Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-12-4
Difficulty: Challenging
Length: 12 days
Official Miles: 58 // Our Count: 57.5
Avg Miles per Day: 5.3 miles
Total Elevation: 142ft ↕ (11,573ft↑/11,431ft↓) // 43 meters ↕ (3,527m↑/3,484m↓)
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: Ponil TrailheadSleep at: Flume Canyon - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 4.4 miles / 7.1 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,761 ft // 2,366 meters
Hiking Elevation: 718ft ↕ (1,473ft↑/755ft↓) // 219 meters ↕ (449m↑/230m↓)
Commisary: Camping HQ
Program: Ranger Training, Cantina, Trail Camp
Day 3: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Pueblano Ruins - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 2.9 miles / 4.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,346 ft // 2,544 meters
Hiking Elevation: 620ft ↕ (799ft↑/179ft↓) // 189 meters ↕ (244m↑/55m↓)
Program: Continental Tie & Lumber Co, Trail Camp
Day 4: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Baldy Town - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 4.1 miles / 6.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,855 ft // 3,004 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,447ft ↕ (1,579ft↑/132ft↓) // 441 meters ↕ (481m↑/40m↓)
Commisary: Baldy Town
Program: Historic Baldy Town
Day 5: Staffed Camp - Layover
Sleep at: Baldy Town - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 10.7 miles / 17.2 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,855 ft // 3,004 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1ft ↕ (3,530ft↑/3,529ft↓) // 0 meters ↕ (1,076m↑/1,076m↓)
Program: Baldy Mountain Hike
Day 6: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Maxwell - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 4.1 miles / 6.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,514 ft // 2,595 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,314ft ↕ (196ft↑/1,510ft↓) // -401 meters ↕ (60m↑/460m↓)
Program: Rocky Mountain Fur Co., Pick up Burros, Trail Camp
Day 7: 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: 244ft ↕ (693ft↑/449ft↓) // 74 meters ↕ (211m↑/137m↓)
Program: High Ropes & COPE Events
Day 8: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Ponil - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 8.6 miles / 13.8 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,150 ft // 2,179 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,138ft ↕ (1,047ft↑/2,185ft↓) // -347 meters ↕ (319m↑/666m↓)
Commisary: Ponil
Program: Drop off Burros, Horse Rides, Cantina, Chuckwagon Dinner, Campfire
Day 9: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Metcalf Station - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 8.0 miles / 12.9 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,234 ft // 2,205 meters
Hiking Elevation: 89ft ↕ (1,009ft↑/920ft↓) // 27 meters ↕ (308m↑/280m↓)
Program: Cimarron & Northwestern Railway Program
Day 10: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Cottonwood - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 3.2 miles / 5.1 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,385 ft // 2,251 meters
Hiking Elevation: 164ft ↕ (406ft↑/242ft↓) // 50 meters ↕ (124m↑/74m↓)
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.