2026 Trek 12-12

Rugged; Approximately 65 miles; Maps required: south

Trek History: 12-16 in 2025; 12-12 in 2026

This strenuous itinerary is focused on the experience of the hike as it traces the western boundaries of Philmont's South Country. Your crew will have the opportunity to summit Mount Phillips, Comanche Peak, Lookout Peak, and the iconic Tooth of Time. Experience life as a fur trapper in the early 1800s and learn about the Jicarilla Apache people. Your crew will have opportunities for various programs while still overnighting at several trail camps for a bigger sense of adventure and solitude. Practice hikes and good preparation are key to ensuring your crew can experience this itinerary to its fullest.

Per the Guidebook to Itineraries: "Due to potential emergencies, such as catastrophic fires, Crews must not deviate from their assigned itinerary. Changes are only permitted for bona fide medical emergencies and must be approved in advance by the Logistics Department."

Dry Camps: Tooth Ridge;
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Day	Camp	Program Features	Campsite Features
1	Camping Headquarters	Opening Campfire	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
2	Old Abreu	Food Pickup @ Camping Headquarters	Trail Camp; (Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; at CHQ Trailbound)
		Ranger Training
		Tour Abreu Homestead @ Abreu	Showers;
		Cantina @ Abreu
3	Fish Camp
4	Apache Springs	Food Pickup	Commissary;
		Jicarilla Apache Ethnology Program
5	Clear Creek	Phillips Hike Prep
		Taos Trappers Program
		Homesteading @ Crooked Creek
6	Red Hills	Mount Phillips	Trail Camp;
		Comanche Peak
7	Beaubien	High Mountain Ranching Program	Showers (wood stoked);
		Campfire
		Chuck Wagon Dinner
		Big Red
		Food Pickup @ Phillips Junction	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
		Commissary & Trading Post @ Phillips Junction
8	Beaubien	Horse Ride	Showers (wood stoked);
		Conservation Project
		High Mountain Ranching Program
9	Lower Bonito	Trail Peak	Trail Camp;
10	Miner's Park	Continental Tie & Lumber @ Crater Lake	Showers; (Showers; at Crater Lake)
		Rock Climbing & Rappelling
		Food Pickup
11	Tooth Ridge	Shaefer's Peak	Trail Camp (Always dry);
		Water @ North Fork Urraca
12	Camping Headquarters	Closing Campfire	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		Tooth of Time
		Hike into Base
Warning: Itinerary details provided by PhilSearch are for planning purposes only. Only the current year's "Treks" book and the addendums to it, if any, should be used for final trek selection.

Crews passing through staff camps are not scheduled for program. If time and space allow, some crews may be able to participate in some of the programs offered.

Day	Camp	Potential Additional Program Features	Campsite Features
2	Camping Headquarters	Visit the Villa Philmonte	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		National Scouting Museum
	Abreu	Homesteading	Showers;
		Ride out from Cattle Headquarters
4	Apache Springs	Archery	Commissary;
		Sweat Lodge
		Corn Grinding
		Sporting Arrows
		Tipi Tour
		Flintknapping
5	Clear Creek	Muzzle Loading Rifles
		Rocky Mountain Fur Company
		Mount Phillips
		Tomahawks
	Crooked Creek	Cabin Tour
		Animal Care
		Taos Trappers Program
7	Phillips Junction	Fishing Opportunities	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
8	Beaubien	Western Lore / Branding	Showers (wood stoked);
		Trail Peak
		Lookout Peak
		Cowboy Campfire
9	Lower Bonito	Stone Wall Pass	Trail Camp;
10	Crater Lake	Hike over Fowler Mesa	Showers;
		spar pole climbing
		Tie making / Crosscut Saws
		Logging Skills
	Miner's Park	Climbing Gym	Showers;
		Traverse Wall
		Crate Stacking
11	Tooth Ridge	Tooth of Time	Trail Camp (Always dry);
	North Fork Urraca	Hike via North Fork Urraca
12	Camping Headquarters	Visit the Villa Philmonte	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		National Scouting Museum
		Ride into Cattle Headquarters
This list is not complete and is dependent on the route you take each day.