Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-12-22

Difficulty: Super Strenuous

Length: 12 days

Official Miles: 68 // Our Count: 67.4

Avg Miles per Day: 6.2 miles

Total Elevation: 211ft ↕ (13,972ft↑/13,761ft↓) // 64 meters ↕ (4,259m↑/4,194m↓)

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: Webster Trailhead

Sleep at: Deer Lake - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 5.3 miles / 8.5 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,281 ft // 2,524 meters

Hiking Elevation: 1,203ft ↕ (1,586ft↑/383ft↓) // 367 meters ↕ (483m↑/117m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, Trail Camp

Day 3: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Harlan - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 2.6 miles / 4.2 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,554 ft // 2,302 meters

Hiking Elevation: -709ft ↕ (88ft↑/797ft↓) // -216 meters ↕ (27m↑/243m↓)

Program: Shotgun Shooting/Reloading .30-06

Day 4: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Dean Cow - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 9.0 miles / 14.5 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,231 ft // 2,204 meters

Hiking Elevation: -332ft ↕ (1,573ft↑/1,905ft↓) // -101 meters ↕ (479m↑/581m↓)

Program: Advanced Rock Climbing & Rappelling

Day 5: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Ponil - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 7.8 miles / 12.6 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,150 ft // 2,179 meters

Hiking Elevation: -84ft ↕ (1,309ft↑/1,393ft↓) // -26 meters ↕ (399m↑/425m↓)

Commisary: Ponil

Program: Cantina, Chuckwagon Dinner

Day 6: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Pueblano - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 5.3 miles / 8.5 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,072 ft // 2,460 meters

Hiking Elevation: 913ft ↕ (1,704ft↑/791ft↓) // 278 meters ↕ (519m↑/241m↓)

Program: Continental Tie & Lumber Co

Day 7: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Azurite - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 6.6 miles / 10.6 KM

Campsite Elevation: 10,755 ft // 3,278 meters

Hiking Elevation: 2,657ft ↕ (2,741ft↑/84ft↓) // 810 meters ↕ (835m↑/26m↓)

Program: Dry Camp

Day 8: Trail Camp - Food Pickup & Layover

Sleep at: Azurite - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 11.3 miles / 18.2 KM

Campsite Elevation: 10,755 ft // 3,278 meters

Hiking Elevation: -7ft ↕ (3,083ft↑/3,090ft↓) // -2 meters ↕ (940m↑/942m↓)

Commisary: Baldy Town

Program: Baldy Mountain Hike, Historic Baldy Town, Dry Camp

Day 9: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Miranda - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 4.3 miles / 6.9 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,924 ft // 2,720 meters

Hiking Elevation: -1,825ft ↕ (212ft↑/2,037ft↓) // -556 meters ↕ (65m↑/621m↓)

Program: Rocky Mountain Fur Co.

Day 10: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Head of Dean - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 4.1 miles / 6.6 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,770 ft // 2,673 meters

Hiking Elevation: -147ft ↕ (736ft↑/883ft↓) // -45 meters ↕ (224m↑/269m↓)

Program: Low COPE

Day 11: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Mistletoe - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 5.3 miles / 8.5 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,361 ft // 2,548 meters

Hiking Elevation: -418ft ↕ (403ft↑/821ft↓) // -127 meters ↕ (123m↑/250m↓)

Program: Dry Camp

Day 12: Base Camp

Trailhead: Ute Park Trailhead

Sleep 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: Archery & Fire Ecology Program, Hike to Ute Park 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.