Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-7-1

Difficulty: Challenging

Length: 7 days

Official Miles: 25 // Our Count: 25.2

Avg Miles per Day: 4.2 miles

Total Elevation: -591ft ↕ (4,112ft↑/4,703ft↓) // -180 meters ↕ (1,253m↑/1,433m↓)

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: Ute Park Trailhead

Sleep at: Cimarron River - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 1.6 miles / 2.6 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 14ft ↕ (215ft↑/201ft↓) // 4 meters ↕ (66m↑/61m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, Trail Camp

Day 3: Trail Camp

Sleep at: New Dean - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 3.6 miles / 5.8 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 449ft ↕ (1,214ft↑/765ft↓) // 137 meters ↕ (370m↑/233m↓)

Program: Trail Camp

Day 4: Trail Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Sioux - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 4.8 miles / 7.7 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,430 ft // 2,265 meters

Hiking Elevation: -361ft ↕ (1,202ft↑/1,563ft↓) // -110 meters ↕ (366m↑/476m↓)

Commisary: Ponil

Program: Cantina, Trail Camp

Day 5: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Metcalf Station - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 7.9 miles / 12.7 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,234 ft // 2,205 meters

Hiking Elevation: -164ft ↕ (1,059ft↑/1,223ft↓) // -50 meters ↕ (323m↑/373m↓)

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

Day 6: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Indian Writings - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 3.6 miles / 5.8 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -255ft ↕ (121ft↑/376ft↓) // -78 meters ↕ (37m↑/115m↓)

Program: Archaeology

Day 7: Base Camp

Trailhead: Six Mile Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 3.7 miles / 6 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -274ft ↕ (301ft↑/575ft↓) // -84 meters ↕ (92m↑/175m↓)

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.