2024 Trek 12-3 
2024 Trek 12-3 | If your crew is interested in rock climbing, rappelling, COPE, and climbing mountains then this is the itinerary is for you! Your crew’s journey will begin with a night at the scenic Toothache Springs to train with your Ranger. Head to Urraca where you will participate in Challenge events that will help your crew work together for the duration of the trek. Get an early start the next morning to enjoy the sunrise at Inspiration Point then make your way to the High Ropes Course and Climbing Tower at Rocky Mountain Scout Camp for some high COPE program and climbing on the tower. You will then climb the Tooth of Time and Shaefers Peak on your way to Miners Park Camp for your first opportunity to climb on rock. Enjoy a beautiful hike up the North Fork Urraca to Black Mountain Camp for some blacksmithing and muzzle loading rifles. Climb up Big Red for a night at Divide and get your rest to get up early the next day to side hike Mt. Phillips before packing up your camp to hike to Sawmill. At Sawmill you will get to experience reloading ammunition, then firing those rounds though their .30-06 rifles. Leaving Sawmill hike down to Lamberts Mine to spend a night before hiking down the Cito Creek which will lead you to your two-day stay at Cimarroncito. Your layover at Cimarroncito will give you a chance to climb their legendary rock routes and expand your climbing knowledge with Advanced rock climbing instruction on the rocks and in the climbing gym. Your final day of hiking will take you around the Cito Reservoir to the Webster Trailhead for your bus 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: Divide; - No photo available for this campsite or this program at this location. Click icon for specific needs. |
| Day | Camp | Potential Additional Program Features | Campsite Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Camping Headquarters | Visit the Villa Philmonte | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; |
| National Scouting Museum | |||
| 4 | Rocky Mountain Scout Camp | COPE | |
| Urraca | Challenge Events | ||
| High Ropes Instruction & Advanced Challenge Scenarios | |||
| 6 | Miner's Park | Traverse Wall | Showers; |
| Crate Stacking | |||
| North Fork Urraca | Hike via North Fork Urraca | ||
| 7 | Black Mountain | Blacksmithing | |
| Hike via North Fork Urraca | |||
| 8 | Sawmill | Ute Park Pass Hike Prep | Showers (wood stoked); |
| Hike through 2018 Ute Park Fire Zone | |||
| 9 | Cyphers Mine | Stomp | Showers (wood stoked); |
| Mine Tour | |||
| 11 | Cimarroncito | Rock Climbing & Rappelling | Showers; |
| Hike via Hidden Valley / Window Rock | |||
| Climbing Gym | |||
| Traverse Wall | |||
| 12 | Camping Headquarters | Visit the Villa Philmonte | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; |
| National Scouting Museum | |||
| Ride into Cattle Headquarters | |||
| Demonstration Forest | Obsolete | ||