2026 Trek 12-15

Strenuous; Approximately 66 miles; Maps required: north, south

Trek History: 12-18 in 2025; 12-15 in 2026

This tour of Philmont's Central and North countries is for crews looking for a true wilderness backpacking experience with moderately high mileage days and many nights at staff camps. Work as a team to complete challenge course programs before summiting Baldy Mountain. Learn about the lives of loggers in the South Ponil Canyon with the Continental Tie & Lumber Company and enjoy a chuckwagon dinner at the Philturn Five Points Camp. Spend time discovering petroglyphs left by the Puebloan people and keep an eye out for dinosaur tracks before heading back to Base Camp

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: Devils Wash Basin;
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Day	Camp	Program Features	Campsite Features
1	Camping Headquarters	Opening Campfire	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
2	Harlan	Ranger Training
		Food Pickup @ Camping Headquarters	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		Bus to Turkey Creek Trailhead
3	Devils Wash Basin	Water @ Spring SE of Camp	Trail Camp (Usually dry);
4	Cimarron River	Food Pickup @ Ute Gulch Commissary	Trail Camp; (Commissary; Trading Post; at Ute Gulch Commissary)
		Fire Ecology @ Cimarroncita
		Wildlife Conservation @ Cimarroncita
5	Santa Claus	Water @ Cimarron River	Trail Camp; (Trail Camp; at Cimarron River)
6	Baldy Town	Baldy Hike Prep	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
		Baldy Mining District
		Food Pickup
		Challenge Events @ Head of Dean
7	Baldy Town	Baldy Mining District	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
		Baldy Mountain
		Black Horse Mine @ Black Horse Mine	Trail Camp (Always dry);
8	Pueblano	Claude Mining and Mlling Company Program @ French Henry
		Continental Tie & Lumber
		Campfire
9	Elkhorn	Conservation Project	Trail Camp;
10	Ponil	Philturn Five Points Camp Program	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
		Cantina
		Chuck Wagon Dinner
		Campfire
		Food Pickup
11	Indian Writings	Hart Peak	Showers;
		Ancestral Puebloan Archeology Program
12	Camping Headquarters	Hike to Six Mile Gate	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		Closing Campfire
		Tyrannosaurus Rex Track
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	Harlan	Shotgun shooting/reloading
	Camping Headquarters	Visit the Villa Philmonte	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		National Scouting Museum
4	Ute Gulch Commissary	Commissary & Trading Post	Commissary; Trading Post;
	Cimarroncita	Archery
		Laser Shooting Range
		Ute Park Pass Hike Prep
		Hike through 2018 Ute Park Fire Zone
5	Cimarron River	Visit Black Jack Ketchem's Hideout	Trail Camp;
6	Head of Dean	COPE
		pickup crew based challenge events
7	Baldy Town	Mining History	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
		Assaying
		50 Miler Geology Program
8	French Henry	Blacksmithing
		Prospecting
		Mine Tour
	Pueblano	spar pole climbing
		Tie making / Crosscut Saws
9	Elkhorn	Baldy Hike Prep	Trail Camp;
10	Ponil	Western Lore / Branding	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
		Cantina Show
		Hart Peak
		Gymkhana
		Cavalcade
		Cowboy Action Shooting
		Circle Ride
		Wrangler Training
11	Indian Writings	Petroglyphs Tour	Showers;
		Atl Atl Darts
12	Six Mile Gate	Tyrannosaurus Rex Track
	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.