Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-12-10
Difficulty: Rugged
Length: 12 days
Official Miles: 53 // Our Count: 52.6
Avg Miles per Day: 4.8 miles
Total Elevation: 1,018ft ↕ (12,259ft↑/11,241ft↓) // 310 meters ↕ (3,737m↑/3,426m↓)
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: Ute Park TrailheadSleep at: Cimarron River - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 1.6 miles / 2.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,341 ft // 2,238 meters
Hiking Elevation: 14ft ↕ (215ft↑/201ft↓) // 4 meters ↕ (66m↑/61m↓)
Commisary: Camping HQ
Program: Ranger Training, Archery & Fire Ecology Program, Trail Camp
Day 3: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Black Jacks - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 3.1 miles / 5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,225 ft // 2,507 meters
Hiking Elevation: 877ft ↕ (1,206ft↑/329ft↓) // 267 meters ↕ (368m↑/100m↓)
Program: Trail Camp
Day 4: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Elkhorn - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 4.5 miles / 7.2 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,488 ft // 2,587 meters
Hiking Elevation: 281ft ↕ (954ft↑/673ft↓) // 86 meters ↕ (291m↑/205m↓)
Program: Trail Camp
Day 5: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Ponil - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 5.1 miles / 8.2 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,150 ft // 2,179 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,337ft ↕ (297ft↑/1,634ft↓) // -408 meters ↕ (91m↑/498m↓)
Commisary: Ponil
Program: Horse Rides, Cantina, Chuckwagon Dinner
Day 6: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Metcalf Station - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 6.7 miles / 10.8 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,234 ft // 2,205 meters
Hiking Elevation: 89ft ↕ (1,009ft↑/920ft↓) // 27 meters ↕ (308m↑/280m↓)
Program: Cimarron & Northwestern Railway Program
Day 7: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Dan Beard - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 4.7 miles / 7.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,924 ft // 2,415 meters
Hiking Elevation: 684ft ↕ (992ft↑/308ft↓) // 208 meters ↕ (302m↑/94m↓)
Program: High Ropes & COPE Events
Day 8: Trail Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Pueblano Ruins - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 8.4 miles / 13.5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,346 ft // 2,544 meters
Hiking Elevation: 480ft ↕ (2,105ft↑/1,625ft↓) // 146 meters ↕ (642m↑/495m↓)
Commisary: Rich Cabins
Program: Continental Tie & Lumber Co, Trail Camp
Day 9: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Ewells Park - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 2.6 miles / 4.2 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,470 ft // 2,886 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,072ft ↕ (1,713ft↑/641ft↓) // 327 meters ↕ (522m↑/195m↓)
Program: Trail Camp
Day 10: Trail Camp - Food Pickup & Layover
Sleep at: Ewells Park - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 11.5 miles / 18.5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,470 ft // 2,886 meters
Hiking Elevation: 16ft ↕ (3,611ft↑/3,595ft↓) // 5 meters ↕ (1,101m↑/1,096m↓)
Commisary: Baldy Town
Program: Baldy Mountain Hike, Historic Baldy Town
Day 11: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Miranda - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 2.3 miles / 3.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,924 ft // 2,720 meters
Hiking Elevation: -543ft ↕ (116ft↑/659ft↓) // -166 meters ↕ (35m↑/201m↓)
Program: Rocky Mountain Fur Co.
Day 12: Base Camp
Trailhead: Maxwell TrailheadSleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp
Distance¹: 2.1 miles / 3.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 6,700 ft // 2,042 meters
Hiking Elevation: -615ft ↕ (41ft↑/656ft↓) // -187 meters ↕ (12m↑/200m↓)
Program: Hike to Maxwell 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.