
3. Ask if anyone knows what Leave No Trace is?
   • Go through the Leave No Trace Guidelines
   • Lead a discussion on why Leave No Trace is important
   • Pass out the Leave No Trace Pledge Cards
   • Lead the boys in reading the pledge
   • Have the boys sign the pledge cards
4. Ask if anyone knows the rules of hiking?
   • Let the boys give their ideas
   • Fill in the rest from the Treasure Hiking Conduct Guidelines
5. Ask if everyone is ready to go Treasure Hiking?