Philmont Itinerary 2024: 12-11

Difficulty: Rugged

Length: 12 days

Official Miles: 60 // Our Count: 60.8

Avg Miles per Day: 5.5 miles

Total Elevation: 905ft ↕ (13,101ft↑/12,196ft↓) // 276 meters ↕ (3,993m↑/3,717m↓)

Year: 2024

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: Webster Trailhead

Sleep at: Arrowhead - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 2.2 miles / 3.5 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,490 ft // 2,283 meters

Hiking Elevation: 427ft ↕ (462ft↑/35ft↓) // 130 meters ↕ (141m↑/11m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, Water, Trail Camp

Day 3: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Hunting Lodge - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 4.0 miles / 6.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,811 ft // 2,381 meters

Hiking Elevation: 303ft ↕ (773ft↑/470ft↓) // 92 meters ↕ (236m↑/143m↓)

Program: Western Lore/Branding, Demonstration Forest, Forestry Training

Day 4: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Cyphers Mine - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 6.2 miles / 10 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,316 ft // 2,840 meters

Hiking Elevation: 1,553ft ↕ (1,987ft↑/434ft↓) // 473 meters ↕ (606m↑/132m↓)

Commisary: Cimarroncito

Program: Rock Climbing or Climbing Gym, Mine Tour, Blacksmithing, Gold Panning, Campfire

Day 5: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Clear Creek - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 9.4 miles / 15.1 KM

Campsite Elevation: 10,297 ft // 3,139 meters

Hiking Elevation: 929ft ↕ (2,652ft↑/1,723ft↓) // 283 meters ↕ (808m↑/525m↓)

Program: Climb Comanche Peak and Mount Phillips, Rocky Mountain Fur Co., Tomahawks, Water

Day 6: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Beaubien - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 7.8 miles / 12.6 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,349 ft // 2,850 meters

Hiking Elevation: -959ft ↕ (719ft↑/1,678ft↓) // -292 meters ↕ (219m↑/511m↓)

Commisary: Phillips Junction

Program: Muzzle Loading Rifles, Western Lore & Branding, Chuckwagon Dinner, Campfire

Day 7: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Lower Bonito - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 7.0 miles / 11.3 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,973 ft // 2,735 meters

Hiking Elevation: -916ft ↕ (1,538ft↑/2,454ft↓) // -279 meters ↕ (469m↑/748m↓)

Program: Hike Trail Peak

Day 8: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Abreu - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 4.2 miles / 6.8 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,219 ft // 2,200 meters

Hiking Elevation: 54ft ↕ (257ft↑/203ft↓) // 16 meters ↕ (78m↑/62m↓)

Program: Conservation Project, New Mexican Homestead, Cantina, Mexican Dinner

Day 9: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Bear Caves - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 4.6 miles / 7.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,421 ft // 2,567 meters

Hiking Elevation: 1,186ft ↕ (1,528ft↑/342ft↓) // 361 meters ↕ (466m↑/104m↓)

Program: Campfire, Trail Camp

Day 10: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Miners Park - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 3.5 miles / 5.6 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,002 ft // 2,439 meters

Hiking Elevation: -375ft ↕ (403ft↑/778ft↓) // -114 meters ↕ (123m↑/237m↓)

Commisary: Miners Park

Program: Tie Making & Crosscut Saws, Rock Climbing & Rappeling

Day 11: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Tooth Ridge - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 7.3 miles / 11.7 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,317 ft // 2,535 meters

Hiking Elevation: 306ft ↕ (1,924ft↑/1,618ft↓) // 93 meters ↕ (586m↑/493m↓)

Program: Conservation Project, Water, Trail Camp

Day 12: Base Camp

Trailhead: Tooth Ridge Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 4.6 miles / 7.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 6,700 ft // 2,042 meters

Hiking Elevation: -1,603ft ↕ (858ft↑/2,461ft↓) // -489 meters ↕ (262m↑/750m↓)

Program: Climb Tooth of Time, Hike in via Tooth Ridge, 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.