| 2026 description: 'This tour of Philmont's Central and North countries is for crews looking for a true wilderness backpacking experience with
moderately high mileage days and many nights at staff camps. Work as a team to complete challenge course programs before
summiting Baldy Mountain. Learn about the lives of loggers in the South Ponil Canyon with the Continental Tie & Lumber
Company and enjoy a chuckwagon dinner at the Philturn Five Points Camp. Spend time discovering petroglyphs left by the
Puebloan people and keep an eye out for dinosaur tracks before heading back to Base Camp' |
| 2025 description: 'This tour of the Philmont central and north country is for crews looking for a true wilderness backpacking experience with
moderately high mileage days and nights at 5 trail camps. Start with two days hiking through the 2018 Ute Park Fire recovery
area crossing Deer Lake Mesa and passing through Ute Park Pass on your way to Minnette Meadows trail camp. Cross into
the north country at Bear Canyon and spend the night at Mistletoe trail camp. Traverse above Dean Canyon and across the
head of Santa Claus Canyon on your way to team building and challenge events at Head of Dean. Work your way up the Baldy
Skyline with excellent views of Baldy Mountain ahead of you and the plains behind. Spend two nights at Baldy Town to support
your summit of Baldy Mountain (12,441’), the highest mountain at Philmont. Pass through French Henry on your way down
the gently flowing South Ponil Creek to Pueblano for the Continental Tie & Lumber Company meeting. Climb up onto the ridge
for one more night at a trail camp before heading into Ponil for the Cantina and a western chuck wagon dinner' |
| Day | 2026 Trek 15 Campsite | 2025 Trek 18 Campsite | Program Differences |
| 1 | CHQ Trailbound | ||
| 2 | Harlan | Deer Lake | |
| 3 | Devils Wash Basin | Minnette Meadows | Food Pickup not included in 2026 trek 15 Fire Recovery Area not included in 2026 trek 15 |
| 4 | Cimarron River | Mistletoe | Food Pickup included in 2026 trek 15 Wildlife Conservation included in 2026 trek 15 Fire Ecology included in 2026 trek 15 Archery not included in 2026 trek 15 Water not included in 2026 trek 15 |
| 5 | Santa Claus | Head of Dean | Water included in 2026 trek 15 COPE not included in 2026 trek 15 |
| 6 | Baldy Town | Challenge Events included in 2026 trek 15 | |
| 7 | Baldy Town | Black Horse Mine included in 2026 trek 15 Mine Tour not included in 2026 trek 15 | |
| 8 | Pueblano | Claude Mining and Mlling Company Program included in 2026 trek 15 Mining History not included in 2026 trek 15 | |
| 9 | Elkhorn | ||
| 10 | Ponil | Philturn Five Points Camp Program included in 2026 trek 15 Western Lore / Branding not included in 2026 trek 15 | |
| 11 | Indian Writings | Coyote Howl | Ancestral Puebloan Archeology Program included in 2026 trek 15 |
| 12 | CHQ Homebound | CHQ Trailbound |