Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-9-8

Difficulty: Strenuous

Length: 9 days

Official Miles: 44 // Our Count: 44

Avg Miles per Day: 5.5 miles

Total Elevation: -248ft ↕ (10,061ft↑/10,309ft↓) // -76 meters ↕ (3,067m↑/3,142m↓)

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: Zastrow Trailhead

Sleep at: Old Abreu - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 2.7 miles / 4.3 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 497ft ↕ (574ft↑/77ft↓) // 151 meters ↕ (175m↑/23m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, Trail Camp

Day 3: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Fish Camp - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 6.5 miles / 10.5 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,575 ft // 2,614 meters

Hiking Elevation: 1,161ft ↕ (2,315ft↑/1,154ft↓) // 354 meters ↕ (706m↑/352m↓)

Program: Trail Camp

Day 4: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Apache Springs - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 3.5 miles / 5.6 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,403 ft // 2,866 meters

Hiking Elevation: 846ft ↕ (1,018ft↑/172ft↓) // 258 meters ↕ (310m↑/52m↓)

Commisary: Apache Springs

Program: Jicarilla Apache Life

Day 5: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Beaubien - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 7.5 miles / 12.1 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -93ft ↕ (1,280ft↑/1,373ft↓) // -28 meters ↕ (390m↑/418m↓)

Commisary: Phillips Junction

Program: Chuckwagon Dinner

Day 6: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Bear Caves - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 8.0 miles / 12.9 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,421 ft // 2,567 meters

Hiking Elevation: -903ft ↕ (1,707ft↑/2,610ft↓) // -275 meters ↕ (520m↑/796m↓)

Program: Hike Trail Peak, Continental Tie & Lumber Co, Trail Camp

Day 7: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Urraca - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 4.5 miles / 7.2 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,966 ft // 2,428 meters

Hiking Elevation: -426ft ↕ (803ft↑/1,229ft↓) // -130 meters ↕ (245m↑/375m↓)

Program: Low COPE

Day 8: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Stockade Ridge - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 3.9 miles / 6.3 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,521 ft // 2,292 meters

Hiking Elevation: -484ft ↕ (705ft↑/1,189ft↓) // -148 meters ↕ (215m↑/362m↓)

Program: High Ropes & COPE Events, Dry Camp

Day 9: Base Camp

Trailhead: Lovers Leap Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 7.4 miles / 11.9 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -846ft ↕ (1,659ft↑/2,505ft↓) // -258 meters ↕ (506m↑/764m↓)

Program: Closing Campfire, Hike to Lovers Leap Trailhead, Climb Tooth of Time

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.