Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-12-12
Difficulty: Rugged
Length: 12 days
Official Miles: 61 // Our Count: 61.3
Avg Miles per Day: 5.5 miles
Total Elevation: 1,654ft ↕ (14,508ft↑/12,854ft↓) // 504 meters ↕ (4,422m↑/3,918m↓)
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 TrailheadSleep at: Rimrock Park - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 2.2 miles / 3.5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,345 ft // 2,239 meters
Hiking Elevation: 426ft ↕ (481ft↑/55ft↓) // 130 meters ↕ (147m↑/17m↓)
Commisary: Camping HQ
Program: Ranger Training, Trail Camp
Day 3: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Carson Meadows - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 2.1 miles / 3.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,720 ft // 2,353 meters
Hiking Elevation: 386ft ↕ (616ft↑/230ft↓) // 118 meters ↕ (188m↑/70m↓)
Program: Cantina, Trail Camp
Day 4: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Fish Camp - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 6.5 miles / 10.5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,575 ft // 2,614 meters
Hiking Elevation: 815ft ↕ (3,087ft↑/2,272ft↓) // 248 meters ↕ (941m↑/693m↓)
Program: Trail Camp
Day 5: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Crooked Creek - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 4.5 miles / 7.2 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,347 ft // 2,849 meters
Hiking Elevation: 758ft ↕ (915ft↑/157ft↓) // 231 meters ↕ (279m↑/48m↓)
Commisary: Phillips Junction
Program: Pioneer Homestead Program
Day 6: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Comanche Peak - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 11.0 miles / 17.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 11,127 ft // 3,392 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,761ft ↕ (3,078ft↑/1,317ft↓) // 537 meters ↕ (938m↑/401m↓)
Program: Rocky Mountain Fur Co.
Day 7: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Beaubien - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 7.3 miles / 11.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,349 ft // 2,850 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,769ft ↕ (869ft↑/2,638ft↓) // -539 meters ↕ (265m↑/804m↓)
Program: Climb Big Red, Chuckwagon Dinner
Day 8: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup & Layover
Sleep at: Beaubien - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 3.5 miles / 5.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,349 ft // 2,850 meters
Hiking Elevation: 4ft ↕ (824ft↑/820ft↓) // 1 meters ↕ (251m↑/250m↓)
Commisary: Phillips Junction
Program: Horse Rides
Day 9: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Bear Caves - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 8.0 miles / 12.9 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,421 ft // 2,567 meters
Hiking Elevation: 929ft ↕ (1,707ft↑/778ft↓) // 283 meters ↕ (520m↑/237m↓)
Program: Hike Trail Peak, Continental Tie & Lumber Co, Trail Camp
Day 10: 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: -375ft ↕ (403ft↑/778ft↓) // -114 meters ↕ (123m↑/237m↓)
Commisary: Miners Park
Program: Advanced Rock Climbing & Rappelling
Day 11: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Shaefers Pass - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 3.3 miles / 5.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,791 ft // 2,679 meters
Hiking Elevation: 737ft ↕ (1,085ft↑/348ft↓) // 225 meters ↕ (331m↑/106m↓)
Program: Trail Building
Day 12: Base Camp
Trailhead: Tooth Ridge TrailheadSleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp
Distance¹: 9.8 miles / 15.8 KM
Campsite Elevation: 6,700 ft // 2,042 meters
Hiking Elevation: -2,018ft ↕ (1,443ft↑/3,461ft↓) // -615 meters ↕ (440m↑/1,055m↓)
Program: Climb Shaefers Peak, Climb Tooth of Time, Hike into Base Camp via Tooth Ridge Trail, 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.