Philmont Itinerary 2024: 9-6

Difficulty: Rugged

Length: 9 days

Official Miles: 46 // Our Count: 46.2

Avg Miles per Day: 5.8 miles

Total Elevation: 651ft ↕ (10,464ft↑/9,813ft↓) // 198 meters ↕ (3,189m↑/2,991m↓)

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: Sioux - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 2.2 miles / 3.5 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,430 ft // 2,265 meters

Hiking Elevation: 311ft ↕ (531ft↑/220ft↓) // 95 meters ↕ (162m↑/67m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, Cantina, Campfire, Trail Camp

Day 3: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Pueblano - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 5.9 miles / 9.5 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,072 ft // 2,460 meters

Hiking Elevation: 657ft ↕ (1,059ft↑/402ft↓) // 200 meters ↕ (323m↑/123m↓)

Program: Tie Making, Spar Pole Climbing, Campfire

Day 4: Trail Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Touch-Me-Not Creek - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 9.5 miles / 15.3 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,931 ft // 2,722 meters

Hiking Elevation: 857ft ↕ (2,218ft↑/1,361ft↓) // 261 meters ↕ (676m↑/415m↓)

Commisary: Baldy Town

Program: Blacksmithing, Gold Mining & Panning, Mine Tour, Assaying & Mining History

Day 5: Trail Camp - Layover

Sleep at: Touch-Me-Not Creek - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 9.6 miles / 15.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,931 ft // 2,722 meters

Hiking Elevation: -6ft ↕ (3,624ft↑/3,630ft↓) // -2 meters ↕ (1,105m↑/1,106m↓)

Program: Hike Baldy Mountain, Trail Camp

Day 6: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Baldy Skyline - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 4.2 miles / 6.8 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 130ft ↕ (757ft↑/627ft↓) // 40 meters ↕ (231m↑/191m↓)

Program: Fur Trapper Rendezvous, Tomahawks, Trail Camp

Day 7: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Upper Dean Cow - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 4.4 miles / 7.1 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,278 ft // 2,523 meters

Hiking Elevation: -317ft ↕ (757ft↑/1,074ft↓) // -97 meters ↕ (231m↑/327m↓)

Program: Challenge Events, Trail Camp

Day 8: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Cimarroncita - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 10.0 miles / 16.1 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,381 ft // 2,250 meters

Hiking Elevation: -932ft ↕ (1,518ft↑/2,450ft↓) // -284 meters ↕ (463m↑/747m↓)

Commisary: Cimarroncita

Program: Conservation Project, 3D Archery, Laser Shot Shooting Range

Day 9: Base Camp

Trailhead: Ute Park Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 0.4 miles / 0.6 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -49ft ↕ (0ft↑/49ft↓) // -15 meters ↕ (0m↑/15m↓)

Program: Hike to Ute Park 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.