Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-12-7
Difficulty: Rugged
Length: 12 days
Official Miles: 69 // Our Count: 68.6
Avg Miles per Day: 6.3 miles
Total Elevation: 1,109ft ↕ (11,269ft↑/10,160ft↓) // 338 meters ↕ (3,435m↑/3,097m↓)
Year: 2025
Day 1: Base Camp
Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp
Distance¹: 0.0 miles / 0 KM
Campsite Elevation: 6,700 ft // 2,042 meters
Hiking Elevation: 0ft ↕ (0ft↑/0ft↓) // 0 meters ↕ (0m↑/0m↓)
Program: Opening Campfire
Day 2: Trail Camp - Food Pickup
Trailhead: Ponil TrailheadSleep at: Sioux - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 2.2 miles / 3.5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,430 ft // 2,265 meters
Hiking Elevation: 311ft ↕ (531ft↑/220ft↓) // 95 meters ↕ (162m↑/67m↓)
Commisary: Camping HQ
Program: Ranger Training
Day 3: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Rich Cabins - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 5.7 miles / 9.2 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,744 ft // 2,360 meters
Hiking Elevation: 332ft ↕ (738ft↑/406ft↓) // 101 meters ↕ (225m↑/124m↓)
Commisary: Rich Cabins
Program: Rich Family Homestead Program
Day 4: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Beatty Lakes Low Impact Camp - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 6.3 miles / 10.1 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,243 ft // 2,512 meters
Hiking Elevation: 532ft ↕ (1,346ft↑/814ft↓) // 162 meters ↕ (410m↑/248m↓)
Program: High Ropes & COPE Events, Low Impact Camping
Day 5: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Whiteman Vega - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 12.0 miles / 19.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,080 ft // 2,463 meters
Hiking Elevation: -198ft ↕ (543ft↑/741ft↓) // -60 meters ↕ (166m↑/226m↓)
Program: Mountain Biking
Day 6: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Ring Place - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 3.3 miles / 5.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,127 ft // 2,477 meters
Hiking Elevation: 37ft ↕ (184ft↑/147ft↓) // 11 meters ↕ (56m↑/45m↓)
Commisary: Ring Place
Program: Astronomy
Day 7: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Iris Park Low Impact Camp - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 5.8 miles / 9.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,581 ft // 2,615 meters
Hiking Elevation: 444ft ↕ (626ft↑/182ft↓) // 135 meters ↕ (191m↑/55m↓)
Program: Low Impact Camping
Day 8: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Greenwood Canyon Camp - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 7.1 miles / 11.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,400 ft // 2,560 meters
Hiking Elevation: -189ft ↕ (568ft↑/757ft↓) // -58 meters ↕ (173m↑/231m↓)
Program: Low Impact Camping
Day 9: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Copper Park - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 9.7 miles / 15.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 10,539 ft // 3,212 meters
Hiking Elevation: 2,125ft ↕ (3,289ft↑/1,164ft↓) // 648 meters ↕ (1,002m↑/355m↓)
Program: Trail Camp, Baldy Mountain Hike
Day 10: Trail Camp - Food Pickup & Layover
Sleep at: Copper Park - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 8.0 miles / 12.9 KM
Campsite Elevation: 10,539 ft // 3,212 meters
Hiking Elevation: -25ft ↕ (2,972ft↑/2,997ft↓) // -8 meters ↕ (906m↑/913m↓)
Commisary: Baldy Town
Program: Hike Baldy Mountain, Historic Baldy Town
Day 11: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Miranda - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 6.4 miles / 10.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,924 ft // 2,720 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,645ft ↕ (431ft↑/2,076ft↓) // -501 meters ↕ (131m↑/633m↓)
Program: Rocky Mountain Fur Co.
Day 12: Base Camp
Trailhead: Maxwell TrailheadSleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp
Distance¹: 2.1 miles / 3.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 6,700 ft // 2,042 meters
Hiking Elevation: -615ft ↕ (41ft↑/656ft↓) // -187 meters ↕ (12m↑/200m↓)
Program: Hike to Maxwell Trailhead, Closing Campfire
¹ This is the official distance published by Philmont. This is the shortest possible amount you could hike that day. Depending on your crew's navigational abilities, you could hike a LOT more than this.