Philmont Itinerary 2024: 2024-12-3
Difficulty: Challenging
Length: 12 days
Official Miles: 54 // Our Count: 54.1
Avg Miles per Day: 4.9 miles
Total Elevation: 255ft ↕ (10,915ft↑/10,660ft↓) // 78 meters ↕ (3,327m↑/3,249m↓)
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: Zastrow TrailheadSleep at: Toothache Springs - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 1.8 miles / 2.9 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,864 ft // 2,397 meters
Hiking Elevation: 936ft ↕ (958ft↑/22ft↓) // 285 meters ↕ (292m↑/7m↓)
Commisary: Camping HQ
Program: Ranger Training, Trail Camp
Day 3: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Urraca - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 1.6 miles / 2.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,966 ft // 2,428 meters
Hiking Elevation: 143ft ↕ (511ft↑/368ft↓) // 44 meters ↕ (156m↑/112m↓)
Program: Challenge Events, Campfire
Day 4: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Stockade Ridge - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 4.9 miles / 7.9 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,521 ft // 2,292 meters
Hiking Elevation: -484ft ↕ (705ft↑/1,189ft↓) // -148 meters ↕ (215m↑/362m↓)
Program: Sunrise Hike, High Ropes & COPE Events
Day 5: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Miners Park - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 8.5 miles / 13.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,002 ft // 2,439 meters
Hiking Elevation: 476ft ↕ (2,719ft↑/2,243ft↓) // 145 meters ↕ (829m↑/684m↓)
Commisary: Miners Park
Program: Climb Tooth of Time, Climb Shaefers Peak
Day 6: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Black Mountain - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 7.8 miles / 12.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,990 ft // 2,740 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,044ft ↕ (1,475ft↑/431ft↓) // 318 meters ↕ (450m↑/131m↓)
Program: Rock Climbing & Rappeling, Conservation Project
Day 7: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Divide - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 4.1 miles / 6.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 10,590 ft // 3,228 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,657ft ↕ (2,123ft↑/466ft↓) // 505 meters ↕ (647m↑/142m↓)
Program: Post Civil War Encampment, Muzzle Loading Black Powder Rifle, Climb Big Red, Trail Camp
Day 8: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Sawmill - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 8.4 miles / 13.5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,219 ft // 2,810 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,380ft ↕ (639ft↑/2,019ft↓) // -421 meters ↕ (195m↑/615m↓)
Commisary: Sawmill
Program: 30.06 Rifle Shooting & Reloading
Day 9: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Lamberts Mine - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 6.6 miles / 10.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,962 ft // 2,732 meters
Hiking Elevation: -200ft ↕ (1,223ft↑/1,423ft↓) // -61 meters ↕ (373m↑/434m↓)
Program: Gold Mining History, Gold Panning, Blacksmithing, Trail Camp
Day 10: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Cimarroncito - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 4.3 miles / 6.9 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,145 ft // 2,483 meters
Hiking Elevation: -848ft ↕ (424ft↑/1,272ft↓) // -258 meters ↕ (129m↑/388m↓)
Commisary: Cimarroncito
Program: Rock Climbing & Rappeling, Rock Climbing or Climbing Gym, Traverse Wall
Day 11: Staffed Camp - Layover
Sleep at: Cimarroncito - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 0.0 miles / 0 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,145 ft // 2,483 meters
Hiking Elevation: 0ft ↕ (0ft↑/0ft↓) // 0 meters ↕ (0m↑/0m↓)
Program: Advanced Rock Climbing & Rappelling
Day 12: Base Camp
Trailhead: Webster TrailheadSleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp
Distance¹: 6.1 miles / 9.8 KM
Campsite Elevation: 6,700 ft // 2,042 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,089ft ↕ (138ft↑/1,227ft↓) // -332 meters ↕ (42m↑/374m↓)
Program: Visiting Forester, Demonstration Forest, Hike to Webster 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.