Philmont Itinerary 2024: 12-33
Difficulty: Super Strenuous
Length: 12 days
Official Miles: 88 // Our Count: 87.7
Avg Miles per Day: 8 miles
Total Elevation: -369ft ↕ (16,967ft↑/17,336ft↓) // -112 meters ↕ (5,172m↑/5,284m↓)
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: Ponil TrailheadSleep at: Sioux - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 2.4 miles / 3.9 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,430 ft // 2,265 meters
Hiking Elevation: 311ft ↕ (531ft↑/220ft↓) // 95 meters ↕ (162m↑/67m↓)
Commisary: Camping HQ
Program: Ranger Training, Trail Camp
Day 3: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Rich Cabins - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 5.4 miles / 8.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,744 ft // 2,360 meters
Hiking Elevation: 332ft ↕ (738ft↑/406ft↓) // 101 meters ↕ (225m↑/124m↓)
Program: Homesteading, Animal Care, Cabin Tour, Campfire
Day 4: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Head of Dean - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 7.1 miles / 11.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,770 ft // 2,673 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,061ft ↕ (1,914ft↑/853ft↓) // 323 meters ↕ (583m↑/260m↓)
Program: Hike Wilson Mesa, Tie Making & Crosscut Saws, Challenge Events
Day 5: Trail Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Copper Park - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 10.9 miles / 17.5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 10,539 ft // 3,212 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,762ft ↕ (2,740ft↑/978ft↓) // 537 meters ↕ (835m↑/298m↓)
Commisary: Baldy Town
Program: Assaying & Mining History, Gold Mining & Panning, Mine Tour, Trail Camp
Day 6: Trail Camp - Layover
Sleep at: Copper Park - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 8.0 miles / 12.9 KM
Campsite Elevation: 10,539 ft // 3,212 meters
Hiking Elevation: 7ft ↕ (2,382ft↑/2,375ft↓) // 2 meters ↕ (726m↑/724m↓)
Program: Hike Baldy Mountain, Trail Camp
Day 7: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Elkhorn - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 11.4 miles / 18.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,488 ft // 2,587 meters
Hiking Elevation: -2,062ft ↕ (694ft↑/2,756ft↓) // -628 meters ↕ (212m↑/840m↓)
Program: Trail Camp
Day 8: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Cimarroncita - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 10.7 miles / 17.2 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,381 ft // 2,250 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,108ft ↕ (1,195ft↑/2,303ft↓) // -338 meters ↕ (364m↑/702m↓)
Commisary: Cimarroncita
Program: Conservation Project, Laser Shot Shooting Range, 3D Archery
Day 9: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Whistle Punk Camp - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 9.5 miles / 15.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 10,051 ft // 3,064 meters
Hiking Elevation: 2,639ft ↕ (3,090ft↑/451ft↓) // 804 meters ↕ (942m↑/137m↓)
Program: 30.06 Rifle Shooting & Reloading, Trail Camp
Day 10: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Cimarroncito - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 8.6 miles / 13.8 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,145 ft // 2,483 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,865ft ↕ (779ft↑/2,644ft↓) // -568 meters ↕ (237m↑/806m↓)
Commisary: Cimarroncito
Program: Blacksmithing, Gold Panning, Rock Climbing & Rappeling
Day 11: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Ponderosa Park - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 4.6 miles / 7.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,042 ft // 2,451 meters
Hiking Elevation: -97ft ↕ (793ft↑/890ft↓) // -30 meters ↕ (242m↑/271m↓)
Program: Visiting Forester, Western Lore & Branding, Horse Rides, Water
Day 12: Base Camp
Trailhead: Tooth Ridge TrailheadSleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp
Distance¹: 9.1 miles / 14.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 6,700 ft // 2,042 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,349ft ↕ (2,111ft↑/3,460ft↓) // -411 meters ↕ (643m↑/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.