Philmont Itinerary 2024: 9-9

Difficulty: Strenuous

Length: 9 days

Official Miles: 49 // Our Count: 47.9

Avg Miles per Day: 6.1 miles

Total Elevation: 1,214ft ↕ (11,284ft↑/10,070ft↓) // 370 meters ↕ (3,439m↑/3,069m↓)

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: Webster Trailhead

Sleep at: Arrowhead - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 2.2 miles / 3.5 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,490 ft // 2,283 meters

Hiking Elevation: 427ft ↕ (462ft↑/35ft↓) // 130 meters ↕ (141m↑/11m↓)

Commisary: Camping HQ

Program: Ranger Training, Water, Trail Camp

Day 3: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Hunting Lodge - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 4.0 miles / 6.4 KM

Campsite Elevation: 7,811 ft // 2,381 meters

Hiking Elevation: 303ft ↕ (773ft↑/470ft↓) // 92 meters ↕ (236m↑/143m↓)

Program: Western Lore & Branding, Visiting Forester

Day 4: Staffed Camp - Food Pickup

Sleep at: Sawmill - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 8.5 miles / 13.7 KM

Campsite Elevation: 9,219 ft // 2,810 meters

Hiking Elevation: 1,415ft ↕ (2,502ft↑/1,087ft↓) // 431 meters ↕ (763m↑/331m↓)

Commisary: Sawmill

Program: Gold Mining & Panning, 30.06 Rifle Shooting & Reloading, Prep for Ute Park Pass hike

Day 5: Staffed Camp

Sleep at: Cimarroncita - Staffed Camp

Distance¹: 7.3 miles / 11.7 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -1,856ft ↕ (430ft↑/2,286ft↓) // -566 meters ↕ (131m↑/697m↓)

Program: Conservation Project, Prep for Ute Park Pass hike, 3D Archery, Laser Shot Shooting Range

Day 6: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Upper Dean Cow - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 8.1 miles / 13 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: 928ft ↕ (2,056ft↑/1,128ft↓) // 283 meters ↕ (627m↑/344m↓)

Program: Trail Camp

Day 7: Trail Camp

Sleep at: Black Horse Mine - Trail Camp

Distance¹: 9.7 miles / 15.6 KM

Campsite Elevation: 10,832 ft // 3,302 meters

Hiking Elevation: 2,499ft ↕ (3,400ft↑/901ft↓) // 762 meters ↕ (1,036m↑/275m↓)

Program: Challenge Events, Gold Mining History, Water, Trail Camp

Day 8: Trail Camp

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

Distance¹: 6.4 miles / 10.3 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -1,885ft ↕ (1,653ft↑/3,538ft↓) // -575 meters ↕ (504m↑/1,078m↓)

Program: Hike Baldy Mountain, Fur Trapper Rendezvous, Tomahawks, Trail Camp

Day 9: Base Camp

Trailhead: Maxwell Trailhead

Sleep at: Camping HQ - Base Camp

Distance¹: 1.7 miles / 2.7 KM

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

Hiking Elevation: -617ft ↕ (8ft↑/625ft↓) // -188 meters ↕ (2m↑/191m↓)

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.