2024 Trek 7-5 
2024 Trek 7-5 | A wonderful adventure awaits you and your crew as this itinerary brings you from the Southernmost reaches of the ranch all the way into the central country and parts of the ranch not hiked since 2017! Your crew will be dropped off at the Zastrow trailhead and hike up to Toothache Springs where your Ranger will continue your training. Head up and over the famous Urraca Mesa where you and your crew will work through a variety of challenges and grow as a team together all facilitated by one of Philmont’s amazing staff members. End the day with a performance full of exciting music and ghostly tales of the mesa and start the next day with a beautiful sunrise hike to Inspiration Point. Head to Miners Park next, where you will have the chance to climb on some incredible rock surfaces, or perhaps some time in the outdoor climbing gym is more your speed! The next morning has you hiking up and over Shaefers Pass to Clarks Fork, where you can take a load off for a bit and enjoy some of the western flair there before making your way to Hunting Lodge for the night. Next, head to Harlan for some 12-gauge shotgun shooting, where you will get to fire ammunition you have reloaded yourself. Enjoy this last night on the trail and get up the next morning and head to the Turkey Creek trailhead where you bus will sweep you away back to base camp. What a trek! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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: Toothache Springs; Harlan; - 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 @ Camping Headquarters | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; (Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; at CHQ Homebound) | |
| 2 | Toothache Springs | Ranger Training | Trail Camp; | |
| Food Pickup | ||||
| 3 | Urraca | Campfire | ||
| Challenge Events | ||||
| 4 | Miner's Park | Food Pickup | Showers; | |
| Rock Climbing & Rappelling | ||||
| Sunrise at Inspiration Point @ Urraca | ||||
| 5 | Hunting Lodge | Western Lore / Branding @ Clarks Fork | (Showers; at Clarks Fork) | |
| Water @ North Fork Urraca | ||||
| Conservation Project @ North Fork Urraca | ||||
| 6 | Harlan | 12 Gauge Shotgun shooting/reloading | ||
| 7 | Camping Headquarters | Closing Campfire | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; | |
| Hike Dean Skyline @ Turkey Creek Trailhead | ||||
| Day | Camp | Potential Additional Program Features | Campsite Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Miner's Park | Traverse Wall | Showers; |
| Crate Stacking | |||
| Urraca | Challenge Events | ||
| High Ropes Instruction & Advanced Challenge Scenarios | |||
| 5 | Clarks Fork | Cowboy Campfire | Showers; |
| Ride out from Cattle Headquarters | |||
| Ride over Schaefers Pass | |||
| North Fork Urraca | Hike via North Fork Urraca | ||
| 7 | Camping Headquarters | Visit the Villa Philmonte | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; |
| National Scouting Museum | |||
| Ride into Cattle Headquarters | |||