Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-9-4

Difficulty: Rugged

Length: 9 days

Official Miles: 44 // Our Count: 44.2

Avg Miles per Day: 5.5 miles

Total Elevation: -222ft ↕ (8,164ft↑/8,386ft↓) // -68 meters ↕ (2,488m↑/2,556m↓)

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: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Crater Lake - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 5.9 miles / 9.5 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,390 ft // 2,557 meters

Hiking Elevation: 1,208ft ↕ (1,696ft↑/488ft↓) // 368 meters ↕ (517m↑/149m↓)

Program: Continental Tie & Lumber Co

Day 4: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Beaubien - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 7.0 miles / 11.3 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 882ft ↕ (1,470ft↑/588ft↓) // 269 meters ↕ (448m↑/179m↓)

Program: Hike Trail Peak, Chuckwagon Dinner

Day 5: Trail Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Porcupine - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 2.5 miles / 4 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -230ft ↕ (413ft↑/643ft↓) // -70 meters ↕ (126m↑/196m↓)

Commisary: Phillips Junction

Program: Horse Rides, Trail Camp

Day 6: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Red Hills - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 4.5 miles / 7.2 KM

Campsite Elevation: 10,310 ft // 3,142 meters

Hiking Elevation: 1,217ft ↕ (1,295ft↑/78ft↓) // 371 meters ↕ (395m↑/24m↓)

Program: Trail Camp

Day 7: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Black Mountain - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 7.1 miles / 11.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,990 ft // 2,740 meters

Hiking Elevation: -1,272ft ↕ (591ft↑/1,863ft↓) // -388 meters ↕ (180m↑/568m↓)

Program: Climb Big Red, Climb Comanche Peak, Side Hike Black Mountain Camp

Day 8: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Shaefers Pass - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 5.6 miles / 9 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -296ft ↕ (922ft↑/1,218ft↓) // -90 meters ↕ (281m↑/371m↓)

Program: Dry Camp

Day 9: Base Camp

Trailhead: Tooth Ridge Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 9.5 miles / 15.3 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.