2026 Trek 12-21

Super Strenuous; Approximately 74 miles; Maps required: north, south

Trek History: 12-21 in 2025-26

If your crew is looking for a true challenge through Philmont's South and Central countries, then this itinerary is for you! Experienced hikers will enjoy a mix of staff and trail camps with the opportunity for various programs. Prop up your feet after a long day and enjoy several different campfire shows throughout your trek. Enjoy the sunrise over the 2018 burn scar at Sawmill, challenge courses and rock-climbing programs, as well as a beautiful trek into Base Camp from the Tooth of Time

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: Magpie; Devils Wash Basin; Tooth Ridge;
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Day	Camp	Program Features	Campsite Features
1	Camping Headquarters	Opening Campfire	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
2	Magpie	Food Pickup @ Camping Headquarters	Trail Camp (Usually dry); (Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; at CHQ Trailbound)
		High Ropes Instruction & Advanced Challenge Scenarios @ Rocky Mountain Scout Camp
		Hike Out from CHQ
		Ranger Training
3	Urraca	Challenge Events
		Campfire
4	Miner's Park	Rock Climbing & Rappelling	Showers;
		Food Pickup
5	Black Mountain	Post Civil War Settlers
		Conservation Project @ North Fork Urraca
6	Porcupine	High Mountain Ranching Program @ Beaubien	Trail Camp; (Showers (wood stoked); at Beaubien)
		Food Pickup @ Phillips Junction	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
		Commissary & Trading Post @ Phillips Junction
7	Clear Creek	Taos Trappers Program
		Homesteading @ Crooked Creek
8	Sawmill	Mount Phillips	Showers (wood stoked);
		Comanche Peak
		Rifle Shooting/Reloading
9	Devils Wash Basin	Water @ Spring SE of Camp	Trail Camp (Usually dry);
10	Clarks Fork	Rock Climbing & Rappelling	Showers;
		Western Lore / Branding
		Chuck Wagon Dinner
		Campfire
		Forest Stewardship Program @ Demonstration Forest
11	Tooth Ridge	Water @ Clarks Fork	Trail Camp (Always dry); (Showers; at Clarks Fork)
		Shaefer's Peak
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
	Rocky Mountain Scout Camp	COPE
3	Urraca	COPE
		High Ropes Instruction & Advanced Challenge Scenarios
		Sunrise at Inspiration Point
4	Miner's Park	Climbing Gym	Showers;
		Traverse Wall
		Crate Stacking
5	Black Mountain	Muzzle Loading Rifles
		Blacksmithing
		Hike via North Fork Urraca
	North Fork Urraca	Hike via North Fork Urraca
6	Beaubien	Western Lore / Branding	Showers (wood stoked);
		Trail Peak
		Lookout Peak
		Cowboy Campfire
	Phillips Junction	Fishing Opportunities	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
7	Clear Creek	Muzzle Loading Rifles
		Rocky Mountain Fur Company
		Mount Phillips
		Tomahawks
		Phillips Hike Prep
	Crooked Creek	Cabin Tour
		Animal Care
		Taos Trappers Program
8	Sawmill	Ute Park Pass Hike Prep	Showers (wood stoked);
		Hike through 2018 Ute Park Fire Zone
		Fire Recovery Area
10	Demonstration Forest	Obsolete
11	Clarks Fork	Western Lore / Branding	Showers;
		Cowboy Campfire
		Ride out from Cattle Headquarters
		Ride over Schaefers Pass
	Tooth Ridge	Tooth of Time	Trail Camp (Always dry);
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.