Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-12-13
Difficulty: Rugged
Length: 12 days
Official Miles: 59 // Our Count: 58.9
Avg Miles per Day: 5.4 miles
Total Elevation: -202ft ↕ (13,236ft↑/13,438ft↓) // -62 meters ↕ (4,034m↑/4,096m↓)
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: Toothache Springs - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 4.7 miles / 7.6 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: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Magpie - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 3.9 miles / 6.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,450 ft // 2,271 meters
Hiking Elevation: -385ft ↕ (744ft↑/1,129ft↓) // -117 meters ↕ (227m↑/344m↓)
Program: Low COPE
Day 4: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Miners Park - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 5.0 miles / 8 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,002 ft // 2,439 meters
Hiking Elevation: 535ft ↕ (1,480ft↑/945ft↓) // 163 meters ↕ (451m↑/288m↓)
Commisary: Miners Park
Program: High Ropes & COPE Events, Advanced Rock Climbing & Rappelling
Day 5: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Black Mountain - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 5.1 miles / 8.2 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,990 ft // 2,740 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,044ft ↕ (1,475ft↑/431ft↓) // 318 meters ↕ (450m↑/131m↓)
Program: Side Hike Black Mountain Camp
Day 6: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Divide - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 4.2 miles / 6.8 KM
Campsite Elevation: 10,590 ft // 3,228 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,560ft ↕ (2,492ft↑/932ft↓) // 475 meters ↕ (760m↑/284m↓)
Program: Climb Big Red
Day 7: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Lamberts Mine - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 10.1 miles / 16.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,962 ft // 2,732 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,583ft ↕ (1,738ft↑/3,321ft↓) // -482 meters ↕ (530m↑/1,012m↓)
Program: Climb Comanche Peak and Mount Phillips
Day 8: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Cimarroncito - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 4.1 miles / 6.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,145 ft // 2,483 meters
Hiking Elevation: -848ft ↕ (424ft↑/1,272ft↓) // -258 meters ↕ (129m↑/388m↓)
Program: Advanced Rock Climbing & Rappelling
Day 9: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup & Layover
Sleep at: Cimarroncito - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 4.9 miles / 7.9 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,145 ft // 2,483 meters
Hiking Elevation: -5ft ↕ (650ft↑/655ft↓) // -2 meters ↕ (198m↑/200m↓)
Commisary: Ute Gulch
Program: Advanced Rock Climbing & Rappelling
Day 10: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Clarks Fork - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 5.2 miles / 8.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,539 ft // 2,298 meters
Hiking Elevation: -631ft ↕ (169ft↑/800ft↓) // -192 meters ↕ (52m↑/244m↓)
Program: Demonstration Forest, Horse Rides, Chuckwagon Dinner
Day 11: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Tooth Ridge - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 5.9 miles / 9.5 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: 5.8 miles / 9.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 6,700 ft // 2,042 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,603ft ↕ (858ft↑/2,461ft↓) // -489 meters ↕ (262m↑/750m↓)
Program: 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.