Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-12-6
Difficulty: Rugged
Length: 12 days
Official Miles: 53 // Our Count: 53.2
Avg Miles per Day: 4.8 miles
Total Elevation: 1,363ft ↕ (11,502ft↑/10,139ft↓) // 415 meters ↕ (3,506m↑/3,090m↓)
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: Lovers Leap TrailheadSleep at: Herradura - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 2.2 miles / 3.5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,556 ft // 2,303 meters
Hiking Elevation: 674ft ↕ (1,119ft↑/445ft↓) // 205 meters ↕ (341m↑/136m↓)
Commisary: Camping HQ
Program: Ranger Training
Day 3: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Miners Park - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 3.1 miles / 5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,002 ft // 2,439 meters
Hiking Elevation: 452ft ↕ (696ft↑/244ft↓) // 138 meters ↕ (212m↑/74m↓)
Commisary: Miners Park
Program: Rock Climbing & Rappeling
Day 4: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Ponderosa Park - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 5.0 miles / 8 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,042 ft // 2,451 meters
Hiking Elevation: 72ft ↕ (1,353ft↑/1,281ft↓) // 22 meters ↕ (412m↑/390m↓)
Program: Hike North Fork Urraca
Day 5: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Cimarroncito - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 5.0 miles / 8 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,145 ft // 2,483 meters
Hiking Elevation: 98ft ↕ (908ft↑/810ft↓) // 30 meters ↕ (277m↑/247m↓)
Program: Demonstration Forest, Rock Climbing & Rappeling
Day 6: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Cimarroncita - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 6.7 miles / 10.8 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,381 ft // 2,250 meters
Hiking Elevation: -786ft ↕ (755ft↑/1,541ft↓) // -240 meters ↕ (230m↑/470m↓)
Commisary: Ute Gulch
Program: Archery & Fire Ecology Program
Day 7: Staffed Camp - Layover
Sleep at: Cimarroncita - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 0.0 miles / 0 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,381 ft // 2,250 meters
Hiking Elevation: 0ft ↕ (0ft↑/0ft↓) // 0 meters ↕ (0m↑/0m↓)
Program: Archery & Fire Ecology Program (continued)
Day 8: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Upper Dean Cow - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 9.0 miles / 14.5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,278 ft // 2,523 meters
Hiking Elevation: 827ft ↕ (1,683ft↑/856ft↓) // 252 meters ↕ (513m↑/261m↓)
Program: Trail Camp
Day 9: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Ewells Park - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 6.6 miles / 10.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,470 ft // 2,886 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,173ft ↕ (1,360ft↑/187ft↓) // 358 meters ↕ (415m↑/57m↓)
Program: Trail Camp
Day 10: Trail Camp - Food Pickup & Layover
Sleep at: Ewells Park - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 11.6 miles / 18.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,470 ft // 2,886 meters
Hiking Elevation: 11ft ↕ (3,471ft↑/3,460ft↓) // 3 meters ↕ (1,058m↑/1,055m↓)
Commisary: Baldy Town
Program: Baldy Mountain Hike, Historic Baldy Town
Day 11: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Miranda - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 2.1 miles / 3.4 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,924 ft // 2,720 meters
Hiking Elevation: -543ft ↕ (116ft↑/659ft↓) // -166 meters ↕ (35m↑/201m↓)
Program: Rocky Mountain Fur Co.
Day 12: Base Camp
Trailhead: Maxwell TrailheadSleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp
Distance¹: 1.9 miles / 3.1 KM
Campsite Elevation: 6,700 ft // 2,042 meters
Hiking Elevation: -615ft ↕ (41ft↑/656ft↓) // -187 meters ↕ (12m↑/200m↓)
Program: Hike to Maxwell 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.