Open Gold Training & Practice Expedition

Outline itinerary

Day 1, Training: You'll meet your instructor team and get to know your expedition team mates. Training will cover the Gold DofE syllabus, and will include sessions on campcraft, route planning, first aid and expedition safety. Camp overnight.

Day 2: You will set off on your practice expedition today. Your instructor will continue to give you input on your navigation skills and may walk with you for some of your route. As the day progresses, you and your team will become more independent and you will be supervised remotely. Camp overnight.

Day 3: You'll continue along your planned route. At your finish point you will have a debrief with your instructor who'll give you verbal feedback for your Qualifying expedition. In the days following the expedition, we will be in touch via email to confirm your attendance and send a comment from your instructor.

Getting to your Expedition

The Chiltern Hills are located approximately one hour's drive from Central London, near High Wycombe, and can be reached via train. Your exact meeting/departure point will be confirmed after booking.

Landscape

Rolling hills, green meadows with hedgerows, woodland and picturesque villages. Although not in wild country, participants are now permitted to complete their Gold expedition in the Chiltern Hills and other non wild country locations. Please check with your DofE Leader that they are happy for you to do this expedition.

Route & Terrain

The terrain will be combination of well defined paths and uneven and rocky ground, and you'll be covering between 18km and 24km each walking day (2 days total).

Campsites

Please come prepared for basic facilities, however you can be assured that all campsites have toilets and clean drinking water.

IMPORTANT Our Open programmes are usually set up in a way that requires participants to be fully independent and without needing additional support from the instructor team. If you (or the person you are booking for) requires any additional support or has specific needs, please contact us before booking so we can ensure we are able to put suitable support and adjustments in place.

Cost - £225.00