Philmont Itinerary 2024: 9-8

Difficulty: Rugged

Length: 9 days

Official Miles: 46 // Our Count: 51

Avg Miles per Day: 5.8 miles

Total Elevation: 61ft ↕ (10,053ft↑/9,992ft↓) // 19 meters ↕ (3,064m↑/3,046m↓)

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: Lovers Leap Trailhead

Sleep at: Aguila - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 5.1 miles / 8.2 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,281 ft // 2,524 meters

Hiking Elevation: 1,361ft ↕ (1,521ft↑/160ft↓) // 415 meters ↕ (464m↑/49m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, Water, Trail Camp

Day 3: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Miners Park - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 4.8 miles / 7.7 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -300ft ↕ (811ft↑/1,111ft↓) // -91 meters ↕ (247m↑/339m↓)

Program: Tie Making & Crosscut Saws, Climbing Wall

Day 4: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Clarks Fork - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 8.6 miles / 13.8 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -469ft ↕ (2,001ft↑/2,470ft↓) // -143 meters ↕ (610m↑/753m↓)

Commisary: Miners Park

Program: Conservation Project, Climb Shaefers Peak, Western Lore/Branding, Chuckwagon Dinner, Campfire

Day 5: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Cimarroncito - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 3.2 miles / 5.1 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,145 ft // 2,483 meters

Hiking Elevation: 521ft ↕ (712ft↑/191ft↓) // 159 meters ↕ (217m↑/58m↓)

Program: Visiting Forester, Rock Climbing & Rappeling

Day 6: Trail Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Lamberts Mine - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 6.2 miles / 10 KM

Campsite Elevation: 8,962 ft // 2,732 meters

Hiking Elevation: 846ft ↕ (1,258ft↑/412ft↓) // 258 meters ↕ (383m↑/126m↓)

Commisary: Cimarroncito

Program: Trail Camp, Campfire

Day 7: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Thunder Ridge - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 4.6 miles / 7.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 10,562 ft // 3,219 meters

Hiking Elevation: 608ft ↕ (1,321ft↑/713ft↓) // 185 meters ↕ (403m↑/217m↓)

Program: Gold Panning, Mine Tour, Blacksmithing, Trail Camp

Day 8: Trail Camp

Sleep at: American Creek - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 10.8 miles / 17.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,847 ft // 3,001 meters

Hiking Elevation: -703ft ↕ (1,845ft↑/2,548ft↓) // -214 meters ↕ (562m↑/777m↓)

Program: Rocky Mountain Fur Co., Muzzle Loading Rifles, Tomahawks, Trail Camp

Day 9: Base Camp

Trailhead: Tolby Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 7.7 miles / 12.4 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -1,803ft ↕ (584ft↑/2,387ft↓) // -550 meters ↕ (178m↑/728m↓)

Program: Hike to Tolby 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.