Philmont Itinerary 2024: 12-30
Difficulty: Super Strenuous
Length: 12 days
Official Miles: 84 // Our Count: 87.8
Avg Miles per Day: 7.6 miles
Total Elevation: -4,397ft ↕ (15,910ft↑/20,307ft↓) // -1,340 meters ↕ (4,849m↑/6,190m↓)
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: Ponil TrailheadSleep at: Bluestem - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 3.7 miles / 6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,934 ft // 2,418 meters
Hiking Elevation: 855ft ↕ (1,162ft↑/307ft↓) // 261 meters ↕ (354m↑/94m↓)
Commisary: Camping HQ
Program: Water, Ranger Training, Trail Camp
Day 3: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Pueblano - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 5.8 miles / 9.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,072 ft // 2,460 meters
Hiking Elevation: 126ft ↕ (1,371ft↑/1,245ft↓) // 38 meters ↕ (418m↑/379m↓)
Program: Continental Tie & Lumber Co, Spar Pole Climbing, Campfire
Day 4: Trail Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Azurite - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 8.2 miles / 13.2 KM
Campsite Elevation: 10,755 ft // 3,278 meters
Hiking Elevation: 2,611ft ↕ (2,877ft↑/266ft↓) // 796 meters ↕ (877m↑/81m↓)
Commisary: Baldy Town
Program: Mine Tour, Gold Panning, Blacksmithing, Assaying & Mining History, Trail Camp
Day 5: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Greenwood Canyon Camp - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 15.5 miles / 24.9 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,400 ft // 2,560 meters
Hiking Elevation: -2,287ft ↕ (2,601ft↑/4,888ft↓) // -697 meters ↕ (793m↑/1,490m↓)
Program: Hike Baldy Mountain, Low Impact Camping, Leave No Trace Trail Camp, Trail Camp
Day 6: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Little Costilla Low Impact Camp - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 9.4 miles / 15.1 KM
Campsite Elevation: 10,271 ft // 3,131 meters
Hiking Elevation: -2,136ft ↕ (2,433ft↑/4,569ft↓) // -651 meters ↕ (742m↑/1,393m↓)
Program: Water, Leave No Trace Trail Camp
Day 7: Trail Camp - Layover
Sleep at: Little Costilla Low Impact Camp - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 6.4 miles / 10.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 10,271 ft // 3,131 meters
Hiking Elevation: 0ft ↕ (2,800ft↑/2,800ft↓) // 0 meters ↕ (853m↑/853m↓)
Program: Climb Little Costilla, Mountain Biking, Leave No Trace Trail Camp
Day 8: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Ring Place - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 9.3 miles / 15 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,127 ft // 2,477 meters
Hiking Elevation: -2,153ft ↕ (338ft↑/2,491ft↓) // -656 meters ↕ (103m↑/759m↓)
Commisary: Ring Place
Program: Mountain Biking, Astronomy
Day 9: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Dan Beard - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 10.3 miles / 16.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,924 ft // 2,415 meters
Hiking Elevation: -214ft ↕ (575ft↑/789ft↓) // -65 meters ↕ (175m↑/240m↓)
Program: Challenge Events
Day 10: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Coyote Howl - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 9.3 miles / 15 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,570 ft // 2,307 meters
Hiking Elevation: -362ft ↕ (1,106ft↑/1,468ft↓) // -110 meters ↕ (337m↑/447m↓)
Program: Railroading, Blacksmithing, Petroglyph Tour, Water, Trail Camp
Day 11: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Chase Cow - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 3.8 miles / 6.1 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,033 ft // 2,144 meters
Hiking Elevation: -360ft ↕ (336ft↑/696ft↓) // -110 meters ↕ (102m↑/212m↓)
Program: Rock Climbing & Rappeling, Bouldering Gym
Day 12: Base Camp
Trailhead: Chase TrailheadSleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp
Distance¹: 6.1 miles / 9.8 KM
Campsite Elevation: 6,700 ft // 2,042 meters
Hiking Elevation: -477ft ↕ (311ft↑/788ft↓) // -145 meters ↕ (95m↑/240m↓)
Program: Hike to Chase Ranch Trailhead, Main House Tour, 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.