Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-7-6

Difficulty: Rugged

Length: 7 days

Official Miles: 32 // Our Count: 31.7

Avg Miles per Day: 5.3 miles

Total Elevation: -411ft ↕ (5,674ft↑/6,085ft↓) // -125 meters ↕ (1,729m↑/1,855m↓)

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: Zastrow Trailhead

Sleep at: Toothache Springs - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 1.8 miles / 2.9 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,864 ft // 2,397 meters

Hiking Elevation: 936ft ↕ (958ft↑/22ft↓) // 285 meters ↕ (292m↑/7m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, Trail Camp

Day 3: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Miners Park - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 9.0 miles / 14.5 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 139ft ↕ (1,316ft↑/1,177ft↓) // 42 meters ↕ (401m↑/359m↓)

Commisary: Miners Park

Program: Advanced Rock Climbing & Rappelling

Day 4: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Clarks Fork - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 6.0 miles / 9.7 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -474ft ↕ (1,337ft↑/1,811ft↓) // -144 meters ↕ (408m↑/552m↓)

Program: Trail Building, Chuckwagon Dinner

Day 5: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Cimarroncito - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 3.0 miles / 4.8 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 521ft ↕ (712ft↑/191ft↓) // 159 meters ↕ (217m↑/58m↓)

Program: Horse Rides, Demonstration Forest, Advanced Rock Climbing & Rappelling

Day 6: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Harlan - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 7.9 miles / 12.7 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,554 ft // 2,302 meters

Hiking Elevation: -602ft ↕ (1,192ft↑/1,794ft↓) // -183 meters ↕ (363m↑/547m↓)

Commisary: Ute Gulch

Program: Shotgun Shooting/Reloading .30-06

Day 7: Base Camp

Trailhead: Turkey Creek Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 4.0 miles / 6.4 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -931ft ↕ (159ft↑/1,090ft↓) // -284 meters ↕ (48m↑/332m↓)

Program: Hike to Turkey Creek 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.