2024 Trek 12-31 
2024 Trek 12-31 | This itinerary has a good mix of mileage and program, as well as the opportunity to hike through the area burned during the 2018 Ute Park fire and summit both the Tooth of Time and Baldy Mountain! Start your trek by hiking out of Base Camp to Heck Meadow trail camp where your Ranger will provide training on all things Philmont. Head over to Clarks Fork to enjoy the scenery from the back of a horse, enjoy their Chuckwagon Dinner and campfire program to end the day. Be sure to get an early start the next day to hike Shaefers Peak and the iconic Tooth of Time. Hike into the central country to stay at Lamberts Mine and take in The Stomp music show at Cyphers Mine. Sawmill is your next stop where you’ll reload and shoot 30.06 rounds. Get up early the next day to make your way across the Ute Park fire burn scar to Cimarroncita for 3-D archery, and the new laser shooting range. Rest up at Elkhorn as the next day gets you through Head of Dean for a Challenge Course, then stages you at Ewells Park for an early morning ascent of Philmont’s pinnacle peak, Baldy Mountain! After spending a little time pondering the world below and relishing on your accomplishment, dig down deep into the valley to reach French Henry mining and gold panning camp. Enjoy some time at the Fur Trapper Rendezvous at Miranda before spending your last night on the trail at Maxwell. Reflect on your crew’s accomplishments before making the short hike to the nearby trailhead where you will meet your bus and roll home 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: Heck Meadow; - 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 | Clarks Fork | Western Lore / Branding | Showers; |
| Cowboy Campfire | |||
| Ride out from Cattle Headquarters | |||
| Ride over Schaefers Pass | |||
| 5 | Cimarroncito | Rock Climbing & Rappelling | Showers; |
| Hike via Hidden Valley / Window Rock | |||
| Climbing Gym | |||
| Traverse Wall | |||
| Cyphers Mine | Blacksmithing | Showers (wood stoked); | |
| Stomp | |||
| Mine Tour | |||
| 6 | Sawmill | Hike through 2018 Ute Park Fire Zone | Showers (wood stoked); |
| 7 | Cimarroncita | Ute Park Pass Hike Prep | |
| Hike through 2018 Ute Park Fire Zone | |||
| 9 | Head of Dean | pickup crew based challenge events | |
| 10 | Baldy Town | Climb Baldy Mountain | Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; |
| Tour Historic Baldy Town | |||
| Mining History | |||
| Assaying | |||
| French Henry | Blacksmithing | ||
| Mine Tour | |||
| 11 | Miranda | Climb Baldy Mountain | |
| Tomahawks | |||
| 12 | Camping Headquarters | Visit the Villa Philmonte | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; |
| National Scouting Museum | |||
| Ride into Cattle Headquarters | |||