Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-9-5

Difficulty: Rugged

Length: 9 days

Official Miles: 36 // Our Count: 35.2

Avg Miles per Day: 4.5 miles

Total Elevation: 1,555ft ↕ (10,530ft↑/8,975ft↓) // 474 meters ↕ (3,210m↑/2,736m↓)

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: Six Mile Trailhead

Sleep at: Indian Writings - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 3.7 miles / 6 KM

Campsite Elevation: 6,600 ft // 2,012 meters

Hiking Elevation: 274ft ↕ (575ft↑/301ft↓) // 84 meters ↕ (175m↑/92m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, T-Rex Track, Archaeology

Day 3: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Sioux - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 5.8 miles / 9.3 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,430 ft // 2,265 meters

Hiking Elevation: 398ft ↕ (1,435ft↑/1,037ft↓) // 121 meters ↕ (437m↑/316m↓)

Program: Cantina, Trail Camp

Day 4: Trail Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Flume Canyon - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 4.8 miles / 7.7 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,761 ft // 2,366 meters

Hiking Elevation: 371ft ↕ (1,446ft↑/1,075ft↓) // 113 meters ↕ (441m↑/328m↓)

Commisary: Ponil

Program: Pick up Burros, Trail Camp

Day 5: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Head of Dean - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 3.2 miles / 5.1 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,770 ft // 2,673 meters

Hiking Elevation: 991ft ↕ (1,164ft↑/173ft↓) // 302 meters ↕ (355m↑/53m↓)

Program: Continental Tie & Lumber Co, High Ropes & COPE Events

Day 6: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Black Horse Mine - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 6.6 miles / 10.6 KM

Campsite Elevation: 10,832 ft // 3,302 meters

Hiking Elevation: 2,033ft ↕ (2,783ft↑/750ft↓) // 620 meters ↕ (848m↑/229m↓)

Program: Drop off Burros, Dry Camp

Day 7: Trail Camp - Food Pickup & Layover

Sleep at: Black Horse Mine - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 6.4 miles / 10.3 KM

Campsite Elevation: 10,832 ft // 3,302 meters

Hiking Elevation: -5ft ↕ (3,013ft↑/3,018ft↓) // -2 meters ↕ (918m↑/920m↓)

Commisary: Baldy Town

Program: Baldy Mountain Hike, Historic Baldy Town, Dry Camp

Day 8: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Touch-Me-Not Creek - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 3.2 miles / 5.1 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,931 ft // 2,722 meters

Hiking Elevation: -1,890ft ↕ (106ft↑/1,996ft↓) // -576 meters ↕ (32m↑/608m↓)

Program: Rocky Mountain Fur Co., Trail Camp

Day 9: Base Camp

Trailhead: Maxwell Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 1.5 miles / 2.4 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -617ft ↕ (8ft↑/625ft↓) // -188 meters ↕ (2m↑/191m↓)

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.