Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-9-10

Difficulty: Super Strenuous

Length: 9 days

Official Miles: 53 // Our Count: 53.3

Avg Miles per Day: 6.6 miles

Total Elevation: 1,564ft ↕ (11,920ft↑/10,356ft↓) // 477 meters ↕ (3,633m↑/3,157m↓)

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: Six Mile Trailhead

Sleep at: McBride Canyon - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 2.6 miles / 4.2 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,101 ft // 2,164 meters

Hiking Elevation: 407ft ↕ (707ft↑/300ft↓) // 124 meters ↕ (215m↑/91m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, Trail Camp

Day 3: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Metcalf Station - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 8.9 miles / 14.3 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,234 ft // 2,205 meters

Hiking Elevation: 131ft ↕ (1,521ft↑/1,390ft↓) // 40 meters ↕ (464m↑/424m↓)

Program: Archaeology, Cimarron & Northwestern Railway Program

Day 4: Trail Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Dean Skyline - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 11.4 miles / 18.3 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,458 ft // 2,578 meters

Hiking Elevation: 1,216ft ↕ (2,282ft↑/1,066ft↓) // 371 meters ↕ (696m↑/325m↓)

Commisary: Ponil

Program: Cantina, Dry Camp

Day 5: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Pueblano - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 6.7 miles / 10.8 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,072 ft // 2,460 meters

Hiking Elevation: -375ft ↕ (1,431ft↑/1,806ft↓) // -114 meters ↕ (436m↑/550m↓)

Program: Continental Tie & Lumber Co

Day 6: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Copper Park - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 5.6 miles / 9 KM

Campsite Elevation: 10,539 ft // 3,212 meters

Hiking Elevation: 2,467ft ↕ (2,631ft↑/164ft↓) // 752 meters ↕ (802m↑/50m↓)

Program: Trail Camp

Day 7: Trail Camp - Food Pickup & Layover

Sleep at: Copper Park - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 10.9 miles / 17.5 KM

Campsite Elevation: 10,539 ft // 3,212 meters

Hiking Elevation: -25ft ↕ (2,972ft↑/2,997ft↓) // -8 meters ↕ (906m↑/913m↓)

Commisary: Baldy Town

Program: Baldy Mountain Hike, Historic Baldy Town

Day 8: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Miranda - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 5.3 miles / 8.5 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,924 ft // 2,720 meters

Hiking Elevation: -1,642ft ↕ (335ft↑/1,977ft↓) // -500 meters ↕ (102m↑/603m↓)

Program: Rocky Mountain Fur Co.

Day 9: Base Camp

Trailhead: Maxwell Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 1.9 miles / 3.1 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -615ft ↕ (41ft↑/656ft↓) // -187 meters ↕ (12m↑/200m↓)

Program: Hike to Maxwell 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.