Philmont Itinerary 2024: 12-23
Difficulty: Strenuous
Length: 12 days
Official Miles: 69 // Our Count: 71.3
Avg Miles per Day: 6.3 miles
Total Elevation: 1,626ft ↕ (12,283ft↑/10,657ft↓) // 496 meters ↕ (3,744m↑/3,248m↓)
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: Chase TrailheadSleep at: Little Twin - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 4.8 miles / 7.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,274 ft // 2,217 meters
Hiking Elevation: 691ft ↕ (925ft↑/234ft↓) // 211 meters ↕ (282m↑/71m↓)
Commisary: Camping HQ
Program: Ranger Training, Main House Tour, Water, Trail Camp
Day 3: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Indian Writings - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 9.4 miles / 15.1 KM
Campsite Elevation: 6,600 ft // 2,012 meters
Hiking Elevation: -302ft ↕ (1,202ft↑/1,504ft↓) // -92 meters ↕ (366m↑/458m↓)
Program: Bouldering, Archaeology, Atlatl Darts, Petroglyph Tour
Day 4: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Rabbit Ear - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 7.7 miles / 12.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,185 ft // 2,495 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,118ft ↕ (1,314ft↑/196ft↓) // 341 meters ↕ (401m↑/60m↓)
Program: Railroading, Trail Camp
Day 5: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Ring Place - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 11.0 miles / 17.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,127 ft // 2,477 meters
Hiking Elevation: 28ft ↕ (862ft↑/834ft↓) // 9 meters ↕ (263m↑/254m↓)
Commisary: Ring Place
Program: Challenge Events, 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, Water, Leave No Trace Trail Camp
Day 7: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Rich Cabins - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 8.9 miles / 14.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,744 ft // 2,360 meters
Hiking Elevation: -858ft ↕ (560ft↑/1,418ft↓) // -262 meters ↕ (171m↑/432m↓)
Commisary: Rich Cabins
Program: Homesteading, Animal Care, Cabin Tour, Campfire
Day 8: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Flume Canyon - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 6.8 miles / 10.9 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,761 ft // 2,366 meters
Hiking Elevation: 57ft ↕ (1,253ft↑/1,196ft↓) // 17 meters ↕ (382m↑/365m↓)
Program: Campfire
Day 9: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: French Henry - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 6.1 miles / 9.8 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,628 ft // 2,935 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,807ft ↕ (2,167ft↑/360ft↓) // 551 meters ↕ (661m↑/110m↓)
Program: Tie Making & Crosscut Saws, Blacksmithing, Gold Panning, Mine Tour
Day 10: Trail Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Black Horse Mine - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 3.8 miles / 6.1 KM
Campsite Elevation: 10,832 ft // 3,302 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,152ft ↕ (1,696ft↑/544ft↓) // 351 meters ↕ (517m↑/166m↓)
Commisary: Baldy Town
Program: Assaying & Mining History, Water, Trail Camp
Day 11: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Miranda - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 5.6 miles / 9 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,924 ft // 2,720 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,896ft ↕ (1,637ft↑/3,533ft↓) // -578 meters ↕ (499m↑/1,077m↓)
Program: Hike Baldy Mountain, Fur Trapper Rendezvous, Tomahawks
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: -615ft ↕ (41ft↑/656ft↓) // -187 meters ↕ (12m↑/200m↓)
Program: Muzzle Loading Rifles, 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.