Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-12-17
Difficulty: Strenuous
Length: 12 days
Official Miles: 61 // Our Count: 60.9
Avg Miles per Day: 5.5 miles
Total Elevation: -1,013ft ↕ (12,518ft↑/13,531ft↓) // -309 meters ↕ (3,815m↑/4,124m↓)
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: Ute Park TrailheadSleep at: Minette Meadows Camp - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 1.6 miles / 2.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,830 ft // 2,387 meters
Hiking Elevation: 536ft ↕ (543ft↑/7ft↓) // 163 meters ↕ (166m↑/2m↓)
Commisary: Camping HQ
Program: Ranger Training, Dry Camp, Archery & Fire Ecology Program
Day 3: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Cimarroncito - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 5.2 miles / 8.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,145 ft // 2,483 meters
Hiking Elevation: 300ft ↕ (1,140ft↑/840ft↓) // 91 meters ↕ (347m↑/256m↓)
Commisary: Ute Gulch
Program: Advanced Rock Climbing & Rappelling
Day 4: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Cyphers Mine - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 4.7 miles / 7.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,316 ft // 2,840 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,204ft ↕ (1,618ft↑/414ft↓) // 367 meters ↕ (493m↑/126m↓)
Program: Assaying & Mining History
Day 5: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Mount Phillips - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 6.0 miles / 9.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 11,704 ft // 3,567 meters
Hiking Elevation: 2,307ft ↕ (2,503ft↑/196ft↓) // 703 meters ↕ (763m↑/60m↓)
Program: Climb Comanche Peak, Dry Camp
Day 6: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Wild Horse - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 7.4 miles / 11.9 KM
Campsite Elevation: 10,458 ft // 3,188 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,244ft ↕ (612ft↑/1,856ft↓) // -379 meters ↕ (187m↑/566m↓)
Program: Rocky Mountain Fur Co., Trail Camp
Day 7: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Apache Springs - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 7.0 miles / 11.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,403 ft // 2,866 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,023ft ↕ (850ft↑/1,873ft↓) // -312 meters ↕ (259m↑/571m↓)
Commisary: Apache Springs
Program: Jicarilla Apache Life
Day 8: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Phillips Junction - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 5.4 miles / 8.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,950 ft // 2,728 meters
Hiking Elevation: -479ft ↕ (709ft↑/1,188ft↓) // -146 meters ↕ (216m↑/362m↓)
Commisary: Phillips Junction
Program: Staffed Camp
Day 9: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Crater Lake - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 8.7 miles / 14 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,390 ft // 2,557 meters
Hiking Elevation: -916ft ↕ (1,538ft↑/2,454ft↓) // -279 meters ↕ (469m↑/748m↓)
Program: Continental Tie & Lumber Co, Hike Trail Peak
Day 10: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Miners Park - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 1.9 miles / 3.1 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,002 ft // 2,439 meters
Hiking Elevation: -401ft ↕ (223ft↑/624ft↓) // -122 meters ↕ (68m↑/190m↓)
Commisary: Miners Park
Program: Rock Climbing & Rappeling
Day 11: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Tooth Ridge - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 7.8 miles / 12.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,317 ft // 2,535 meters
Hiking Elevation: 306ft ↕ (1,924ft↑/1,618ft↓) // 93 meters ↕ (586m↑/493m↓)
Program: Climb Shaefers Peak, 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: Closing Campfire, Hike into Base Camp via Tooth Ridge Trail, Climb Tooth of Time
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.