Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-9-1

Difficulty: Challenging

Length: 9 days

Official Miles: 40 // Our Count: 39.8

Avg Miles per Day: 5 miles

Total Elevation: -28ft ↕ (7,103ft↑/7,131ft↓) // -9 meters ↕ (2,165m↑/2,174m↓)

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: Zastrow Trailhead

Sleep at: Abreu - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 2.1 miles / 3.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,219 ft // 2,200 meters

Hiking Elevation: 287ft ↕ (334ft↑/47ft↓) // 87 meters ↕ (102m↑/14m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, Cantina

Day 3: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Lower Bonito - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 7.9 miles / 12.7 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,973 ft // 2,735 meters

Hiking Elevation: 1,771ft ↕ (1,994ft↑/223ft↓) // 540 meters ↕ (608m↑/68m↓)

Program: Trail Camp

Day 4: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Beaubien - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 8.0 miles / 12.9 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 324ft ↕ (1,687ft↑/1,363ft↓) // 99 meters ↕ (514m↑/415m↓)

Commisary: Phillips Junction

Program: 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: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Miners Park - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 7.0 miles / 11.3 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -1,022ft ↕ (431ft↑/1,453ft↓) // -312 meters ↕ (131m↑/443m↓)

Commisary: Miners Park

Program: Rock Climbing & Rappeling

Day 7: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Bear Caves - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 3.0 miles / 4.8 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,421 ft // 2,567 meters

Hiking Elevation: 409ft ↕ (799ft↑/390ft↓) // 125 meters ↕ (244m↑/119m↓)

Program: Continental Tie & Lumber Co, Trail Camp

Day 8: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Urraca - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 5.3 miles / 8.5 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -426ft ↕ (803ft↑/1,229ft↓) // -130 meters ↕ (245m↑/375m↓)

Program: Low COPE

Day 9: Base Camp

Trailhead: Lovers Leap Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 3.1 miles / 5 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -1,071ft ↕ (390ft↑/1,461ft↓) // -326 meters ↕ (119m↑/445m↓)

Program: High Ropes & COPE Events, Hike to Lovers Leap 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.