Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-7-7

Difficulty: Rugged

Length: 7 days

Official Miles: 30 // Our Count: 30.2

Avg Miles per Day: 5 miles

Total Elevation: -387ft ↕ (6,966ft↑/7,353ft↓) // -118 meters ↕ (2,123m↑/2,241m↓)

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: Webster Trailhead

Sleep at: Ponderosa Park - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 4.2 miles / 6.8 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 974ft ↕ (1,077ft↑/103ft↓) // 297 meters ↕ (328m↑/31m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, Dry Camp

Day 3: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Miners Park - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 4.5 miles / 7.2 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -65ft ↕ (1,209ft↑/1,274ft↓) // -20 meters ↕ (369m↑/388m↓)

Commisary: Miners Park

Program: Trail Building, Advanced Rock Climbing & Rappelling

Day 4: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Aguila - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 4.3 miles / 6.9 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,281 ft // 2,524 meters

Hiking Elevation: 290ft ↕ (1,097ft↑/807ft↓) // 88 meters ↕ (334m↑/246m↓)

Program: Continental Tie & Lumber Co, Trail Camp

Day 5: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Urraca - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 5.0 miles / 8 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,966 ft // 2,428 meters

Hiking Elevation: -291ft ↕ (985ft↑/1,276ft↓) // -89 meters ↕ (300m↑/389m↓)

Program: Low COPE

Day 6: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Tooth Ridge - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 5.5 miles / 8.9 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,317 ft // 2,535 meters

Hiking Elevation: 308ft ↕ (1,740ft↑/1,432ft↓) // 94 meters ↕ (530m↑/436m↓)

Program: High Ropes & COPE Events, Dry Camp

Day 7: Base Camp

Trailhead: Tooth Ridge Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 6.7 miles / 10.8 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -1,603ft ↕ (858ft↑/2,461ft↓) // -489 meters ↕ (262m↑/750m↓)

Program: Climb Tooth of Time, Hike into Base Camp via Tooth Ridge Trail, 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.