Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-7-8

Difficulty: Strenuous

Length: 7 days

Official Miles: 32 // Our Count: 32

Avg Miles per Day: 5.3 miles

Total Elevation: -399ft ↕ (5,502ft↑/5,901ft↓) // -122 meters ↕ (1,677m↑/1,799m↓)

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: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Trailhead: Webster Trailhead

Sleep at: Hunting Lodge - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 3.4 miles / 5.5 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,811 ft // 2,381 meters

Hiking Elevation: 722ft ↕ (817ft↑/95ft↓) // 220 meters ↕ (249m↑/29m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, Trail Camp

Day 3: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Lamberts Mine - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 3.8 miles / 6.1 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,962 ft // 2,732 meters

Hiking Elevation: 1,225ft ↕ (1,855ft↑/630ft↓) // 373 meters ↕ (565m↑/192m↓)

Program: Assaying & Mining History, Trail Camp

Day 4: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Sawmill - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 6.6 miles / 10.6 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,219 ft // 2,810 meters

Hiking Elevation: 200ft ↕ (1,423ft↑/1,223ft↓) // 61 meters ↕ (434m↑/373m↓)

Program: 30.06 Rifle Shooting & Reloading

Day 5: Trail Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Devils Wash Basin - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 8.2 miles / 13.2 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,518 ft // 2,596 meters

Hiking Elevation: -660ft ↕ (972ft↑/1,632ft↓) // -201 meters ↕ (296m↑/497m↓)

Commisary: Ute Gulch

Program: Trail Building, Dry Camp

Day 6: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Vaca - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 6.5 miles / 10.5 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,426 ft // 2,263 meters

Hiking Elevation: -1,111ft ↕ (293ft↑/1,404ft↓) // -339 meters ↕ (89m↑/428m↓)

Program: Trail Camp

Day 7: Base Camp

Trailhead: Turkey Creek Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 3.5 miles / 5.6 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -775ft ↕ (142ft↑/917ft↓) // -236 meters ↕ (43m↑/280m↓)

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.