Philmont Itinerary 2024: 12-09
Difficulty: Challenging
Length: 12 days
Official Miles: 59 // Our Count: 56.1
Avg Miles per Day: 5.4 miles
Total Elevation: -12ft ↕ (12,085ft↑/12,097ft↓) // -4 meters ↕ (3,684m↑/3,687m↓)
Year: 2024
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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: Ute Park TrailheadSleep at: Cimarron River - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 2.0 miles / 3.2 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,341 ft // 2,238 meters
Hiking Elevation: 14ft ↕ (215ft↑/201ft↓) // 4 meters ↕ (66m↑/61m↓)
Commisary: Camping HQ
Program: Ranger Training, 3D Archery, Laser Shot Shooting Range, Trail Camp
Day 3: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Black Jacks - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 3.6 miles / 5.8 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,225 ft // 2,507 meters
Hiking Elevation: 877ft ↕ (1,206ft↑/329ft↓) // 267 meters ↕ (368m↑/100m↓)
Program: Trail Camp
Day 4: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Elkhorn - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 5.1 miles / 8.2 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,488 ft // 2,587 meters
Hiking Elevation: 281ft ↕ (954ft↑/673ft↓) // 86 meters ↕ (291m↑/205m↓)
Program: Conservation Project, Trail Camp
Day 5: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Ponil - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 4.7 miles / 7.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,150 ft // 2,179 meters
Hiking Elevation: -2,091ft ↕ (297ft↑/2,388ft↓) // -637 meters ↕ (91m↑/728m↓)
Commisary: Ponil
Program: Cowboy Action Shooting, Chuckwagon Dinner, Cantina Show
Day 6: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Metcalf Station - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 6.1 miles / 9.8 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,234 ft // 2,205 meters
Hiking Elevation: 89ft ↕ (1,009ft↑/920ft↓) // 27 meters ↕ (308m↑/280m↓)
Program: Horse Rides, Western Lore/Branding, Railroading, Blacksmithing, Campfire
Day 7: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Dan Beard - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 4.7 miles / 7.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,924 ft // 2,415 meters
Hiking Elevation: 684ft ↕ (992ft↑/308ft↓) // 208 meters ↕ (302m↑/94m↓)
Program: Challenge Events
Day 8: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Pueblano Ruins - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 8.7 miles / 14 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,346 ft // 2,544 meters
Hiking Elevation: 480ft ↕ (2,105ft↑/1,625ft↓) // 146 meters ↕ (642m↑/495m↓)
Program: Homesteading, Tie Making & Crosscut Saws, Campfire, Trail Camp
Day 9: Trail Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Copper Park - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 6.6 miles / 10.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 10,539 ft // 3,212 meters
Hiking Elevation: 2,177ft ↕ (2,453ft↑/276ft↓) // 664 meters ↕ (748m↑/84m↓)
Commisary: Baldy Town
Program: Gold Mining History, Trading Post, Commissary, Trail Camp
Day 10: Trail Camp - Layover
Sleep at: Copper Park - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 8.0 miles / 12.9 KM
Campsite Elevation: 10,539 ft // 3,212 meters
Hiking Elevation: 7ft ↕ (2,382ft↑/2,375ft↓) // 2 meters ↕ (726m↑/724m↓)
Program: Hike Baldy Mountain, Trail Camp
Day 11: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Miranda - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 4.7 miles / 7.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,924 ft // 2,720 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,647ft ↕ (431ft↑/2,078ft↓) // -502 meters ↕ (131m↑/633m↓)
Program: Fur Trapper Rendezvous, Tomahawks, Muzzle Loading Rifles
Day 12: Base Camp
Trailhead: Maxwell TrailheadSleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp
Distance¹: 1.9 miles / 3.1 KM
Campsite Elevation: 6,700 ft // 2,042 meters
Hiking Elevation: -883ft ↕ (41ft↑/924ft↓) // -269 meters ↕ (12m↑/282m↓)
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.