Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-12-11
Difficulty: Rugged
Length: 12 days
Official Miles: 64 // Our Count: 64.5
Avg Miles per Day: 5.8 miles
Total Elevation: -241ft ↕ (11,435ft↑/11,676ft↓) // -73 meters ↕ (3,485m↑/3,559m↓)
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: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Trailhead: Zastrow TrailheadSleep at: Abreu - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 1.9 miles / 3.1 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,219 ft // 2,200 meters
Hiking Elevation: 287ft ↕ (334ft↑/47ft↓) // 87 meters ↕ (102m↑/14m↓)
Commisary: Camping HQ
Program: Ranger Training, Cantina
Day 3: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Crater Lake - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 5.8 miles / 9.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,390 ft // 2,557 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,208ft ↕ (1,696ft↑/488ft↓) // 368 meters ↕ (517m↑/149m↓)
Program: Continental Tie & Lumber Co
Day 4: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Beaubien - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 7.0 miles / 11.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,349 ft // 2,850 meters
Hiking Elevation: 882ft ↕ (1,470ft↑/588ft↓) // 269 meters ↕ (448m↑/179m↓)
Program: Chuckwagon Dinner
Day 5: Staffed Camp - Layover
Sleep at: Beaubien - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 0.0 miles / 0 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,349 ft // 2,850 meters
Hiking Elevation: 0ft ↕ (0ft↑/0ft↓) // 0 meters ↕ (0m↑/0m↓)
Program: Horse Rides
Day 6: Trail Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Bear Creek - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 6.3 miles / 10.1 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,235 ft // 2,815 meters
Hiking Elevation: -10ft ↕ (1,143ft↑/1,153ft↓) // -3 meters ↕ (348m↑/351m↓)
Commisary: Phillips Junction
Program: Trail Camp
Day 7: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Crooked Creek - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 6.1 miles / 9.8 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,347 ft // 2,849 meters
Hiking Elevation: 26ft ↕ (984ft↑/958ft↓) // 8 meters ↕ (300m↑/292m↓)
Program: Pioneer Homestead Program
Day 8: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Divide - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 5.1 miles / 8.2 KM
Campsite Elevation: 10,590 ft // 3,228 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,257ft ↕ (1,489ft↑/232ft↓) // 383 meters ↕ (454m↑/71m↓)
Program: Dry Camp
Day 9: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Hunting Lodge - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 11.3 miles / 18.2 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,811 ft // 2,381 meters
Hiking Elevation: -2,804ft ↕ (1,065ft↑/3,869ft↓) // -855 meters ↕ (325m↑/1,179m↓)
Program: Climb Comanche Peak, Climb Big Red, Trail Camp
Day 10: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Clarks Fork - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 8.8 miles / 14.2 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,539 ft // 2,298 meters
Hiking Elevation: -262ft ↕ (148ft↑/410ft↓) // -80 meters ↕ (45m↑/125m↓)
Commisary: Ute Gulch
Program: Demonstration Forest, Chuckwagon Dinner
Day 11: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Tooth Ridge - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 7.0 miles / 11.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,317 ft // 2,535 meters
Hiking Elevation: 778ft ↕ (2,248ft↑/1,470ft↓) // 237 meters ↕ (685m↑/448m↓)
Program: Climb Shaefers Peak, Climb Tooth of Time
Day 12: Base Camp
Trailhead: Tooth Ridge TrailheadSleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp
Distance¹: 5.2 miles / 8.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 6,700 ft // 2,042 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,603ft ↕ (858ft↑/2,461ft↓) // -489 meters ↕ (262m↑/750m↓)
Program: 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.