Philmont Itinerary 2024: 7-2

Difficulty: Challenging

Length: 7 days

Official Miles: 28 // Our Count: 27.8

Avg Miles per Day: 4.7 miles

Total Elevation: 112ft ↕ (6,398ft↑/6,286ft↓) // 34 meters ↕ (1,950m↑/1,916m↓)

Year: 2024

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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: Backache Springs - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 2.0 miles / 3.2 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,699 ft // 2,347 meters

Hiking Elevation: 764ft ↕ (844ft↑/80ft↓) // 233 meters ↕ (257m↑/24m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, Trail Camp

Day 3: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Urraca - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 2.6 miles / 4.2 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 317ft ↕ (736ft↑/419ft↓) // 97 meters ↕ (224m↑/128m↓)

Program: Challenge Events, Campfire

Day 4: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Miners Park - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 6.8 miles / 10.9 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,002 ft // 2,439 meters

Hiking Elevation: -5ft ↕ (1,358ft↑/1,363ft↓) // -2 meters ↕ (414m↑/415m↓)

Commisary: Miners Park

Program: Sunrise Hike, Rock Climbing & Rappeling

Day 5: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Shaefers Pass - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 3.5 miles / 5.6 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,791 ft // 2,679 meters

Hiking Elevation: 737ft ↕ (1,085ft↑/348ft↓) // 225 meters ↕ (331m↑/106m↓)

Program: Conservation Project, Water, Trail Camp

Day 6: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Clarks Fork - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 10.0 miles / 16.1 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,539 ft // 2,298 meters

Hiking Elevation: -1,217ft ↕ (2,325ft↑/3,542ft↓) // -371 meters ↕ (709m↑/1,080m↓)

Program: Climb Shaefers Peak, Climb Tooth of Time, Western Lore/Branding, Chuckwagon Dinner, Campfire

Day 7: Base Camp

Trailhead: Webster Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 2.9 miles / 4.7 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -484ft ↕ (50ft↑/534ft↓) // -148 meters ↕ (15m↑/163m↓)

Program: 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.