2026 Trek 12-22

Super Strenuous; Approximately 82 miles; Maps required: north, south

Trek History: 12-24 in 2025; 12-22 in 2026

The most physically challenging itinerary at Philmont visits many of the less-traveled trail camps throughout the North and Central countries. Start your adventure at one of the most beautiful trail camps before making your way towards Baldy Mountain. Spend time learning about the lives of the Continental Tie & Lumber Company loggers before summiting Baldy Mountain. Explore the Central Country through the 2018 Ute Park burn scar into Sawmill for the opportunity to test your marksmanship. Join the miners of the St. Louis & Cimarron Mining Company for a day of work and the company meeting and top off your trek by hiking into Base Camp over the Tooth of Time and through the iconic 'You Made It' sign.

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: Bluestem; Mistletoe; Shaefers Pass;
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Day	Camp	Program Features	Campsite Features
1	Camping Headquarters	Opening Campfire	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
2	Bluestem	Philturn Five Points Camp Program @ Ponil	Trail Camp (Always dry); (Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; at Ponil)
		Cantina @ Ponil
		Food Pickup @ Camping Headquarters	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		Bus to Ponil Trailhead
		Water @ South Ponil Creek
		Ranger Training
3	Pueblano	Continental Tie & Lumber
		Campfire
4	Placer	Baldy Hike Prep	Trail Camp;
5	Placer	Baldy Mining District @ Baldy Town	Trail Camp; (Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; at Baldy Town)
		Food Pickup @ Baldy Town
		Claude Mining and Mlling Company Program @ French Henry
		Baldy Mountain
6	Mistletoe	Water @ Head of Dean	Trail Camp (Usually dry);
		Challenge Events @ Head of Dean
		Bent. St Vrain & Company Program @ Miranda
7	Cimarron River	Conservation Project @ Cimarroncita	Trail Camp;
8	Sawmill	Rifle Shooting/Reloading	Showers (wood stoked);
9	Cyphers Mine	St Louis & Cimmaron Mining Co	Showers (wood stoked);
		Campfire
		Conservation Project @ Sawmill	Showers (wood stoked);
10	Cimarroncito	Rock Climbing & Rappelling	Showers;
		Commissary & Trading Post @ Ute Gulch Commissary	Commissary; Trading Post;
		Food Pickup @ Ute Gulch Commissary
11	Shaefers Pass	Western Lore / Branding @ Clarks Fork	Trail Camp (Usually dry); (Showers; at Clarks Fork)
		Water @ Clarks Fork
12	Camping Headquarters	Closing Campfire	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		Shaefer's Peak
		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	Ponil	Western Lore / Branding	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
		Cantina Show
		Hart Peak
		Gymkhana
		Cavalcade
		Cowboy Action Shooting
		Circle Ride
		Wrangler Training
	Camping Headquarters	Visit the Villa Philmonte	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		National Scouting Museum
	Bluestem	Hike Dean Skyline	Trail Camp (Always dry);
3	Pueblano	spar pole climbing
		Tie making / Crosscut Saws
5	Baldy Town	Baldy Mountain	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
		Mining History
		Assaying
		50 Miler Geology Program
	French Henry	Blacksmithing
		Prospecting
		Mine Tour
	Placer	Baldy Hike Prep	Trail Camp;
6	Head of Dean	COPE
		pickup crew based challenge events
	Miranda	Muzzle Loading Rifles
		Mountain Man Rendezvous
		Baldy Mountain
		Tomahawks
7	Cimarroncita	Archery
		Laser Shooting Range
		Ute Park Pass Hike Prep
		Hike through 2018 Ute Park Fire Zone
		Fire Ecology
9	Cyphers Mine	Blacksmithing	Showers (wood stoked);
		Prospecting
		Stomp
		Mine Tour
	Sawmill	Rifle Shooting/Reloading	Showers (wood stoked);
		Ute Park Pass Hike Prep
		Hike through 2018 Ute Park Fire Zone
		Fire Recovery Area
10	Cimarroncito	Hike via Hidden Valley / Window Rock	Showers;
		Climbing Gym
		Traverse Wall
11	Clarks Fork	Cowboy Campfire	Showers;
		Ride out from Cattle Headquarters
		Ride over Schaefers Pass
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.