Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-9-3

Difficulty: Challenging

Length: 9 days

Official Miles: 41 // Our Count: 41.3

Avg Miles per Day: 5.1 miles

Total Elevation: 452ft ↕ (7,140ft↑/6,688ft↓) // 138 meters ↕ (2,176m↑/2,039m↓)

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: Lovers Leap Trailhead

Sleep at: Lovers Leap - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 2.1 miles / 3.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,383 ft // 2,250 meters

Hiking Elevation: 363ft ↕ (874ft↑/511ft↓) // 111 meters ↕ (266m↑/156m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, Trail Camp

Day 3: Trail Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Shaefers Pass - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 5.8 miles / 9.3 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 1,261ft ↕ (1,862ft↑/601ft↓) // 384 meters ↕ (568m↑/183m↓)

Commisary: Miners Park

Program: Dry Camp

Day 4: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Clarks Fork - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 10.0 miles / 16.1 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,539 ft // 2,298 meters

Hiking Elevation: -1,177ft ↕ (259ft↑/1,436ft↓) // -359 meters ↕ (79m↑/438m↓)

Program: Climb Shaefers Peak, Chuckwagon Dinner

Day 5: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Hunting Lodge - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 1.8 miles / 2.9 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,811 ft // 2,381 meters

Hiking Elevation: 267ft ↕ (417ft↑/150ft↓) // 81 meters ↕ (127m↑/46m↓)

Program: Horse Rides, Demonstration Forest, Trail Camp

Day 6: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Thunder Ridge - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 6.5 miles / 10.5 KM

Campsite Elevation: 10,562 ft // 3,219 meters

Hiking Elevation: 2,767ft ↕ (2,866ft↑/99ft↓) // 843 meters ↕ (874m↑/30m↓)

Program: Assaying & Mining History, Dry Camp

Day 7: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Sawmill - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 4.8 miles / 7.7 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -1,133ft ↕ (244ft↑/1,377ft↓) // -345 meters ↕ (74m↑/420m↓)

Program: 30.06 Rifle Shooting & Reloading

Day 8: Trail Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Minette Meadows Camp - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 8.3 miles / 13.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,830 ft // 2,387 meters

Hiking Elevation: -1,363ft ↕ (610ft↑/1,973ft↓) // -415 meters ↕ (186m↑/601m↓)

Commisary: Ute Gulch

Program: Trail Building, Dry Camp

Day 9: Base Camp

Trailhead: Ute Park Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 2.0 miles / 3.2 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -533ft ↕ (8ft↑/541ft↓) // -162 meters ↕ (2m↑/165m↓)

Program: Archery & Fire Ecology Program, Hike to Ute Park 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.