Philmont Itinerary 2024: 9-11

Difficulty: Strenuous

Length: 9 days

Official Miles: 51 // Our Count: 51.5

Avg Miles per Day: 6.4 miles

Total Elevation: -197ft ↕ (11,013ft↑/11,210ft↓) // -60 meters ↕ (3,357m↑/3,417m↓)

Year: 2024

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: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Trailhead: Zastrow Trailhead

Sleep at: Abreu - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 2.3 miles / 3.7 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 287ft ↕ (334ft↑/47ft↓) // 87 meters ↕ (102m↑/14m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: New Mexican Homestead, Cantina, Ranger Training

Day 3: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Crater Lake - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 6.2 miles / 10 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,390 ft // 2,557 meters

Hiking Elevation: 1,208ft ↕ (1,696ft↑/488ft↓) // 368 meters ↕ (517m↑/149m↓)

Program: Spar Pole Climbing, Tie Making & Crosscut Saws, Campfire

Day 4: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Beaubien - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 7.1 miles / 11.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,349 ft // 2,850 meters

Hiking Elevation: 924ft ↕ (2,440ft↑/1,516ft↓) // 282 meters ↕ (744m↑/462m↓)

Program: Hike Trail Peak, Western Lore/Branding, Chuckwagon Dinner, Campfire

Day 5: Trail Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Comanche Creek - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 6.4 miles / 10.3 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,648 ft // 2,941 meters

Hiking Elevation: 340ft ↕ (1,253ft↑/913ft↓) // 104 meters ↕ (382m↑/278m↓)

Commisary: Phillips Junction

Program: Horse Rides, Homesteading, Trail Camp

Day 6: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Red Hills - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 9.6 miles / 15.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 10,310 ft // 3,142 meters

Hiking Elevation: 630ft ↕ (2,334ft↑/1,704ft↓) // 192 meters ↕ (711m↑/519m↓)

Program: Rocky Mountain Fur Co., Tomahawks, Climb Mt. Phillips via the new Order of the Arrow trail, Trail Camp

Day 7: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Black Mountain - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 4.5 miles / 7.2 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,990 ft // 2,740 meters

Hiking Elevation: -1,272ft ↕ (591ft↑/1,863ft↓) // -388 meters ↕ (180m↑/568m↓)

Program: Post Civil War Encampment, Muzzle Loading Rifles, Blacksmithing

Day 8: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Shaefers Pass - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 5.6 miles / 9 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -296ft ↕ (922ft↑/1,218ft↓) // -90 meters ↕ (281m↑/371m↓)

Program: Hike North Fork Urraca, Conservation Project, Water, Trail Camp

Day 9: Base Camp

Trailhead: Tooth Ridge Trailhead

Sleep 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 Shaefers Peak, 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.