Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-12-3
Difficulty: Rugged
Length: 12 days
Official Miles: 71 // Our Count: 70.8
Avg Miles per Day: 6.5 miles
Total Elevation: -302ft ↕ (8,132ft↑/8,434ft↓) // -92 meters ↕ (2,479m↑/2,571m↓)
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: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Elkhorn - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 8.0 miles / 12.9 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,488 ft // 2,587 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,484ft ↕ (2,433ft↑/949ft↓) // 452 meters ↕ (742m↑/289m↓)
Program: Trail Camp
Day 4: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Head of Dean - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 2.8 miles / 4.5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,770 ft // 2,673 meters
Hiking Elevation: 270ft ↕ (414ft↑/144ft↓) // 82 meters ↕ (126m↑/44m↓)
Program: High Ropes & COPE Events
Day 5: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Rich Cabins - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 7.1 miles / 11.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,744 ft // 2,360 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,392ft ↕ (137ft↑/1,529ft↓) // -424 meters ↕ (42m↑/466m↓)
Commisary: Rich Cabins
Program: Continental Tie & Lumber Co, Hike Wilson Mesa, Campfire
Day 6: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Middle Ponil Low Impact Camp - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 8.7 miles / 14 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,099 ft // 2,773 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,394ft ↕ (1,511ft↑/117ft↓) // 425 meters ↕ (461m↑/36m↓)
Program: Low Impact Camping
Day 7: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Ring Place - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 7.7 miles / 12.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,127 ft // 2,477 meters
Hiking Elevation: -983ft ↕ (504ft↑/1,487ft↓) // -300 meters ↕ (154m↑/453m↓)
Commisary: Ring Place
Program: Astronomy
Day 8: 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 9: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Dan Beard - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 15.5 miles / 24.9 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,924 ft // 2,415 meters
Hiking Elevation: 63ft ↕ (1,309ft↑/1,246ft↓) // 19 meters ↕ (399m↑/380m↓)
Program: High Ropes & COPE Events
Day 10: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Cottonwood - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 8.5 miles / 13.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,385 ft // 2,251 meters
Hiking Elevation: -512ft ↕ (725ft↑/1,237ft↓) // -156 meters ↕ (221m↑/377m↓)
Program: Trail Camp
Day 11: Trail Camp
Sleep at: House Canyon - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 6.0 miles / 9.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,186 ft // 2,190 meters
Hiking Elevation: -213ft ↕ (688ft↑/901ft↓) // -65 meters ↕ (210m↑/275m↓)
Program: Trail Camp
Day 12: Base Camp
Trailhead: Six Mile TrailheadSleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp
Distance¹: 2.7 miles / 4.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 6,700 ft // 2,042 meters
Hiking Elevation: -476ft ↕ (153ft↑/629ft↓) // -145 meters ↕ (47m↑/192m↓)
Program: T-Rex Track, Hike to Six Mile Gate 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.