Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-12-14
Difficulty: Strenuous
Length: 12 days
Official Miles: 78 // Our Count: 78
Avg Miles per Day: 7.1 miles
Total Elevation: 28ft ↕ (9,320ft↑/9,292ft↓) // 9 meters ↕ (2,841m↑/2,832m↓)
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: Ponil TrailheadSleep at: Sioux - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 2.1 miles / 3.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,430 ft // 2,265 meters
Hiking Elevation: 311ft ↕ (531ft↑/220ft↓) // 95 meters ↕ (162m↑/67m↓)
Commisary: Camping HQ
Program: Ranger Training, Trail Camp
Day 3: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Dan Beard - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 5.4 miles / 8.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,924 ft // 2,415 meters
Hiking Elevation: 541ft ↕ (896ft↑/355ft↓) // 165 meters ↕ (273m↑/108m↓)
Program: High Ropes & COPE Events
Day 4: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Ring Place - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 10.3 miles / 16.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,127 ft // 2,477 meters
Hiking Elevation: 215ft ↕ (789ft↑/574ft↓) // 66 meters ↕ (240m↑/175m↓)
Commisary: Ring Place
Program: Astronomy
Day 5: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Whiteman Vega - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 3.2 miles / 5.1 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,080 ft // 2,463 meters
Hiking Elevation: -53ft ↕ (142ft↑/195ft↓) // -16 meters ↕ (43m↑/59m↓)
Program: Mountain Biking
Day 6: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Iris Park Low Impact Camp - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 9.1 miles / 14.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,581 ft // 2,615 meters
Hiking Elevation: 511ft ↕ (832ft↑/321ft↓) // 156 meters ↕ (254m↑/98m↓)
Program: Low Impact Camping
Day 7: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Rich Cabins - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 10.4 miles / 16.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,744 ft // 2,360 meters
Hiking Elevation: -858ft ↕ (560ft↑/1,418ft↓) // -262 meters ↕ (171m↑/432m↓)
Commisary: Rich Cabins
Program: Rich Family Homestead Program
Day 8: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Dean Skyline - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 11.4 miles / 18.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,458 ft // 2,578 meters
Hiking Elevation: 732ft ↕ (1,573ft↑/841ft↓) // 223 meters ↕ (479m↑/256m↓)
Program: Continental Tie & Lumber Co
Day 9: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Dean Cow - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 5.0 miles / 8 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,231 ft // 2,204 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,217ft ↕ (157ft↑/1,374ft↓) // -371 meters ↕ (48m↑/419m↓)
Program: Advanced Rock Climbing & Rappelling
Day 10: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Harlan - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 8.8 miles / 14.2 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,554 ft // 2,302 meters
Hiking Elevation: 336ft ↕ (1,950ft↑/1,614ft↓) // 102 meters ↕ (594m↑/492m↓)
Program: Shotgun Shooting/Reloading .30-06
Day 11: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Hunting Lodge - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 9.0 miles / 14.5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,811 ft // 2,381 meters
Hiking Elevation: 232ft ↕ (1,795ft↑/1,563ft↓) // 71 meters ↕ (547m↑/476m↓)
Commisary: Ute Gulch
Program: Trail Camp
Day 12: Base Camp
Trailhead: Webster TrailheadSleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp
Distance¹: 3.3 miles / 5.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 6,700 ft // 2,042 meters
Hiking Elevation: -722ft ↕ (95ft↑/817ft↓) // -220 meters ↕ (29m↑/249m↓)
Program: Demonstration Forest, Hike to Webster 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.