Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-7-2

Difficulty: Challenging

Length: 7 days

Official Miles: 28 // Our Count: 27.8

Avg Miles per Day: 4.7 miles

Total Elevation: -50ft ↕ (5,989ft↑/6,039ft↓) // -15 meters ↕ (1,825m↑/1,841m↓)

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 Trailhead

Sleep at: Lovers Leap - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 2.1 miles / 3.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,383 ft // 2,250 meters

Hiking Elevation: 363ft ↕ (874ft↑/511ft↓) // 111 meters ↕ (266m↑/156m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, Trail Camp

Day 3: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Miners Park - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 2.5 miles / 4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,002 ft // 2,439 meters

Hiking Elevation: 515ft ↕ (768ft↑/253ft↓) // 157 meters ↕ (234m↑/77m↓)

Commisary: Miners Park

Program: Advanced Rock Climbing & Rappelling

Day 4: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Black Mountain - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 7.0 miles / 11.3 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,990 ft // 2,740 meters

Hiking Elevation: 1,044ft ↕ (1,475ft↑/431ft↓) // 318 meters ↕ (450m↑/131m↓)

Program: Trail Building, Side Hike Black Mountain Camp

Day 5: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Cyphers Mine - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 6.2 miles / 10 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 325ft ↕ (1,959ft↑/1,634ft↓) // 99 meters ↕ (597m↑/498m↓)

Program: Side Hike Black Mountain Camp, Assaying & Mining History

Day 6: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Ponderosa Park - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 6.8 miles / 10.9 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,042 ft // 2,451 meters

Hiking Elevation: -1,309ft ↕ (780ft↑/2,089ft↓) // -399 meters ↕ (238m↑/637m↓)

Program: Demonstration Forest, Dry Camp

Day 7: Base Camp

Trailhead: Webster Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 3.2 miles / 5.1 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -988ft ↕ (133ft↑/1,121ft↓) // -301 meters ↕ (41m↑/342m↓)

Program: Hike to Webster 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.