Philmont Itinerary 2025: 2025-9-9

Difficulty: Strenuous

Length: 9 days

Official Miles: 42 // Our Count: 42.2

Avg Miles per Day: 5.3 miles

Total Elevation: 173ft ↕ (9,118ft↑/8,945ft↓) // 53 meters ↕ (2,779m↑/2,726m↓)

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: Carson Meadows - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 3.5 miles / 5.6 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,720 ft // 2,353 meters

Hiking Elevation: 844ft ↕ (998ft↑/154ft↓) // 257 meters ↕ (304m↑/47m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, Trail Camp

Day 3: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Fish Camp - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 6.4 miles / 10.3 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 815ft ↕ (3,087ft↑/2,272ft↓) // 248 meters ↕ (941m↑/693m↓)

Program: Trail Camp

Day 4: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Beaubien - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 6.1 miles / 9.8 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 774ft ↕ (1,099ft↑/325ft↓) // 236 meters ↕ (335m↑/99m↓)

Program: Chuckwagon Dinner

Day 5: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Crooked Creek - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 3.9 miles / 6.3 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,347 ft // 2,849 meters

Hiking Elevation: -4ft ↕ (629ft↑/633ft↓) // -1 meters ↕ (192m↑/193m↓)

Commisary: Phillips Junction

Program: Pioneer Homestead Program

Day 6: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Mount Phillips - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 9.5 miles / 15.3 KM

Campsite Elevation: 11,704 ft // 3,567 meters

Hiking Elevation: 2,339ft ↕ (2,989ft↑/650ft↓) // 713 meters ↕ (911m↑/198m↓)

Program: Rocky Mountain Fur Co., Climb Comanche Peak and Mount Phillips, Dry Camp

Day 7: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Cyphers Mine - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 6.0 miles / 9.7 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,316 ft // 2,840 meters

Hiking Elevation: -2,320ft ↕ (191ft↑/2,511ft↓) // -707 meters ↕ (58m↑/765m↓)

Program: Assaying & Mining History

Day 8: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Hunting Lodge - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 3.4 miles / 5.5 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,811 ft // 2,381 meters

Hiking Elevation: -1,553ft ↕ (30ft↑/1,583ft↓) // -473 meters ↕ (9m↑/482m↓)

Program: Trail Camp

Day 9: Base Camp

Trailhead: Webster Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 3.4 miles / 5.5 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -722ft ↕ (95ft↑/817ft↓) // -220 meters ↕ (29m↑/249m↓)

Program: Demonstration Forest, Hike to Webster 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.