2026 Trek 7-9

Strenuous; Approximately 43 miles; Maps required:

Trek History: New as 7-2 in 2021; 7-2 in 2022; 7-12 in 2023; 7-9 in 2024-26

This itinerary offers tons of living history opportunities as you hike through Philmont's beautiful south country and return to base over the Tooth of Time. Learn some ranching and logging history through campfire programs and pass by additional optional challenges in the form of Trail Peak and Black Mountain. You'll get to explore a wide variety of landscapes from lush meadows and thick forests to craggy peaks while hiking the same trails as homesteaders, loggers, cowboys, squatters, and land barons!

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: Shaefers Pass; Unique Campsite: Olympia;
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Day	Camp	Program Features	Campsite Features
1	Camping Headquarters	Opening Campfire	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
2	Olympia	Food Pickup @ Camping Headquarters	Trail Camp; (Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; at CHQ Trailbound)
		Ranger Training
		Rayado Rancho Program @ Rayado
		Kit Carson Museum @ Rayado
		Bus to Rayado Trailhead
3	Crater Lake	Continental Tie & Lumber	Showers;
		Campfire
		Tour Abreu Homestead @ Abreu	Showers;
4	Beaubien	Chuck Wagon Dinner	Showers (wood stoked);
		High Mountain Ranching Program
		Campfire
		Trail Peak
		Food Pickup @ Phillips Junction	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
5	Black Mountain	Conservation Project @ Beaubien	(Showers (wood stoked); at Beaubien)
		Post Civil War Settlers
6	Shaefers Pass	Black Mountain	Trail Camp (Usually dry);
		Water @ North Fork Urraca
7	Camping Headquarters	Closing Campfire	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		Shaefer's Peak
		Tooth of Time
		Hike into Base
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	Camping Headquarters	Visit the Villa Philmonte	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		National Scouting Museum
	Rayado	Tomahawks
3	Crater Lake	Hike over Fowler Mesa	Showers;
		spar pole climbing
		Tie making / Crosscut Saws
		Logging Skills
	Abreu	Cantina	Showers;
		Homesteading
		Ride out from Cattle Headquarters
4	Phillips Junction	Fishing Opportunities	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
		Commissary & Trading Post
5	Beaubien	Western Lore / Branding	Showers (wood stoked);
		Trail Peak
		Lookout Peak
		Cowboy Campfire
		High Mountain Ranching Program
	Black Mountain	Muzzle Loading Rifles
		Blacksmithing
		Hike via North Fork Urraca
6	Shaefers Pass	Tooth of Time	Trail Camp (Usually dry);
		Shaefer's Peak
	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
This list is not complete and is dependent on the route you take each day.