Philmont Itinerary 2024: 9-10
Difficulty: Strenuous
Length: 9 days
Official Miles: 50 // Our Count: 50
Avg Miles per Day: 6.3 miles
Total Elevation: -263ft ↕ (12,116ft↑/12,379ft↓) // -80 meters ↕ (3,693m↑/3,773m↓)
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: Line Camp - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 3.7 miles / 6 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,747 ft // 2,361 meters
Hiking Elevation: 823ft ↕ (971ft↑/148ft↓) // 251 meters ↕ (296m↑/45m↓)
Commisary: Camping HQ
Program: Ranger Training, Trail Camp
Day 3: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Fish Camp - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 7.5 miles / 12.1 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,575 ft // 2,614 meters
Hiking Elevation: 823ft ↕ (3,213ft↑/2,390ft↓) // 251 meters ↕ (979m↑/728m↓)
Program: Fly Tying, Fishing, Rayado Lodge History
Day 4: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Apache Springs - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 3.4 miles / 5.5 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,403 ft // 2,866 meters
Hiking Elevation: 846ft ↕ (1,018ft↑/172ft↓) // 258 meters ↕ (310m↑/52m↓)
Commisary: Apache Springs
Program: Jicarilla Apache Life, 3D Archery
Day 5: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Porcupine - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 6.0 miles / 9.7 KM
Campsite Elevation: 9,085 ft // 2,769 meters
Hiking Elevation: -334ft ↕ (1,005ft↑/1,339ft↓) // -102 meters ↕ (306m↑/408m↓)
Program: Homesteading, Animal Care, Cabin Tour, Trail Camp
Day 6: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup
Sleep at: Miners Park - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 11.2 miles / 18 KM
Campsite Elevation: 8,002 ft // 2,439 meters
Hiking Elevation: -1,091ft ↕ (2,217ft↑/3,308ft↓) // -333 meters ↕ (676m↑/1,008m↓)
Commisary: Miners Park
Program: Conservation Project, Western Lore & Branding, Hike Trail Peak
Day 7: Staffed Camp
Sleep at: Urraca - Staffed Camp
Distance¹: 6.8 miles / 10.9 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,966 ft // 2,428 meters
Hiking Elevation: 5ft ↕ (1,363ft↑/1,358ft↓) // 2 meters ↕ (415m↑/414m↓)
Program: Rock Climbing & Rappeling
Day 8: Trail Camp
Sleep at: Stockade Ridge - Trail Camp
Distance¹: 3.8 miles / 6.1 KM
Campsite Elevation: 7,521 ft // 2,292 meters
Hiking Elevation: -489ft ↕ (670ft↑/1,159ft↓) // -149 meters ↕ (204m↑/353m↓)
Program: Sunrise Hike, Challenge Events, Trail Camp
Day 9: Base Camp
Trailhead: Zastrow TrailheadSleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp
Distance¹: 7.6 miles / 12.2 KM
Campsite Elevation: 6,700 ft // 2,042 meters
Hiking Elevation: -846ft ↕ (1,659ft↑/2,505ft↓) // -258 meters ↕ (506m↑/764m↓)
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.