Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-7-11

Difficulty: Super Strenuous

Length: 7 days

Official Miles: 39 // Our Count: 39.2

Avg Miles per Day: 6.5 miles

Total Elevation: -370ft ↕ (7,750ft↑/8,120ft↓) // -113 meters ↕ (2,362m↑/2,475m↓)

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: Minette Meadows Camp - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 1.5 miles / 2.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,830 ft // 2,387 meters

Hiking Elevation: 536ft ↕ (543ft↑/7ft↓) // 163 meters ↕ (166m↑/2m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, Archery & Fire Ecology Program, Dry Camp

Day 3: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Cimarroncito - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 5.2 miles / 8.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,145 ft // 2,483 meters

Hiking Elevation: 300ft ↕ (1,140ft↑/840ft↓) // 91 meters ↕ (347m↑/256m↓)

Commisary: Ute Gulch

Program: Advanced Rock Climbing & Rappelling

Day 4: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Red Hills - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 14.1 miles / 22.7 KM

Campsite Elevation: 10,310 ft // 3,142 meters

Hiking Elevation: 2,151ft ↕ (4,239ft↑/2,088ft↓) // 656 meters ↕ (1,292m↑/636m↓)

Program: Climb Comanche Peak and Mount Phillips, Trail Camp

Day 5: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Phillips Junction - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 5.4 miles / 8.7 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,950 ft // 2,728 meters

Hiking Elevation: -1,350ft ↕ (300ft↑/1,650ft↓) // -411 meters ↕ (91m↑/503m↓)

Commisary: Phillips Junction

Program: Pioneer Homestead Program, Staffed Camp

Day 6: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Lower Bonito - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 6.6 miles / 10.6 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,973 ft // 2,735 meters

Hiking Elevation: 66ft ↕ (1,265ft↑/1,199ft↓) // 20 meters ↕ (386m↑/365m↓)

Program: Trail Camp

Day 7: Base Camp

Trailhead: Zastrow Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 6.4 miles / 10.3 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -2,073ft ↕ (263ft↑/2,336ft↓) // -632 meters ↕ (80m↑/712m↓)

Program: Hike to Zastrow 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.