Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-7-12

Difficulty: Super Strenuous

Length: 7 days

Official Miles: 39 // Our Count: 37.4

Avg Miles per Day: 6.5 miles

Total Elevation: 69ft ↕ (7,967ft↑/7,898ft↓) // 21 meters ↕ (2,428m↑/2,407m↓)

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: Turkey Creek Trailhead

Sleep at: Vaca - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 3.5 miles / 5.6 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,426 ft // 2,263 meters

Hiking Elevation: 783ft ↕ (965ft↑/182ft↓) // 239 meters ↕ (294m↑/55m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, Trail Camp

Day 3: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Devils Wash Basin - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 4.7 miles / 7.6 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,518 ft // 2,596 meters

Hiking Elevation: 1,153ft ↕ (1,379ft↑/226ft↓) // 351 meters ↕ (420m↑/69m↓)

Program: Dry Camp, Shotgun Shooting/Reloading .30-06

Day 4: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Sawmill - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 6.6 miles / 10.6 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,219 ft // 2,810 meters

Hiking Elevation: 649ft ↕ (1,624ft↑/975ft↓) // 198 meters ↕ (495m↑/297m↓)

Commisary: Ute Gulch

Program: 30.06 Rifle Shooting & Reloading

Day 5: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Cyphers Mine - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 5.0 miles / 8 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,316 ft // 2,840 meters

Hiking Elevation: 141ft ↕ (1,077ft↑/936ft↓) // 43 meters ↕ (328m↑/285m↓)

Program: Trail Building, Assaying & Mining History

Day 6: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Clarks Fork - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 5.2 miles / 8.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,539 ft // 2,298 meters

Hiking Elevation: -1,840ft ↕ (156ft↑/1,996ft↓) // -561 meters ↕ (48m↑/608m↓)

Program: Horse Rides, Chuckwagon Dinner

Day 7: Base Camp

Trailhead: Tooth Ridge Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 12.4 miles / 20 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -817ft ↕ (2,766ft↑/3,583ft↓) // -249 meters ↕ (843m↑/1,092m↓)

Program: Climb Shaefers Peak, Climb Tooth of Time, 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.