2026 Trek 12-5

Rugged; Approximately 57 miles; Maps required: north

Trek History: 12-8 in 2025; 12-5 in 2026

This rugged itinerary provides a wealth of living history experiences with a little bit of high adventure program mixed in as well. Start your journey with the only confirmed T-Rex track in the world and Native American petroglyphs as you head deep into the North Ponil Canyon. Move forward in time and learn about life for railroaders, loggers, and cowboys as you traverse canyons and ridges making your way towards Baldy Mountain. Challenge your crew to summit Philmont's highest peak at 12,441 ft. Swing by the Bent, St. Vrain & Company fur trappers at Miranda before transitioning to the present day with some high adventure programs. Be sure to soak up the iconic views of Baldy as you wrap things up in Ute Park and learn about fire ecology and wildlife conservation.

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."

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Day	Camp	Program Features	Campsite Features
1	Camping Headquarters	Opening Campfire	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
2	House Canyon	Bus to Six Mile Gate	Trail Camp;
		Food Pickup @ Camping Headquarters	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		Tyrannosaurus Rex Track
		Ranger Training
3	Indian Writings	Ancestral Puebloan Archeology Program	Showers;
4	Horse Canyon	Cimarron & Northwestern Railway Program @ Metcalf Station	Trail Camp;
		Hart Peak
5	Dean Skyline	Water @ Ponil	Trail Camp; (Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; at Ponil)
		Philturn Five Points Camp Program @ Ponil
		Cantina @ Ponil
		Food Pickup @ Ponil
		Water @ South Ponil Creek
6	Pueblano	Continental Tie & Lumber
7	Placer	Baldy Hike Prep	Trail Camp;
8	Placer	Baldy Mining District @ Baldy Town	Trail Camp; (Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; at Baldy Town)
		Food Pickup @ Baldy Town
		Baldy Mountain
9	Head of Dean	Challenge Events
		Bent. St Vrain & Company Program @ Miranda
10	New Dean		Trail Camp;
11	Cimarron River	Visit Black Jack Ketchem's Hideout	Trail Camp;
12	Camping Headquarters	Closing Campfire	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		Hike to Ute Park Trailhead
		Conservation Project @ Cimarroncita
		Fire Ecology @ Cimarroncita
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	Six Mile Gate	Tyrannosaurus Rex Track
	Camping Headquarters	Visit the Villa Philmonte	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		National Scouting Museum
3	Indian Writings	Petroglyphs Tour	Showers;
		Atl Atl Darts
4	Metcalf Station	Morse Code
5	Ponil	Western Lore / Branding	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
		Cantina Show
		Hart Peak
		Gymkhana
		Cavalcade
		Cowboy Action Shooting
		Circle Ride
		Wrangler Training
6	Pueblano	spar pole climbing
		Tie making / Crosscut Saws
8	Baldy Town	Baldy Mountain	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
		Mining History
		Assaying
		50 Miler Geology Program
	Placer	Baldy Hike Prep	Trail Camp;
9	Head of Dean	COPE
		pickup crew based challenge events
	Miranda	Muzzle Loading Rifles
		Mountain Man Rendezvous
		Baldy Mountain
		Tomahawks
12	Camping Headquarters	Visit the Villa Philmonte	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		National Scouting Museum
		Ride into Cattle Headquarters
	Cimarroncita	Archery
		Laser Shooting Range
		Ute Park Pass Hike Prep
		Hike through 2018 Ute Park Fire Zone
This list is not complete and is dependent on the route you take each day.