Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-9-2

Difficulty: Challenging

Length: 9 days

Official Miles: 36 // Our Count: 35.7

Avg Miles per Day: 4.5 miles

Total Elevation: 83ft ↕ (6,905ft↑/6,822ft↓) // 25 meters ↕ (2,105m↑/2,079m↓)

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: 4.2 miles / 6.8 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: 4.4 miles / 7.1 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 956ft ↕ (1,132ft↑/176ft↓) // 291 meters ↕ (345m↑/54m↓)

Program: Dry Camp

Day 4: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Cimarroncita - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 6.3 miles / 10.1 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -1,135ft ↕ (613ft↑/1,748ft↓) // -346 meters ↕ (187m↑/533m↓)

Commisary: Ute Gulch

Program: Archery & Fire Ecology Program

Day 5: Trail Camp

Sleep at: New Dean - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 5.2 miles / 8.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,769 ft // 2,368 meters

Hiking Elevation: 438ft ↕ (1,350ft↑/912ft↓) // 134 meters ↕ (411m↑/278m↓)

Program: Trail Camp

Day 6: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Ponil - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 3.6 miles / 5.8 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,150 ft // 2,179 meters

Hiking Elevation: -667ft ↕ (691ft↑/1,358ft↓) // -203 meters ↕ (211m↑/414m↓)

Commisary: Ponil

Program: Cantina, Horse Rides, Chuckwagon Dinner

Day 7: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Coyote Howl - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 6.0 miles / 9.7 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,570 ft // 2,307 meters

Hiking Elevation: 411ft ↕ (1,587ft↑/1,176ft↓) // 125 meters ↕ (484m↑/358m↓)

Program: Archaeology, Dry Camp

Day 8: Trail Camp

Sleep at: House Canyon - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 3.3 miles / 5.3 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,186 ft // 2,190 meters

Hiking Elevation: -375ft ↕ (265ft↑/640ft↓) // -114 meters ↕ (81m↑/195m↓)

Program: Trail Camp

Day 9: Base Camp

Trailhead: Six Mile Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 2.7 miles / 4.3 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -476ft ↕ (153ft↑/629ft↓) // -145 meters ↕ (47m↑/192m↓)

Program: T-Rex Track, Hike to Six Mile Gate 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.