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Philmont Itinerary 2024: 12-34

Difficulty: Super Strenuous

Length: 12 days

Official Miles: 90 // Our Count: 90.5

Avg Miles per Day: 8.2 miles

Total Elevation: -635ft ↕ (16,853ft↑/17,488ft↓) // -194 meters ↕ (5,137m↑/5,330m↓)

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: Ute Park Trailhead

Sleep at: Mistletoe - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 5.9 miles / 9.5 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,361 ft // 2,548 meters

Hiking Elevation: 1,005ft ↕ (1,575ft↑/570ft↓) // 306 meters ↕ (480m↑/174m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, Trail Camp

Day 3: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Baldy Skyline - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 7.9 miles / 12.7 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 709ft ↕ (1,433ft↑/724ft↓) // 216 meters ↕ (437m↑/221m↓)

Program: Challenge Events, Trail Camp

Day 4: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: French Henry - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 6.5 miles / 10.5 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,628 ft // 2,935 meters

Hiking Elevation: 587ft ↕ (1,303ft↑/716ft↓) // 179 meters ↕ (397m↑/218m↓)

Commisary: Baldy Town

Program: Assaying & Mining History, Mine Tour, Blacksmithing

Day 5: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Upper Greenwood Low Impact Camp - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 9.2 miles / 14.8 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 670ft ↕ (3,251ft↑/2,581ft↓) // 204 meters ↕ (991m↑/787m↓)

Program: Hike Baldy Mountain, Water, Low Impact Camping, Trail Camp

Day 6: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Rich Cabins - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 10.6 miles / 17.1 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,744 ft // 2,360 meters

Hiking Elevation: -2,639ft ↕ (182ft↑/2,821ft↓) // -804 meters ↕ (55m↑/860m↓)

Commisary: Rich Cabins

Program: Homesteading, Animal Care, Cabin Tour, Campfire

Day 7: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Elkhorn - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 8.9 miles / 14.3 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,488 ft // 2,587 meters

Hiking Elevation: 776ft ↕ (2,237ft↑/1,461ft↓) // 237 meters ↕ (682m↑/445m↓)

Program: Tie Making & Crosscut Saws, Trail Camp

Day 8: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Dean Cow - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 6.7 miles / 10.8 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,231 ft // 2,204 meters

Hiking Elevation: -1,232ft ↕ (140ft↑/1,372ft↓) // -376 meters ↕ (43m↑/418m↓)

Program: Conservation Project, Trail Camp

Day 9: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Harlan - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 8.8 miles / 14.2 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,554 ft // 2,302 meters

Hiking Elevation: 336ft ↕ (1,950ft↑/1,614ft↓) // 102 meters ↕ (594m↑/492m↓)

Program: Shotgun Shooting/Reloading 12 Gauge

Day 10: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Cimarroncito - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 10.8 miles / 17.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,145 ft // 2,483 meters

Hiking Elevation: 601ft ↕ (1,847ft↑/1,246ft↓) // 183 meters ↕ (563m↑/380m↓)

Commisary: Cimarroncito

Program: Rock Climbing & Rappeling

Day 11: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Clarks Fork - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 3.2 miles / 5.1 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -631ft ↕ (169ft↑/800ft↓) // -192 meters ↕ (52m↑/244m↓)

Program: Visiting Forester, Western Lore/Branding, Horse Rides, Chuckwagon Dinner, Campfire

Day 12: Base Camp

Trailhead: Tooth Ridge Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 12.0 miles / 19.3 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -817ft ↕ (2,766ft↑/3,583ft↓) // -249 meters ↕ (843m↑/1,092m↓)

Program: 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.