Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-12-2
Difficulty: Challenging
Length: 12 days
Official Miles: 58 // Our Count: 51.4
Avg Miles per Day: 5.3 miles
Total Elevation: 383ft ↕ (11,009ft↑/10,626ft↓) // 117 meters ↕ (3,356m↑/3,239m↓)
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: Nine Mile TrailheadSleep at: Trail Canyon Camp - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 0.5 miles / 0.8 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,073 ft // 2,156 meters
Hiking Elevation: 116ft ↕ (116ft↑/0ft↓) // 35 meters ↕ (35m↑/0m↓)
Commisary: Camping HQ
Program: Ranger Training
Day 3: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Dean Cow - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 4.4 miles / 7.1 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,231 ft // 2,204 meters
Hiking Elevation: 251ft ↕ (1,042ft↑/791ft↓) // 77 meters ↕ (318m↑/241m↓)
Program: Rock Climbing & Rappeling
Day 4: Trail Camp
Sleep at: New Dean - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 3.8 miles / 6.1 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,769 ft // 2,368 meters
Hiking Elevation: 543ft ↕ (729ft↑/186ft↓) // 166 meters ↕ (222m↑/57m↓)
Program: Trail Camp
Day 5: Trail Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Bluestem - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 6.3 miles / 10.1 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,934 ft // 2,418 meters
Hiking Elevation: -667ft ↕ (691ft↑/1,358ft↓) // -203 meters ↕ (211m↑/414m↓)
Commisary: Ponil
Program: Western Lore & Branding, Cantina
Day 6: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Pueblano - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 5.8 miles / 9.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,072 ft // 2,460 meters
Hiking Elevation: 913ft ↕ (1,704ft↑/791ft↓) // 278 meters ↕ (519m↑/241m↓)
Program: Continental Tie & Lumber Co, Campfire
Day 7: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Ewells Park - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 4.0 miles / 6.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,470 ft // 2,886 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,399ft ↕ (1,447ft↑/48ft↓) // 426 meters ↕ (441m↑/15m↓)
Program: Trail Camp
Day 8: Trail Camp - Food Pickup & Layover
Sleep at: Ewells Park - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 8.7 miles / 14 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,470 ft // 2,886 meters
Hiking Elevation: 3ft ↕ (3,172ft↑/3,169ft↓) // 1 meters ↕ (967m↑/966m↓)
Commisary: Baldy Town
Program: Baldy Mountain Hike
Day 9: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Touch-Me-Not Creek - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 2.8 miles / 4.5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,931 ft // 2,722 meters
Hiking Elevation: -551ft ↕ (192ft↑/743ft↓) // -168 meters ↕ (59m↑/226m↓)
Program: Trail Camp
Day 10: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Head of Dean - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 3.8 miles / 6.1 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,770 ft // 2,673 meters
Hiking Elevation: -151ft ↕ (819ft↑/970ft↓) // -46 meters ↕ (250m↑/296m↓)
Program: High Ropes & COPE Events
Day 11: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Mistletoe - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 5.5 miles / 8.9 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,361 ft // 2,548 meters
Hiking Elevation: -433ft ↕ (560ft↑/993ft↓) // -132 meters ↕ (171m↑/303m↓)
Program: Trail Camp
Day 12: Base Camp
Trailhead: Ute Park TrailheadSleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp
Distance¹: 5.8 miles / 9.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 6,700 ft // 2,042 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,040ft ↕ (537ft↑/1,577ft↓) // -317 meters ↕ (164m↑/481m↓)
Program: 3D Archery, 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.