Philmont Itinerary 2024: 7-9

Difficulty: Rugged

Length: 7 days

Official Miles: 35 // Our Count: 30.4

Avg Miles per Day: 5.8 miles

Total Elevation: 271ft ↕ (6,244ft↑/5,973ft↓) // 83 meters ↕ (1,903m↑/1,821m↓)

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: Heck Meadow Trailhead

Sleep at: Heck Meadow - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 4.0 miles / 6.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,149 ft // 2,179 meters

Hiking Elevation: 424ft ↕ (535ft↑/111ft↓) // 129 meters ↕ (163m↑/34m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, Water, Trail Camp

Day 3: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Clarks Fork - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 2.4 miles / 3.9 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 443ft ↕ (543ft↑/100ft↓) // 135 meters ↕ (166m↑/30m↓)

Program: Western Lore & Branding, Horse Rides, Chuckwagon Dinner, Campfire

Day 4: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Shaefers Pass - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 10.0 miles / 16.1 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 1,204ft ↕ (3,597ft↑/2,393ft↓) // 367 meters ↕ (1,096m↑/729m↓)

Program: Climb Shaefers Peak, Climb Tooth of Time, Water, Trail Camp

Day 5: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Miners Park - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 3.3 miles / 5.3 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -752ft ↕ (337ft↑/1,089ft↓) // -229 meters ↕ (103m↑/332m↓)

Commisary: Miners Park

Program: Conservation Project, Rock Climbing & Rappeling, Rock Climbing or Climbing Gym

Day 6: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Abreu - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 7.8 miles / 12.6 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,219 ft // 2,200 meters

Hiking Elevation: -770ft ↕ (1,186ft↑/1,956ft↓) // -235 meters ↕ (361m↑/596m↓)

Program: New Mexican Homestead, Cantina, Cabin Tour, Mexican Dinner

Day 7: Base Camp

Trailhead: Zastrow Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 2.9 miles / 4.7 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -278ft ↕ (46ft↑/324ft↓) // -85 meters ↕ (14m↑/99m↓)

Program: Hike to Zastrow 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.