Philmont Itinerary 2024: 12-17

Difficulty: Rugged

Length: 12 days

Official Miles: 65 // Our Count: 66.2

Avg Miles per Day: 5.9 miles

Total Elevation: -298ft ↕ (13,837ft↑/14,135ft↓) // -91 meters ↕ (4,218m↑/4,308m↓)

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: Magpie Trailhead

Sleep at: Magpie - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 3.6 miles / 5.8 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,450 ft // 2,271 meters

Hiking Elevation: 637ft ↕ (666ft↑/29ft↓) // 194 meters ↕ (203m↑/9m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, Water, Trail Camp

Day 3: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Urraca - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 1.9 miles / 3.1 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,966 ft // 2,428 meters

Hiking Elevation: 608ft ↕ (810ft↑/202ft↓) // 185 meters ↕ (247m↑/62m↓)

Program: Challenge Events, Campfire

Day 4: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Crater Lake - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 6.5 miles / 10.5 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,390 ft // 2,557 meters

Hiking Elevation: 417ft ↕ (1,341ft↑/924ft↓) // 127 meters ↕ (409m↑/282m↓)

Program: Spar Pole Climbing, Tie Making & Crosscut Saws, Campfire

Day 5: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Lost Cabin - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 7.5 miles / 12.1 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,221 ft // 2,811 meters

Hiking Elevation: 827ft ↕ (2,264ft↑/1,437ft↓) // 252 meters ↕ (690m↑/438m↓)

Program: Hike Fowler Pass and Webster Pass, Rayado Lodge Tour, Fly Tying, Fly Fishing, Trail Camp

Day 6: Trail Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Wild Horse - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 8.4 miles / 13.5 KM

Campsite Elevation: 10,458 ft // 3,188 meters

Hiking Elevation: 1,223ft ↕ (2,127ft↑/904ft↓) // 373 meters ↕ (648m↑/276m↓)

Commisary: Apache Springs

Program: Jicarilla Apache Life, 3D Archery, Homesteading, Cabin Tour, Trail Camp

Day 7: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Mount Phillips - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 7.1 miles / 11.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 11,704 ft // 3,567 meters

Hiking Elevation: 1,231ft ↕ (1,849ft↑/618ft↓) // 375 meters ↕ (564m↑/188m↓)

Program: Rocky Mountain Fur Co., Tomahawks, Climb Mt. Phillips via the new Order of the Arrow trail, Water, Trail Camp

Day 8: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Sawmill - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 7.7 miles / 12.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,219 ft // 2,810 meters

Hiking Elevation: -2,749ft ↕ (209ft↑/2,958ft↓) // -838 meters ↕ (64m↑/902m↓)

Program: Climb Comanche Peak, 30.06 Rifle Shooting & Reloading

Day 9: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Cyphers Mine - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 5.1 miles / 8.2 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 141ft ↕ (1,077ft↑/936ft↓) // 43 meters ↕ (328m↑/285m↓)

Program: Conservation Project, Gold Panning, Blacksmithing, Mine Tour, Trail Camp

Day 10: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Clarks Fork - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 8.0 miles / 12.9 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,539 ft // 2,298 meters

Hiking Elevation: -1,814ft ↕ (596ft↑/2,410ft↓) // -553 meters ↕ (182m↑/735m↓)

Commisary: Cimarroncito

Program: Rock Climbing & Rappeling, Visiting Forester, Chuckwagon Dinner, Campfire

Day 11: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Shaefers Pass - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 2.7 miles / 4.3 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,791 ft // 2,679 meters

Hiking Elevation: 1,199ft ↕ (1,455ft↑/256ft↓) // 365 meters ↕ (443m↑/78m↓)

Program: Horse Rides, Western Lore & Branding, Water, Trail Camp

Day 12: Base Camp

Trailhead: Tooth Ridge Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 7.7 miles / 12.4 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -2,018ft ↕ (1,443ft↑/3,461ft↓) // -615 meters ↕ (440m↑/1,055m↓)

Program: Climb Shaefers Peak, 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.