Philmont Itinerary 2024: 7-7
Difficulty: Rugged
Length: 7 days
Official Miles: 33 // Our Count: 35.6
Avg Miles per Day: 5.5 miles
Total Elevation: -333ft ↕ (7,119ft↑/7,452ft↓) // -101 meters ↕ (2,170m↑/2,271m↓)
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 TrailheadSleep at: Rimrock Park - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 2.7 miles / 4.3 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,345 ft // 2,239 meters
Hiking Elevation: 426ft ↕ (481ft↑/55ft↓) // 130 meters ↕ (147m↑/17m↓)
Commisary: Camping HQ
Program: Ranger Training, Water, Trail Camp
Day 3: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Lower Bonito - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 4.7 miles / 7.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,973 ft // 2,735 meters
Hiking Elevation: 1,531ft ↕ (1,921ft↑/390ft↓) // 467 meters ↕ (586m↑/119m↓)
Program: Cabin Tour, Cantina, New Mexican Homestead, Trail Camp
Day 4: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Beaubien - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 6.6 miles / 10.6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,349 ft // 2,850 meters
Hiking Elevation: 324ft ↕ (1,687ft↑/1,363ft↓) // 99 meters ↕ (514m↑/415m↓)
Commisary: Phillips Junction
Program: Conservation Project, Hike to Webster Trailhead, Rayado Lodge History, Western Lore/Branding, Horse Rides, Chuckwagon Dinner, Campfire
Day 5: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Black Mountain - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 3.4 miles / 5.5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,990 ft // 2,740 meters
Hiking Elevation: -300ft ↕ (665ft↑/965ft↓) // -91 meters ↕ (203m↑/294m↓)
Program: Post Civil War Encampment, Muzzle Loading Rifles
Day 6: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Shaefers Pass - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 8.4 miles / 13.5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,791 ft // 2,679 meters
Hiking Elevation: -296ft ↕ (922ft↑/1,218ft↓) // -90 meters ↕ (281m↑/371m↓)
Program: Blacksmithing, Water, Trail Camp
Day 7: Base Camp
Trailhead: Tooth Ridge TrailheadSleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp
Distance¹: 9.8 miles / 15.8 KM
Campsite Elevation: 6,700 ft // 2,042 meters
Hiking Elevation: -2,018ft ↕ (1,443ft↑/3,461ft↓) // -615 meters ↕ (440m↑/1,055m↓)
Program: Climb Tooth of Time, Hike in via Tooth Ridge, 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.