Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-9-12

Difficulty: Super Strenuous

Length: 9 days

Official Miles: 57 // Our Count: 56.6

Avg Miles per Day: 7.1 miles

Total Elevation: 28ft ↕ (10,589ft↑/10,561ft↓) // 9 meters ↕ (3,228m↑/3,219m↓)

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: Turkey Creek Trailhead

Sleep at: Harlan - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 4.1 miles / 6.6 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,554 ft // 2,302 meters

Hiking Elevation: 931ft ↕ (1,114ft↑/183ft↓) // 284 meters ↕ (340m↑/56m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, Shotgun Shooting/Reloading .30-06

Day 3: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Devils Wash Basin - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 5.8 miles / 9.3 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 963ft ↕ (1,067ft↑/104ft↓) // 294 meters ↕ (325m↑/32m↓)

Program: Dry Camp

Day 4: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Sawmill - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 8.1 miles / 13 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 649ft ↕ (1,624ft↑/975ft↓) // 198 meters ↕ (495m↑/297m↓)

Commisary: Ute Gulch

Program: 30.06 Rifle Shooting & Reloading

Day 5: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Mount Phillips - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 7.8 miles / 12.6 KM

Campsite Elevation: 11,704 ft // 3,567 meters

Hiking Elevation: 2,452ft ↕ (2,896ft↑/444ft↓) // 747 meters ↕ (883m↑/135m↓)

Program: Climb Comanche Peak, Dry Camp

Day 6: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Porcupine - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 7.3 miles / 11.7 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,085 ft // 2,769 meters

Hiking Elevation: -2,600ft ↕ (194ft↑/2,794ft↓) // -792 meters ↕ (59m↑/852m↓)

Program: Climb Comanche Peak and Mount Phillips, Rocky Mountain Fur Co., Trail Camp

Day 7: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Beaubien - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 4.8 miles / 7.7 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 235ft ↕ (651ft↑/416ft↓) // 72 meters ↕ (198m↑/127m↓)

Commisary: Phillips Junction

Program: Chuckwagon Dinner

Day 8: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Shaefers Pass - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 9.0 miles / 14.5 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -584ft ↕ (1,600ft↑/2,184ft↓) // -178 meters ↕ (488m↑/666m↓)

Program: Side Hike Black Mountain Camp, Dry Camp

Day 9: 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.