Philmont Itinerary 2024: 12-13
Difficulty: Rugged
Length: 12 days
Official Miles: 63 // Our Count: 67
Avg Miles per Day: 5.7 miles
Total Elevation: -293ft ↕ (13,866ft↑/14,159ft↓) // -89 meters ↕ (4,226m↑/4,316m↓)
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: Zastrow TrailheadSleep at: Backache Springs - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 2.1 miles / 3.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,699 ft // 2,347 meters
Hiking Elevation: 764ft ↕ (844ft↑/80ft↓) // 233 meters ↕ (257m↑/24m↓)
Commisary: Camping HQ
Program: Ranger Training, Trail Camp
Day 3: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Line Camp - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 6.6 miles / 10.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,747 ft // 2,361 meters
Hiking Elevation: 65ft ↕ (1,282ft↑/1,217ft↓) // 20 meters ↕ (391m↑/371m↓)
Program: New Mexican Homestead, Animal Care, Cantina, Trail Camp
Day 4: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Agua Fria - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 9.1 miles / 14.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,770 ft // 2,673 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,014ft ↕ (3,534ft↑/2,520ft↓) // 309 meters ↕ (1,077m↑/768m↓)
Program: Rayado Lodge History, Trail Camp
Day 5: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Apache Springs - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 2.2 miles / 3.5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,403 ft // 2,866 meters
Hiking Elevation: 677ft ↕ (772ft↑/95ft↓) // 206 meters ↕ (235m↑/29m↓)
Commisary: Apache Springs
Program: Jicarilla Apache Life, 3D Archery
Day 6: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Porcupine - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 6.3 miles / 10.1 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,085 ft // 2,769 meters
Hiking Elevation: -341ft ↕ (802ft↑/1,143ft↓) // -104 meters ↕ (244m↑/348m↓)
Program: Homesteading, Cabin Tour, Trail Camp
Day 7: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Beaubien - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 2.7 miles / 4.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,349 ft // 2,850 meters
Hiking Elevation: 235ft ↕ (651ft↑/416ft↓) // 72 meters ↕ (198m↑/127m↓)
Commisary: Phillips Junction
Program: Western Lore & Branding, Chuckwagon Dinner, Campfire
Day 8: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Divide - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 6.5 miles / 10.5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 10,590 ft // 3,228 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,264ft ↕ (2,214ft↑/950ft↓) // 385 meters ↕ (675m↑/290m↓)
Program: Water, Trail Camp
Day 9: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Black Mountain - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 9.0 miles / 14.5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,990 ft // 2,740 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,657ft ↕ (672ft↑/2,329ft↓) // -505 meters ↕ (205m↑/710m↓)
Program: Side hike Mt Phillips, Post Civil War Encampment, Blacksmithing, Muzzle Loading Rifles
Day 10: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Miners Park - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 7.9 miles / 12.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,002 ft // 2,439 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,022ft ↕ (431ft↑/1,453ft↓) // -312 meters ↕ (131m↑/443m↓)
Commisary: Miners Park
Program: Conservation Project, Rock Climbing & Rappeling
Day 11: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Stockade Ridge - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 7.0 miles / 11.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,521 ft // 2,292 meters
Hiking Elevation: -446ft ↕ (1,005ft↑/1,451ft↓) // -136 meters ↕ (306m↑/442m↓)
Program: High Ropes & Climbing Tower, Water, Trail Camp
Day 12: Base Camp
Trailhead: Lovers Leap TrailheadSleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp
Distance¹: 7.6 miles / 12.2 KM
Campsite Elevation: 6,700 ft // 2,042 meters
Hiking Elevation: -846ft ↕ (1,659ft↑/2,505ft↓) // -258 meters ↕ (506m↑/764m↓)
Program: Climb Tooth of Time, Hike to Lovers Leap Trailhead, Hike into Base Camp via Tooth Ridge Trail, 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.