Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-7-3

Difficulty: Challenging

Length: 7 days

Official Miles: 38 // Our Count: 36.7

Avg Miles per Day: 6.3 miles

Total Elevation: -344ft ↕ (4,685ft↑/5,029ft↓) // -105 meters ↕ (1,428m↑/1,533m↓)

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: T-Rex Track, Ranger Training, Trail Camp

Day 3: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Metcalf Station - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 10.0 miles / 16.1 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 47ft ↕ (1,825ft↑/1,778ft↓) // 14 meters ↕ (556m↑/542m↓)

Program: Archaeology, Cimarron & Northwestern Railway Program

Day 4: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Beatty Lakes Low Impact Camp - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 9.8 miles / 15.8 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,243 ft // 2,512 meters

Hiking Elevation: 1,018ft ↕ (1,475ft↑/457ft↓) // 310 meters ↕ (450m↑/139m↓)

Program: High Ropes & COPE Events, Dry Low Impact Camp

Day 5: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Rich Cabins - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 6.3 miles / 10.1 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,744 ft // 2,360 meters

Hiking Elevation: -1,229ft ↕ (77ft↑/1,306ft↓) // -375 meters ↕ (23m↑/398m↓)

Commisary: Rich Cabins

Program: Rich Family Homestead Program

Day 6: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Sioux - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 5.7 miles / 9.2 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -352ft ↕ (476ft↑/828ft↓) // -107 meters ↕ (145m↑/252m↓)

Program: Trail Building, Trail Camp

Day 7: Base Camp

Trailhead: Ponil Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 2.2 miles / 3.5 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -311ft ↕ (220ft↑/531ft↓) // -95 meters ↕ (67m↑/162m↓)

Program: Cantina, Hike to Ponil 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.