Philmont Itinerary 2024: 7-14

Difficulty: Super Strenuous

Length: 7 days

Official Miles: 40 // Our Count: 34.8

Avg Miles per Day: 6.7 miles

Total Elevation: -9,829ft ↕ (8,440ft↑/18,269ft↓) // -2,996 meters ↕ (2,573m↑/5,568m↓)

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: Trail Camp - Food Pickup

Trailhead: Zastrow Trailhead

Sleep at: Old Abreu - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 2.9 miles / 4.7 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 480ft ↕ (546ft↑/66ft↓) // 146 meters ↕ (166m↑/20m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: New Mexican Homestead, Cantina, Ranger Training, Trail Camp

Day 3: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Fish Camp - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 7.4 miles / 11.9 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 1,164ft ↕ (3,478ft↑/2,314ft↓) // 355 meters ↕ (1,060m↑/705m↓)

Program: Fly Tying, Fly Fishing, Rayado Lodge History

Day 4: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Beaubien - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 4.2 miles / 6.8 KM

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

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

Commisary: Phillips Junction

Program: Conservation Project, Western Lore & Branding, Chuckwagon Dinner, Campfire

Day 5: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Comanche Peak - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 7.9 miles / 12.7 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -8,228ft ↕ (2,974ft↑/11,202ft↓) // -2,508 meters ↕ (906m↑/3,414m↓)

Program: Water, Trail Camp

Day 6: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Hunting Lodge - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 7.9 miles / 12.7 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -3,297ft ↕ (110ft↑/3,407ft↓) // -1,005 meters ↕ (34m↑/1,038m↓)

Program: Side hike Mt Phillips, Gold Mining & Panning, Blacksmithing

Day 7: Base Camp

Trailhead: Webster Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 4.5 miles / 7.2 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -722ft ↕ (233ft↑/955ft↓) // -220 meters ↕ (71m↑/291m↓)

Program: Visiting Forester, Western Lore/Branding, Horse Rides, 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.