Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-7-9

Difficulty: Strenuous

Length: 7 days

Official Miles: 39 // Our Count: 38.7

Avg Miles per Day: 6.5 miles

Total Elevation: -147ft ↕ (8,266ft↑/8,413ft↓) // -45 meters ↕ (2,519m↑/2,564m↓)

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: Old Abreu - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 2.4 miles / 3.9 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 497ft ↕ (574ft↑/77ft↓) // 151 meters ↕ (175m↑/23m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, Trail Camp

Day 3: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Crater Lake - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 6.4 miles / 10.3 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,390 ft // 2,557 meters

Hiking Elevation: 1,043ft ↕ (2,063ft↑/1,020ft↓) // 318 meters ↕ (629m↑/311m↓)

Program: Continental Tie & Lumber Co

Day 4: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Beaubien - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 11.1 miles / 17.9 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,349 ft // 2,850 meters

Hiking Elevation: 927ft ↕ (2,599ft↑/1,672ft↓) // 283 meters ↕ (792m↑/510m↓)

Commisary: Phillips Junction

Program: Hike Trail Peak, Chuckwagon Dinner

Day 5: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Black Mountain - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 3.4 miles / 5.5 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,990 ft // 2,740 meters

Hiking Elevation: -300ft ↕ (665ft↑/965ft↓) // -91 meters ↕ (203m↑/294m↓)

Program: Side Hike Black Mountain Camp

Day 6: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Shaefers Pass - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 5.7 miles / 9.2 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,791 ft // 2,679 meters

Hiking Elevation: -296ft ↕ (922ft↑/1,218ft↓) // -90 meters ↕ (281m↑/371m↓)

Program: Side Hike Black Mountain Camp, Dry Camp

Day 7: Base Camp

Trailhead: Tooth Ridge Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 9.7 miles / 15.6 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -2,018ft ↕ (1,443ft↑/3,461ft↓) // -615 meters ↕ (440m↑/1,055m↓)

Program: Climb Shaefers Peak, 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.