Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-12-8

Difficulty: Rugged

Length: 12 days

Official Miles: 55 // Our Count: 55.4

Avg Miles per Day: 5 miles

Total Elevation: 568ft ↕ (11,618ft↑/11,050ft↓) // 173 meters ↕ (3,541m↑/3,368m↓)

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: Six Mile Trailhead

Sleep at: House Canyon - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 2.7 miles / 4.3 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,186 ft // 2,190 meters

Hiking Elevation: 483ft ↕ (612ft↑/129ft↓) // 147 meters ↕ (187m↑/39m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, T-Rex Track, Trail Camp

Day 3: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Indian Writings - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 3.2 miles / 5.1 KM

Campsite Elevation: 6,600 ft // 2,012 meters

Hiking Elevation: -216ft ↕ (337ft↑/553ft↓) // -66 meters ↕ (103m↑/169m↓)

Program: Archaeology

Day 4: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Horse Canyon Camp - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 6.6 miles / 10.6 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,149 ft // 2,484 meters

Hiking Elevation: 1,169ft ↕ (1,445ft↑/276ft↓) // 356 meters ↕ (440m↑/84m↓)

Program: Climb Hart Peak, Cimarron & Northwestern Railway Program, Trail Camp

Day 5: Trail Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Dean Skyline - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 7.2 miles / 11.6 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,458 ft // 2,578 meters

Hiking Elevation: 269ft ↕ (1,546ft↑/1,277ft↓) // 82 meters ↕ (471m↑/389m↓)

Commisary: Ponil

Program: Cantina

Day 6: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Pueblano - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 6.7 miles / 10.8 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -360ft ↕ (934ft↑/1,294ft↓) // -110 meters ↕ (285m↑/394m↓)

Program: Continental Tie & Lumber Co

Day 7: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Placer - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 5.5 miles / 8.9 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,516 ft // 2,900 meters

Hiking Elevation: 1,464ft ↕ (1,795ft↑/331ft↓) // 446 meters ↕ (547m↑/101m↓)

Program: Trail Camp

Day 8: Trail Camp - Food Pickup & Layover

Sleep at: Placer - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 7.4 miles / 11.9 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,516 ft // 2,900 meters

Hiking Elevation: -67ft ↕ (3,172ft↑/3,239ft↓) // -20 meters ↕ (967m↑/987m↓)

Commisary: Baldy Town

Program: Baldy Mountain Hike, Historic Baldy Town

Day 9: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Head of Dean - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 5.5 miles / 8.9 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -726ft ↕ (647ft↑/1,373ft↓) // -221 meters ↕ (197m↑/418m↓)

Program: High Ropes & COPE Events

Day 10: Trail Camp

Sleep at: New Dean - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 5.0 miles / 8 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,769 ft // 2,368 meters

Hiking Elevation: -968ft ↕ (199ft↑/1,167ft↓) // -295 meters ↕ (61m↑/356m↓)

Program: Trail Camp

Day 11: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Cimarron River - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 3.6 miles / 5.8 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,341 ft // 2,238 meters

Hiking Elevation: -471ft ↕ (730ft↑/1,201ft↓) // -144 meters ↕ (223m↑/366m↓)

Program: Trail Camp

Day 12: Base Camp

Trailhead: Ute Park Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 2.0 miles / 3.2 KM

Campsite Elevation: 6,700 ft // 2,042 meters

Hiking Elevation: -9ft ↕ (201ft↑/210ft↓) // -3 meters ↕ (61m↑/64m↓)

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.