Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-12-19
Difficulty: Strenuous
Length: 12 days
Official Miles: 69 // Our Count: 68.8
Avg Miles per Day: 6.3 miles
Total Elevation: -80ft ↕ (13,620ft↑/13,700ft↓) // -24 meters ↕ (4,151m↑/4,176m↓)
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: Magpie TrailheadSleep at: Magpie - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 3.6 miles / 5.8 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,450 ft // 2,271 meters
Hiking Elevation: 637ft ↕ (666ft↑/29ft↓) // 194 meters ↕ (203m↑/9m↓)
Commisary: Camping HQ
Program: Ranger Training, Dry Camp
Day 3: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Urraca - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 2.4 miles / 3.9 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,966 ft // 2,428 meters
Hiking Elevation: 608ft ↕ (810ft↑/202ft↓) // 185 meters ↕ (247m↑/62m↓)
Program: High Ropes & COPE Events
Day 4: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Lower Bonito - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 9.9 miles / 15.9 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,973 ft // 2,735 meters
Hiking Elevation: 998ft ↕ (2,218ft↑/1,220ft↓) // 304 meters ↕ (676m↑/372m↓)
Program: Stonewall Pass, Trail Camp
Day 5: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Apache Springs - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 6.0 miles / 9.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,403 ft // 2,866 meters
Hiking Elevation: 396ft ↕ (1,610ft↑/1,214ft↓) // 121 meters ↕ (491m↑/370m↓)
Commisary: Apache Springs
Program: Jicarilla Apache Life
Day 6: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Wild Horse - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 7.0 miles / 11.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 10,458 ft // 3,188 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,029ft ↕ (1,855ft↑/826ft↓) // 314 meters ↕ (565m↑/252m↓)
Program: Trail Camp
Day 7: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Mount Phillips - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 7.2 miles / 11.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 11,704 ft // 3,567 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,231ft ↕ (1,849ft↑/618ft↓) // 375 meters ↕ (564m↑/188m↓)
Program: Rocky Mountain Fur Co., Dry Camp
Day 8: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Whistle Punk Camp - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 6.0 miles / 9.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 10,051 ft // 3,064 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,644ft ↕ (599ft↑/2,243ft↓) // -501 meters ↕ (183m↑/684m↓)
Program: Climb Comanche Peak, Trail Camp
Day 9: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Sawmill - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 2.4 miles / 3.9 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,219 ft // 2,810 meters
Hiking Elevation: -816ft ↕ (11ft↑/827ft↓) // -249 meters ↕ (3m↑/252m↓)
Program: Trail Building, 30.06 Rifle Shooting & Reloading
Day 10: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Clarks Fork - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 11.8 miles / 19 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,539 ft // 2,298 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,694ft ↕ (896ft↑/2,590ft↓) // -516 meters ↕ (273m↑/789m↓)
Commisary: Ute Gulch
Program: Chuckwagon Dinner, Fire Recovery Zone; Passthrough Climbing Program @ Cimarroncito; Western Lore Program
Day 11: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Tooth Ridge - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 7.1 miles / 11.4 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, Dry Camp
Day 12: Base Camp
Trailhead: Tooth Ridge TrailheadSleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp
Distance¹: 5.4 miles / 8.7 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.