Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-12-15
Difficulty: Strenuous
Length: 12 days
Official Miles: 63 // Our Count: 64.6
Avg Miles per Day: 5.7 miles
Total Elevation: -420ft ↕ (13,409ft↑/13,829ft↓) // -128 meters ↕ (4,087m↑/4,215m↓)
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: Lovers Leap TrailheadSleep at: Lovers Leap - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 2.1 miles / 3.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,383 ft // 2,250 meters
Hiking Elevation: 363ft ↕ (874ft↑/511ft↓) // 111 meters ↕ (266m↑/156m↓)
Commisary: Camping HQ
Program: Ranger Training, Trail Camp
Day 3: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Miners Park - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 2.5 miles / 4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,002 ft // 2,439 meters
Hiking Elevation: 515ft ↕ (768ft↑/253ft↓) // 157 meters ↕ (234m↑/77m↓)
Commisary: Miners Park
Program: Advanced Rock Climbing & Rappelling
Day 4: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Beaubien - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 8.7 miles / 14 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,349 ft // 2,850 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,319ft ↕ (2,407ft↑/1,088ft↓) // 402 meters ↕ (734m↑/332m↓)
Program: Continental Tie & Lumber Co, Hike Trail Peak
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, Chuckwagon Dinner
Day 6: Trail Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Comanche Creek - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 4.8 miles / 7.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,648 ft // 2,941 meters
Hiking Elevation: 340ft ↕ (1,253ft↑/913ft↓) // 104 meters ↕ (382m↑/278m↓)
Commisary: Phillips Junction
Program: Trail Camp
Day 7: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Comanche Peak - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 8.8 miles / 14.2 KM
Campsite Elevation: 11,127 ft // 3,392 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,412ft ↕ (2,432ft↑/1,020ft↓) // 430 meters ↕ (741m↑/311m↓)
Program: Rocky Mountain Fur Co., Climb Comanche Peak
Day 8: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Sawmill - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 6.1 miles / 9.8 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,219 ft // 2,810 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,881ft ↕ (327ft↑/2,208ft↓) // -573 meters ↕ (100m↑/673m↓)
Program: 30.06 Rifle Shooting & Reloading
Day 9: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Cyphers Mine - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 5.2 miles / 8.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,316 ft // 2,840 meters
Hiking Elevation: 141ft ↕ (1,077ft↑/936ft↓) // 43 meters ↕ (328m↑/285m↓)
Program: Assaying & Mining History
Day 10: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Cimarroncito - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 10.9 miles / 17.5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,145 ft // 2,483 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,189ft ↕ (1,189ft↑/2,378ft↓) // -362 meters ↕ (362m↑/725m↓)
Commisary: Ute Gulch
Program: Advanced Rock Climbing & Rappelling
Day 11: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Shaefers Pass - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 5.8 miles / 9.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,791 ft // 2,679 meters
Hiking Elevation: 578ft ↕ (1,639ft↑/1,061ft↓) // 176 meters ↕ (500m↑/323m↓)
Program: Dry Camp
Day 12: Base Camp
Trailhead: Tooth Ridge TrailheadSleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp
Distance¹: 9.7 miles / 15.6 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.