Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-12-20
Difficulty: Super Strenuous
Length: 12 days
Official Miles: 76 // Our Count: 76
Avg Miles per Day: 6.9 miles
Total Elevation: -47ft ↕ (12,313ft↑/12,360ft↓) // -14 meters ↕ (3,753m↑/3,767m↓)
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
Trailhead: Ponil TrailheadSleep at: Horse Canyon Camp - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 5.1 miles / 8.2 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,149 ft // 2,484 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,063ft ↕ (1,300ft↑/237ft↓) // 324 meters ↕ (396m↑/72m↓)
Program: Ranger Training, Trail Camp
Day 3: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Dan Beard - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 2.6 miles / 4.2 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,924 ft // 2,415 meters
Hiking Elevation: -230ft ↕ (199ft↑/429ft↓) // -70 meters ↕ (61m↑/131m↓)
Program: High Ropes & COPE Events
Day 4: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Ring Place - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 10.3 miles / 16.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,127 ft // 2,477 meters
Hiking Elevation: 215ft ↕ (789ft↑/574ft↓) // 66 meters ↕ (240m↑/175m↓)
Commisary: Ring Place
Program: Astronomy
Day 5: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Whiteman Vega - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 3.3 miles / 5.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,080 ft // 2,463 meters
Hiking Elevation: -53ft ↕ (142ft↑/195ft↓) // -16 meters ↕ (43m↑/59m↓)
Program: Mountain Biking
Day 6: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Iris Park Low Impact Camp - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 9.0 miles / 14.5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,581 ft // 2,615 meters
Hiking Elevation: 511ft ↕ (832ft↑/321ft↓) // 156 meters ↕ (254m↑/98m↓)
Program: Dry Low Impact Camp
Day 7: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Copper Park - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 16.8 miles / 27 KM
Campsite Elevation: 10,539 ft // 3,212 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,926ft ↕ (3,938ft↑/2,012ft↓) // 587 meters ↕ (1,200m↑/613m↓)
Program: Trail Camp
Day 8: Trail Camp - Food Pickup & Layover
Sleep at: Copper Park - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 10.6 miles / 17.1 KM
Campsite Elevation: 10,539 ft // 3,212 meters
Hiking Elevation: -25ft ↕ (2,972ft↑/2,997ft↓) // -8 meters ↕ (906m↑/913m↓)
Commisary: Baldy Town
Program: Baldy Mountain Hike, Historic Baldy Town, Trail Camp
Day 9: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Miranda - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 5.2 miles / 8.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,924 ft // 2,720 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,645ft ↕ (431ft↑/2,076ft↓) // -501 meters ↕ (131m↑/633m↓)
Program: Rocky Mountain Fur Co.
Day 10: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Baldy Skyline - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 3.9 miles / 6.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,140 ft // 2,786 meters
Hiking Elevation: 149ft ↕ (676ft↑/527ft↓) // 45 meters ↕ (206m↑/161m↓)
Program: Pick up Burros, Trail Camp
Day 11: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Ponil - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 8.2 miles / 13.2 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,150 ft // 2,179 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,883ft ↕ (991ft↑/2,874ft↓) // -574 meters ↕ (302m↑/876m↓)
Program: Drop off Burros, Cantina, Chuckwagon Dinner
Day 12: Base Camp
Trailhead: Ponil TrailheadSleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp
Distance¹: 1.0 miles / 1.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 6,700 ft // 2,042 meters
Hiking Elevation: -75ft ↕ (43ft↑/118ft↓) // -23 meters ↕ (13m↑/36m↓)
Program: Hike to Ponil Trailhead, 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.