Philmont Itinerary 2024: 2024-12-20
Difficulty: Strenuous
Length: 12 days
Official Miles: 66 // Our Count: 62.8
Avg Miles per Day: 6 miles
Total Elevation: -493ft ↕ (14,713ft↑/15,206ft↓) // -150 meters ↕ (4,485m↑/4,635m↓)
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, Baldy Mountain Hike
Day 2: Trail Camp - Food Pickup
Trailhead: Lovers Leap TrailheadSleep at: Herradura - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 2.2 miles / 3.5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,556 ft // 2,303 meters
Hiking Elevation: 674ft ↕ (1,119ft↑/445ft↓) // 205 meters ↕ (341m↑/136m↓)
Commisary: Camping HQ
Program: Ranger Training, Trail Camp
Day 3: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Miners Park - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 3.1 miles / 5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,002 ft // 2,439 meters
Hiking Elevation: 452ft ↕ (696ft↑/244ft↓) // 138 meters ↕ (212m↑/74m↓)
Commisary: Miners Park
Program: Rock Climbing & Rappeling
Day 4: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Clarks Fork - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 6.0 miles / 9.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,539 ft // 2,298 meters
Hiking Elevation: -474ft ↕ (1,337ft↑/1,811ft↓) // -144 meters ↕ (408m↑/552m↓)
Program: Conservation Project, Western Lore/Branding, Horse Rides, Chuckwagon Dinner, Campfire
Day 5: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Deer Lake - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 6.9 miles / 11.1 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,281 ft // 2,524 meters
Hiking Elevation: 747ft ↕ (1,739ft↑/992ft↓) // 228 meters ↕ (530m↑/302m↓)
Program: Shotgun Shooting/Reloading 12 Gauge
Day 6: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Cimarroncita - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 7.2 miles / 11.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,381 ft // 2,250 meters
Hiking Elevation: -894ft ↕ (495ft↑/1,389ft↓) // -272 meters ↕ (151m↑/423m↓)
Commisary: Cimarroncita
Program: 3D Archery, Laser Shot Shooting Range
Day 7: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Ringtail - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 12.1 miles / 19.5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,670 ft // 2,643 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,258ft ↕ (2,910ft↑/1,652ft↓) // 383 meters ↕ (887m↑/504m↓)
Program: Challenge Events
Day 8: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Placer - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 3.6 miles / 5.8 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,516 ft // 2,900 meters
Hiking Elevation: 892ft ↕ (1,179ft↑/287ft↓) // 272 meters ↕ (359m↑/87m↓)
Program: Fur Trapper Rendezvous, Tomahawks
Day 9: Trail Camp - Food Pickup & Layover
Sleep at: Placer - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 8.2 miles / 13.2 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,516 ft // 2,900 meters
Hiking Elevation: -67ft ↕ (3,172ft↑/3,239ft↓) // -20 meters ↕ (967m↑/987m↓)
Commisary: Baldy Town
Program: Hike Baldy Mountain, Assaying & Mining History
Day 10: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Pueblano Ruins - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 5.9 miles / 9.5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,346 ft // 2,544 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,258ft ↕ (62ft↑/1,320ft↓) // -383 meters ↕ (19m↑/402m↓)
Program: Blacksmithing, Gold Panning, Mine Tour, Trail Camp
Day 11: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Ponil - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 6.6 miles / 10.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,150 ft // 2,179 meters
Hiking Elevation: -2,385ft ↕ (1,225ft↑/3,610ft↓) // -727 meters ↕ (373m↑/1,100m↓)
Program: Tie Making & Crosscut Saws, Western Lore/Branding, Chuckwagon Dinner, Cantina Show
Day 12: Base Camp
Trailhead: Ponil TrailheadSleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp
Distance¹: 1.0 miles / 1.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 6,700 ft // 2,042 meters
Hiking Elevation: 562ft ↕ (779ft↑/217ft↓) // 171 meters ↕ (237m↑/66m↓)
Program: Horse Rides, Hike to Ponil 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.