2024 Trek 7-3 
2024 Trek 7-3 | This itinerary gets you through the North Country and to the top of Philmont! Begin your trek at the Ponil Trailhead, and swig down a cold root beer before heading up to Flume Canyon for the night. You’ll head up to Elkhorn for your Conservation Project before hiking to Head of Dean. Here the trained facilitators will work with your crew in their challenge course and help everyone grow and learn from the experience and help build a stronger team. Make your way over to Ewells Park for your layover and prepare yourself for the climb to the top of Baldy Mountain. After your summit, be sure to head back to Baldy Town to soak in some of the history, check out some of the artifacts, and learn about the gold assaying process. Your last full day on the trail will bring you to Miranda. It’s a short hike, but that means you will have plenty of time to enjoy the rendezvous, throw tomahawks, and, of course, shoot their booming 50 cal. muzzle loading rifles. It will be a blast! On your last morning on the trail, make your way down to the Maxwell Trailhead to meet your bus for the journey 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." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unique Campsite: Flume Canyon; Head of Dean; Ewells Park; Ewells Park; - No photo available for this campsite or this program at this location. Click icon for specific needs. |
| Day | Camp | Program Features | Campsite Features | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Camping Headquarters | Opening Campfire | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; | |
| 2 | Flume Canyon | Ranger Training | Trail Camp; | |
| Western Lore / Branding @ Ponil | Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; | |||
| Food Pickup @ Camping Headquarters | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; | |||
| 3 | Head of Dean | Conservation Project @ Elkhorn | (Trail Camp; at Elkhorn) | |
| 4 | Ewells Park | Challenge Events @ Head of Dean | Trail Camp; | |
| 5 | Ewells Park | Food Pickup @ Baldy Town | Trail Camp; (Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; at Baldy Town) | |
| Assaying @ Baldy Town | ||||
| Mining History @ Baldy Town | ||||
| Climb Baldy Mountain | ||||
| 6 | Miranda | Tomahawks | ||
| Muzzle Loading Rifles | ||||
| Mountain Livin' | ||||
| 7 | Camping Headquarters | Closing Campfire | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; | |
| Hike to Maxwell Trailhead | ||||
| Day | Camp | Potential Additional Program Features | Campsite Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ponil | Cantina | Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; |
| Cantina Show | |||
| Climb Hart Peak | |||
| Gymkhana | |||
| Cavalcade | |||
| Cowboy Action Shooting | |||
| Circle Ride | |||
| Wrangler Training | |||
| Camping Headquarters | Visit the Villa Philmonte | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; | |
| National Scouting Museum | |||
| 4 | Head of Dean | pickup crew based challenge events | |
| 5 | Baldy Town | Climb Baldy Mountain | Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; |
| Tour Historic Baldy Town | |||
| 6 | Miranda | Mountain Man Rendezvous | |
| Climb Baldy Mountain | |||
| 7 | Camping Headquarters | Visit the Villa Philmonte | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; |
| National Scouting Museum | |||
| Ride into Cattle Headquarters | |||