Philmont Itinerary 2024: 12-16

Difficulty: Rugged

Length: 12 days

Official Miles: 65 // Our Count: 60.4

Avg Miles per Day: 5.9 miles

Total Elevation: -1,124ft ↕ (9,453ft↑/10,577ft↓) // -343 meters ↕ (2,881m↑/3,224m↓)

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: Six Mile Trailhead

Sleep at: House Canyon - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 2.8 miles / 4.5 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,186 ft // 2,190 meters

Hiking Elevation: 1,082ft ↕ (1,319ft↑/237ft↓) // 330 meters ↕ (402m↑/72m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, T-Rex Track, Trail Camp

Day 3: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Metcalf Station - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 3.8 miles / 6.1 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,234 ft // 2,205 meters

Hiking Elevation: -902ft ↕ (178ft↑/1,080ft↓) // -275 meters ↕ (54m↑/329m↓)

Program: Petroglyph Tour, Railroading, Blacksmithing, Campfire

Day 4: 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 5: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Ring Place - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 10.3 miles / 16.6 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,127 ft // 2,477 meters

Hiking Elevation: 215ft ↕ (789ft↑/574ft↓) // 66 meters ↕ (240m↑/175m↓)

Commisary: Ring Place

Program: Mountain Biking, Astronomy

Day 6: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Iris Park Low Impact Camp - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 5.3 miles / 8.5 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,581 ft // 2,615 meters

Hiking Elevation: 444ft ↕ (626ft↑/182ft↓) // 135 meters ↕ (191m↑/55m↓)

Program: Conservation Project, Leave No Trace Trail Camp

Day 7: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Upper Greenwood Low Impact Camp - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 11.1 miles / 17.9 KM

Campsite Elevation: 10,339 ft // 3,151 meters

Hiking Elevation: 683ft ↕ (1,454ft↑/771ft↓) // 208 meters ↕ (443m↑/235m↓)

Program: Water, Leave No Trace Trail Camp

Day 8: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Baldy Town - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 7.0 miles / 11.3 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,855 ft // 3,004 meters

Hiking Elevation: -503ft ↕ (2,259ft↑/2,762ft↓) // -153 meters ↕ (689m↑/842m↓)

Commisary: Baldy Town

Program: Hike Baldy Mountain, Mine Tour, Gold Panning

Day 9: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Miranda - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 2.7 miles / 4.3 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,924 ft // 2,720 meters

Hiking Elevation: -995ft ↕ (129ft↑/1,124ft↓) // -303 meters ↕ (39m↑/343m↓)

Program: Fur Trapper Rendezvous, Muzzle Loading Rifles, Tomahawks

Day 10: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Baldy Skyline - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 3.5 miles / 5.6 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,140 ft // 2,786 meters

Hiking Elevation: 149ft ↕ (676ft↑/527ft↓) // 45 meters ↕ (206m↑/161m↓)

Program: Pick up Burros, Trail Camp

Day 11: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Ponil - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 8.2 miles / 13.2 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,150 ft // 2,179 meters

Hiking Elevation: -1,906ft ↕ (988ft↑/2,894ft↓) // -581 meters ↕ (301m↑/882m↓)

Program: Tie Making & Crosscut Saws, Drop off Burros, Western Lore & Branding, Chuckwagon Dinner, Cantina Show

Day 12: Base Camp

Trailhead: Ponil Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 1.0 miles / 1.6 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -75ft ↕ (43ft↑/118ft↓) // -23 meters ↕ (13m↑/36m↓)

Program: Cowboy Action Shooting, Hike to Ponil 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.