Philmont Itinerary 2024: 7-4

Difficulty: Rugged

Length: 7 days

Official Miles: 32 // Our Count: 32.9

Avg Miles per Day: 5.3 miles

Total Elevation: 901ft ↕ (8,345ft↑/7,444ft↓) // 275 meters ↕ (2,544m↑/2,269m↓)

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: Ponil Trailhead

Sleep at: Bluestem - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 3.7 miles / 6 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,934 ft // 2,418 meters

Hiking Elevation: 855ft ↕ (1,162ft↑/307ft↓) // 261 meters ↕ (354m↑/94m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, Western Lore/Branding, Cantina, Trail Camp

Day 3: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Baldy Skyline - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 8.8 miles / 14.2 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,140 ft // 2,786 meters

Hiking Elevation: 1,134ft ↕ (2,074ft↑/940ft↓) // 346 meters ↕ (632m↑/287m↓)

Program: Conservation Project, Challenge Events, Trail Camp

Day 4: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Baldy Town - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 5.7 miles / 9.2 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,855 ft // 3,004 meters

Hiking Elevation: 789ft ↕ (1,409ft↑/620ft↓) // 240 meters ↕ (429m↑/189m↓)

Commisary: Baldy Town

Program: Blacksmithing, Mine Tour, Gold Panning, Historic Baldy Town

Day 5: Staffed Camp - Layover

Sleep at: Baldy Town - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 10.0 miles / 16.1 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,855 ft // 3,004 meters

Hiking Elevation: 1ft ↕ (3,530ft↑/3,529ft↓) // 0 meters ↕ (1,076m↑/1,076m↓)

Program: Hike Baldy Mountain, Assaying & Mining History

Day 6: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Miranda - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 2.7 miles / 4.3 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,924 ft // 2,720 meters

Hiking Elevation: -995ft ↕ (129ft↑/1,124ft↓) // -303 meters ↕ (39m↑/343m↓)

Program: Fur Trapper Rendezvous, Muzzle Loading Rifles, Tomahawks

Day 7: Base Camp

Trailhead: Maxwell Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 2.0 miles / 3.2 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -883ft ↕ (41ft↑/924ft↓) // -269 meters ↕ (12m↑/282m↓)

Program: Hike to Maxwell 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.