Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-12-1

Difficulty: Challenging

Length: 12 days

Official Miles: 46 // Our Count: 45.3

Avg Miles per Day: 4.2 miles

Total Elevation: -242ft ↕ (11,667ft↑/11,909ft↓) // -74 meters ↕ (3,556m↑/3,630m↓)

Year: 2025

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 Trailhead

Sleep 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: Crater Lake - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 4.7 miles / 7.6 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,390 ft // 2,557 meters

Hiking Elevation: 558ft ↕ (1,296ft↑/738ft↓) // 170 meters ↕ (395m↑/225m↓)

Program: Campfire, Continental Tie & Lumber Co

Day 4: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Lower Bonito - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 3.8 miles / 6.1 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,973 ft // 2,735 meters

Hiking Elevation: 598ft ↕ (937ft↑/339ft↓) // 182 meters ↕ (286m↑/103m↓)

Program: Trail Camp

Day 5: Trail Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Buck Creek - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 7.7 miles / 12.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,147 ft // 2,788 meters

Hiking Elevation: 146ft ↕ (1,540ft↑/1,394ft↓) // 45 meters ↕ (469m↑/425m↓)

Commisary: Phillips Junction

Program: Climb Tooth of Time, Trail Camp

Day 6: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Apache Springs - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 4.0 miles / 6.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,403 ft // 2,866 meters

Hiking Elevation: 282ft ↕ (826ft↑/544ft↓) // 86 meters ↕ (252m↑/166m↓)

Program: Jicarilla Apache Life

Day 7: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup & Layover

Sleep at: Apache Springs - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 0.0 miles / 0 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,403 ft // 2,866 meters

Hiking Elevation: 0ft ↕ (0ft↑/0ft↓) // 0 meters ↕ (0m↑/0m↓)

Commisary: Apache Springs

Program: Jicarilla Apache Life

Day 8: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Fish Camp - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 3.4 miles / 5.5 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,575 ft // 2,614 meters

Hiking Elevation: -850ft ↕ (173ft↑/1,023ft↓) // -259 meters ↕ (53m↑/312m↓)

Program: Trail Camp

Day 9: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Abreu - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 7.8 miles / 12.6 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,219 ft // 2,200 meters

Hiking Elevation: -1,393ft ↕ (2,173ft↑/3,566ft↓) // -425 meters ↕ (662m↑/1,087m↓)

Program: Cantina

Day 10: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Urraca - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 4.0 miles / 6.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,966 ft // 2,428 meters

Hiking Elevation: 811ft ↕ (1,400ft↑/589ft↓) // 247 meters ↕ (427m↑/180m↓)

Program: Low COPE

Day 11: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Stockade Ridge - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 3.9 miles / 6.3 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,521 ft // 2,292 meters

Hiking Elevation: -484ft ↕ (705ft↑/1,189ft↓) // -148 meters ↕ (215m↑/362m↓)

Program: Trail Camp, High Ropes & COPE Events

Day 12: Base Camp

Trailhead: Lovers Leap Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 4.2 miles / 6.8 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -846ft ↕ (1,659ft↑/2,505ft↓) // -258 meters ↕ (506m↑/764m↓)

Program: Hike to Tolby Trailhead, Closing Campfire, Hike to Lovers Leap Trailhead

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.