Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-9-6

Difficulty: Rugged

Length: 9 days

Official Miles: 62 // Our Count: 61.6

Avg Miles per Day: 7.8 miles

Total Elevation: 337ft ↕ (6,697ft↑/6,360ft↓) // 103 meters ↕ (2,041m↑/1,939m↓)

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: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Dan Beard - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 10.5 miles / 16.9 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,924 ft // 2,415 meters

Hiking Elevation: 943ft ↕ (1,388ft↑/445ft↓) // 287 meters ↕ (423m↑/136m↓)

Program: High Ropes & COPE Events

Day 4: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Ring Place - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 10.4 miles / 16.7 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,127 ft // 2,477 meters

Hiking Elevation: 215ft ↕ (789ft↑/574ft↓) // 66 meters ↕ (240m↑/175m↓)

Commisary: Ring Place

Program: Astronomy

Day 5: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Iris Park Low Impact Camp - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 12.0 miles / 19.3 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,581 ft // 2,615 meters

Hiking Elevation: 444ft ↕ (626ft↑/182ft↓) // 135 meters ↕ (191m↑/55m↓)

Program: Dry Low Impact Camp

Day 6: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Rich Cabins - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 8.3 miles / 13.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,744 ft // 2,360 meters

Hiking Elevation: -858ft ↕ (560ft↑/1,418ft↓) // -262 meters ↕ (171m↑/432m↓)

Commisary: Rich Cabins

Program: Rich Family Homestead Program

Day 7: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Head of Dean - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 7.4 miles / 11.9 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 1,061ft ↕ (1,914ft↑/853ft↓) // 323 meters ↕ (583m↑/260m↓)

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

Day 8: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Bluestem - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 6.7 miles / 10.8 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,934 ft // 2,418 meters

Hiking Elevation: -872ft ↕ (644ft↑/1,516ft↓) // -266 meters ↕ (196m↑/462m↓)

Program: Dry Camp

Day 9: Base Camp

Trailhead: Ponil Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 2.6 miles / 4.2 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -870ft ↕ (201ft↑/1,071ft↓) // -265 meters ↕ (61m↑/326m↓)

Program: Cantina, Hike to Ponil 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.