Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-12-5
Difficulty: Challenging
Length: 12 days
Official Miles: 54 // Our Count: 53.9
Avg Miles per Day: 4.9 miles
Total Elevation: 170ft ↕ (12,448ft↑/12,278ft↓) // 52 meters ↕ (3,794m↑/3,742m↓)
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: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Trailhead: Zastrow TrailheadSleep at: Abreu - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 2.1 miles / 3.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,219 ft // 2,200 meters
Hiking Elevation: 287ft ↕ (334ft↑/47ft↓) // 87 meters ↕ (102m↑/14m↓)
Commisary: Camping HQ
Program: Ranger Training, Cantina
Day 3: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Carson Meadows - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 1.4 miles / 2.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,720 ft // 2,353 meters
Hiking Elevation: 578ft ↕ (660ft↑/82ft↓) // 176 meters ↕ (201m↑/25m↓)
Program: Trail Camp
Day 4: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Fish Camp - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 6.4 miles / 10.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,575 ft // 2,614 meters
Hiking Elevation: 815ft ↕ (3,087ft↑/2,272ft↓) // 248 meters ↕ (941m↑/693m↓)
Program: Trail Camp
Day 5: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Lost Cabin - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 3.0 miles / 4.8 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,221 ft // 2,811 meters
Hiking Elevation: 657ft ↕ (822ft↑/165ft↓) // 200 meters ↕ (251m↑/50m↓)
Program: Trail Camp
Day 6: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Crooked Creek - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 6.0 miles / 9.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,347 ft // 2,849 meters
Hiking Elevation: 108ft ↕ (1,004ft↑/896ft↓) // 33 meters ↕ (306m↑/273m↓)
Commisary: Apache Springs
Program: Jicarilla Apache Life
Day 7: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Clear Creek - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 5.2 miles / 8.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 10,297 ft // 3,139 meters
Hiking Elevation: 899ft ↕ (1,180ft↑/281ft↓) // 274 meters ↕ (360m↑/86m↓)
Program: Rocky Mountain Fur Co.
Day 8: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Divide - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 7.1 miles / 11.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 10,590 ft // 3,228 meters
Hiking Elevation: 302ft ↕ (1,647ft↑/1,345ft↓) // 92 meters ↕ (502m↑/410m↓)
Program: Climb Comanche Peak and Mount Phillips
Day 9: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Phillips Junction - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 4.7 miles / 7.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,950 ft // 2,728 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,648ft ↕ (485ft↑/2,133ft↓) // -502 meters ↕ (148m↑/650m↓)
Commisary: Phillips Junction
Program: Climb Big Red
Day 10: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Lookout Meadow - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 7.8 miles / 12.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,430 ft // 2,874 meters
Hiking Elevation: 478ft ↕ (1,920ft↑/1,442ft↓) // 146 meters ↕ (585m↑/440m↓)
Program: Trail Camp
Day 11: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Bear Caves - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 5.0 miles / 8 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,421 ft // 2,567 meters
Hiking Elevation: -996ft ↕ (631ft↑/1,627ft↓) // -304 meters ↕ (192m↑/496m↓)
Program: Continental Tie & Lumber Co, Trail Camp
Day 12: Base Camp
Trailhead: Lovers Leap TrailheadSleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp
Distance¹: 5.2 miles / 8.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 6,700 ft // 2,042 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,310ft ↕ (678ft↑/1,988ft↓) // -399 meters ↕ (207m↑/606m↓)
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.