County Backpack 2026

Between: 27th March 2026 - 29th March 2026 Location: Thorrington Scout Campsite Sections: Scouts

Come join us for a 2-day incident hike around the local countryside of Thorrington. The Scouts will need to visit as many bases as possible each day before returning to Thorrington Scout Campsite. Each base will have a small activity and a route card to complete. Each team needs to have between 4 – 7 Scouts.

For further details, please see the FAQ download, here, for futher details.

The dates are 27-29th March 2026, this will be a self-catering event this year, the cost is £17.50 per Scout.
Please book your Scout teams on using the link below:
Book here

Any questions please email backpack@essexscouts.org.uk

Thorrington Scout Campsite

Dwayne Fields proudly holds the title of the UK's 11th Chief Scout

An explorer, adventurer and TV presenter, Dwayne's been seen in BAFTA nominated Channel 5 series Race to the Pole, on BBC Springwatch, Countryfile, National Geographic and Disney+.

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