Philmont Itinerary 2024: 7-13

Difficulty: Strenuous

Length: 7 days

Official Miles: 39 // Our Count: 40.2

Avg Miles per Day: 6.5 miles

Total Elevation: 1,006ft ↕ (7,993ft↑/6,987ft↓) // 307 meters ↕ (2,436m↑/2,130m↓)

Year: 2024

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: Hunting Lodge - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 4.7 miles / 7.6 KM

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

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

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Visiting Forester, Ranger Training, Trail Camp

Day 3: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Lamberts Mine - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 5.9 miles / 9.5 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 1,225ft ↕ (1,855ft↑/630ft↓) // 373 meters ↕ (565m↑/192m↓)

Program: Gold Panning, Mine Tour, Blacksmithing, Campfire, Trail Camp

Day 4: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Sawmill - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 6.6 miles / 10.6 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 200ft ↕ (1,423ft↑/1,223ft↓) // 61 meters ↕ (434m↑/373m↓)

Commisary: Sawmill

Program: Conservation Project, 30.06 Rifle Shooting & Reloading

Day 5: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Mount Phillips - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 7.7 miles / 12.4 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 2,452ft ↕ (2,896ft↑/444ft↓) // 747 meters ↕ (883m↑/135m↓)

Program: Climb Comanche Peak, Water, Trail Camp

Day 6: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Tolby Headwaters - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 8.1 miles / 13 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,819 ft // 2,993 meters

Hiking Elevation: -1,850ft ↕ (576ft↑/2,426ft↓) // -564 meters ↕ (176m↑/739m↓)

Program: Side hike Mt Phillips, Rocky Mountain Fur Co., Tomahawks

Day 7: Base Camp

Trailhead: Tolby Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 7.2 miles / 11.6 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -1,743ft ↕ (426ft↑/2,169ft↓) // -531 meters ↕ (130m↑/661m↓)

Program: Hike to Tolby 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.