Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-9-7

Difficulty: Strenuous

Length: 9 days

Official Miles: 42 // Our Count: 43.4

Avg Miles per Day: 5.3 miles

Total Elevation: -556ft ↕ (7,548ft↑/8,104ft↓) // -169 meters ↕ (2,301m↑/2,470m↓)

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: Webster Trailhead

Sleep at: Harlan - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 5.4 miles / 8.7 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,554 ft // 2,302 meters

Hiking Elevation: 495ft ↕ (1,040ft↑/545ft↓) // 151 meters ↕ (317m↑/166m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, Shotgun Shooting/Reloading .30-06

Day 3: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Deer Lake - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 2.6 miles / 4.2 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,281 ft // 2,524 meters

Hiking Elevation: 711ft ↕ (789ft↑/78ft↓) // 217 meters ↕ (240m↑/24m↓)

Program: Trail Camp

Day 4: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Cimarroncito - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 7.8 miles / 12.6 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,145 ft // 2,483 meters

Hiking Elevation: -894ft ↕ (495ft↑/1,389ft↓) // -272 meters ↕ (151m↑/423m↓)

Commisary: Ute Gulch

Program: Advanced Rock Climbing & Rappelling

Day 5: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Lamberts Mine - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 4.3 miles / 6.9 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,962 ft // 2,732 meters

Hiking Elevation: 846ft ↕ (1,258ft↑/412ft↓) // 258 meters ↕ (383m↑/126m↓)

Program: Trail Camp

Day 6: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Comanche Peak - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 9.3 miles / 15 KM

Campsite Elevation: 11,127 ft // 3,392 meters

Hiking Elevation: 2,073ft ↕ (3,201ft↑/1,128ft↓) // 632 meters ↕ (976m↑/344m↓)

Program: Assaying & Mining History, Dry Camp

Day 7: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Sawmill - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 6.1 miles / 9.8 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -1,881ft ↕ (327ft↑/2,208ft↓) // -573 meters ↕ (100m↑/673m↓)

Program: Climb Comanche Peak and Mount Phillips, 30.06 Rifle Shooting & Reloading

Day 8: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Cimarroncita - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 7.5 miles / 12.1 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -1,856ft ↕ (430ft↑/2,286ft↓) // -566 meters ↕ (131m↑/697m↓)

Program: Archery & Fire Ecology Program

Day 9: Base Camp

Trailhead: Ute Park Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 0.4 miles / 0.6 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -50ft ↕ (8ft↑/58ft↓) // -15 meters ↕ (2m↑/18m↓)

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.