Philmont Itinerary 2024: 9-7

Difficulty: Rugged

Length: 9 days

Official Miles: 46 // Our Count: 48.2

Avg Miles per Day: 5.8 miles

Total Elevation: 1,362ft ↕ (10,913ft↑/9,551ft↓) // 415 meters ↕ (3,326m↑/2,911m↓)

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: Trail Camp - Food Pickup

Trailhead: Six Mile Trailhead

Sleep at: McBride Canyon - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 2.6 miles / 4.2 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,101 ft // 2,164 meters

Hiking Elevation: 483ft ↕ (612ft↑/129ft↓) // 147 meters ↕ (187m↑/39m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, Water, Trail Camp

Day 3: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Metcalf Station - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 9.0 miles / 14.5 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,234 ft // 2,205 meters

Hiking Elevation: 130ft ↕ (1,507ft↑/1,377ft↓) // 40 meters ↕ (459m↑/420m↓)

Program: Petroglyph Tour, Blacksmithing, Railroading, Campfire

Day 4: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Ponil - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 6.1 miles / 9.8 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,150 ft // 2,179 meters

Hiking Elevation: -95ft ↕ (911ft↑/1,006ft↓) // -29 meters ↕ (278m↑/307m↓)

Commisary: Ponil

Program: Western Lore/Branding, Cantina, Horse Rides, Chuckwagon Dinner, Campfire

Day 5: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Pueblano - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 7.6 miles / 12.2 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 913ft ↕ (1,704ft↑/791ft↓) // 278 meters ↕ (519m↑/241m↓)

Program: Conservation Project, Tie Making, Campfire

Day 6: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Azurite - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 6.5 miles / 10.5 KM

Campsite Elevation: 10,755 ft // 3,278 meters

Hiking Elevation: 2,646ft ↕ (2,843ft↑/197ft↓) // 807 meters ↕ (867m↑/60m↓)

Program: Spar Pole Climbing, Gold Panning, Mine Tour, Water, Trail Camp

Day 7: Trail Camp - Food Pickup & Layover

Sleep at: Azurite - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 9.8 miles / 15.8 KM

Campsite Elevation: 10,755 ft // 3,278 meters

Hiking Elevation: -7ft ↕ (3,083ft↑/3,090ft↓) // -2 meters ↕ (940m↑/942m↓)

Commisary: Baldy Town

Program: Hike Baldy Mountain, Assaying & Mining History, Trail Camp

Day 8: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Miranda - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 4.7 miles / 7.6 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,924 ft // 2,720 meters

Hiking Elevation: -1,825ft ↕ (212ft↑/2,037ft↓) // -556 meters ↕ (65m↑/621m↓)

Program: Fur Trapper Rendezvous, Muzzle Loading Rifles, Tomahawks

Day 9: Base Camp

Trailhead: Maxwell Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 1.9 miles / 3.1 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -883ft ↕ (41ft↑/924ft↓) // -269 meters ↕ (12m↑/282m↓)

Program: Hike to Maxwell 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.