Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-12-16
Difficulty: Strenuous
Length: 12 days
Official Miles: 65 // Our Count: 64.8
Avg Miles per Day: 5.9 miles
Total Elevation: -1,100ft ↕ (13,327ft↑/14,427ft↓) // -335 meters ↕ (4,062m↑/4,397m↓)
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: Carson Meadows - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 3.2 miles / 5.1 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,720 ft // 2,353 meters
Hiking Elevation: -55ft ↕ (99ft↑/154ft↓) // -17 meters ↕ (30m↑/47m↓)
Commisary: Camping HQ
Program: Cantina, Trail Camp
Day 3: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Lower Bonito - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 4.3 miles / 6.9 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,973 ft // 2,735 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,231ft ↕ (1,611ft↑/380ft↓) // 375 meters ↕ (491m↑/116m↓)
Program: Trail Camp
Day 4: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Fish Camp - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 4.6 miles / 7.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,575 ft // 2,614 meters
Hiking Elevation: -412ft ↕ (1,043ft↑/1,455ft↓) // -126 meters ↕ (318m↑/443m↓)
Program: Trail Camp
Day 5: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Apache Springs - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 3.4 miles / 5.5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,403 ft // 2,866 meters
Hiking Elevation: 846ft ↕ (1,018ft↑/172ft↓) // 258 meters ↕ (310m↑/52m↓)
Commisary: Apache Springs
Program: Jicarilla Apache Life
Day 6: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Comanche Creek - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 7.3 miles / 11.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,648 ft // 2,941 meters
Hiking Elevation: 248ft ↕ (1,356ft↑/1,108ft↓) // 76 meters ↕ (413m↑/338m↓)
Program: Trail Camp
Day 7: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Red Hills - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 10.6 miles / 17.1 KM
Campsite Elevation: 10,310 ft // 3,142 meters
Hiking Elevation: 630ft ↕ (2,334ft↑/1,704ft↓) // 192 meters ↕ (711m↑/519m↓)
Program: Rocky Mountain Fur Co., Climb Comanche Peak, Trail Camp
Day 8: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Beaubien - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 6.6 miles / 10.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,349 ft // 2,850 meters
Hiking Elevation: -955ft ↕ (1,165ft↑/2,120ft↓) // -291 meters ↕ (355m↑/646m↓)
Program: Climb Big Red, Chuckwagon Dinner
Day 9: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup & Layover
Sleep at: Beaubien - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 3.4 miles / 5.5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,349 ft // 2,850 meters
Hiking Elevation: 4ft ↕ (824ft↑/820ft↓) // 1 meters ↕ (251m↑/250m↓)
Commisary: Phillips Junction
Program: Forest Fuels Reduction Project; Western Lore Program (continued)
Day 10: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Miners Park - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 8.5 miles / 13.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,002 ft // 2,439 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,340ft ↕ (1,095ft↑/2,435ft↓) // -408 meters ↕ (334m↑/742m↓)
Program: Side Hike Black Mountain Camp, Advanced Rock Climbing & Rappelling
Day 11: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Tooth Ridge - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 7.7 miles / 12.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,317 ft // 2,535 meters
Hiking Elevation: 306ft ↕ (1,924ft↑/1,618ft↓) // 93 meters ↕ (586m↑/493m↓)
Program: Climb Shaefers Peak, Climb Tooth of Time, Dry Camp
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: 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.