Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-7-5

Difficulty: Rugged

Length: 7 days

Official Miles: 33 // Our Count: 33.3

Avg Miles per Day: 5.5 miles

Total Elevation: 473ft ↕ (6,286ft↑/5,813ft↓) // 144 meters ↕ (1,916m↑/1,772m↓)

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

Trailhead: Six Mile Trailhead

Sleep at: Coyote Howl - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 5.0 miles / 8 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,570 ft // 2,307 meters

Hiking Elevation: 848ft ↕ (1,123ft↑/275ft↓) // 258 meters ↕ (342m↑/84m↓)

Program: Ranger Training, T-Rex Track, Archaeology, Dry Camp

Day 3: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Metcalf Station - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 5.3 miles / 8.5 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -332ft ↕ (412ft↑/744ft↓) // -101 meters ↕ (126m↑/227m↓)

Program: Cimarron & Northwestern Railway Program

Day 4: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Ponil - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 6.7 miles / 10.8 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,150 ft // 2,179 meters

Hiking Elevation: -229ft ↕ (1,429ft↑/1,658ft↓) // -70 meters ↕ (436m↑/505m↓)

Commisary: Ponil

Program: Climb Hart Peak, Cantina, Chuckwagon Dinner

Day 5: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Upper Dean Cow - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 6.5 miles / 10.5 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,278 ft // 2,523 meters

Hiking Elevation: 1,168ft ↕ (1,796ft↑/628ft↓) // 356 meters ↕ (547m↑/191m↓)

Program: Horse Rides, Trail Camp

Day 6: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Cimarroncita - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 9.4 miles / 15.1 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,381 ft // 2,250 meters

Hiking Elevation: -932ft ↕ (1,518ft↑/2,450ft↓) // -284 meters ↕ (463m↑/747m↓)

Program: Archery & Fire Ecology Program

Day 7: Base Camp

Trailhead: Ute Park Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 0.4 miles / 0.6 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -50ft ↕ (8ft↑/58ft↓) // -15 meters ↕ (2m↑/18m↓)

Program: Hike to Ute Park 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.