2026 Trek 12-24

Super Strenuous; Approximately 87 miles; Maps required: north, south

Trek History: New as 12-24 in 2026;

Tour the length of Philmont on this super strenuous trek that winds its way from Ponil down and over the Tooth of Time. Discover life in the Continental Tie & Lumber Company before hiking through the Baldy Mining District to look for gold like the miners of old. After summiting Baldy Mountain, make your way down into the Ute Park fire recovery zone for your reforestation conservation project. If your crew is up for it, side hike the second highest peak at Philmont, Mount Phillips. Enjoy a delightful chuckwagon dinner and show at Beaubien before finishing your trek by reaching the top of the Tooth of Time and hiking back into Base Camp in time for the closing campfire.

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)
		Food Pickup @ Camping Headquarters	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		Bus to Ponil Trailhead
		Ranger Training
3	Pueblano	Continental Tie & Lumber
		Campfire
4	Baldy Town	Claude Mining and Mlling Company Program	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
		Food Pickup
		Baldy Mining District
		Baldy Hike Prep
5	Baldy Town	Baldy Mountain	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
		Baldy Mining District
		Black Horse Mine @ Black Horse Mine	Trail Camp (Always dry);
6	Mistletoe	Challenge Events @ Head of Dean	Trail Camp (Usually dry);
		Water @ Head of Dean
7	Cimarroncita	Wildlife Conservation
		Conservation Project
		Fire Ecology
8	Whistle Punk	Rifle Shooting/Reloading @ Sawmill	Trail Camp; (Showers (wood stoked); at Sawmill)
		Commissary & Trading Post @ Ute Gulch Commissary	Commissary; Trading Post;
		Food Pickup @ Ute Gulch Commissary
9	Red Hills	Comanche Peak	Trail Camp;
		Mount Phillips
10	Beaubien	High Mountain Ranching Program	Showers (wood stoked);
		Campfire
		Chuck Wagon Dinner
		Commissary & Trading Post @ Phillips Junction	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
		Food Pickup @ Phillips Junction
11	Shaefers Pass	Post Civil War Settlers @ Black Mountain	Trail Camp (Usually dry);
		Water @ North Fork Urraca
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	Cantina	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
		Western Lore / Branding
		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	Mining History	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
		Assaying
		50 Miler Geology Program
6	Head of Dean	COPE
		pickup crew based challenge events
7	Cimarroncita	Archery
		Laser Shooting Range
		Ute Park Pass Hike Prep
		Hike through 2018 Ute Park Fire Zone
8	Sawmill	Ute Park Pass Hike Prep	Showers (wood stoked);
		Hike through 2018 Ute Park Fire Zone
		Fire Recovery Area
10	Beaubien	Western Lore / Branding	Showers (wood stoked);
		Trail Peak
		Lookout Peak
		Cowboy Campfire
	Phillips Junction	Fishing Opportunities	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
11	Black Mountain	Muzzle Loading Rifles
		Blacksmithing
		Hike via North Fork Urraca
	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.