| 2026 description: 'If your crew is looking for a true challenge through Philmont's South and Central countries, then this itinerary is for you!
Experienced hikers will enjoy a mix of staff and trail camps with the opportunity for various programs. Prop up your feet after a
long day and enjoy several different campfire shows throughout your trek. Enjoy the sunrise over the 2018 burn scar at
Sawmill, challenge courses and rock-climbing programs, as well as a beautiful trek into Base Camp from the Tooth of Time' |
| 2025 description: 'Circumnavigate Philmont’s south country on this high mileage adventure that visits a variety of Philmont’s history camps and
two iconic peaks for a true overview of backpacking in the Southwest. From your Ranger training camp at Magpie, skirt the
western edge of Urraca Mesa, climbing through Stone Wall Pass, and into Abreu for a stop at the Cantina. Pass through
Crater Lake and the Continental Tie & Lumber Company enroute to climbing at Miners Park. Head up the idyllic North Fork
Urraca to Black Mountain camp, then cross the ridge below Bonito Peak to pass through Beaubien and Phillips Junction on
your way to experience homesteading at quiet Crooked Creek. Then it’s up the peaceful, rippling Rayado Creek valley
passing through the Rocky Mountain Fur Company at Clear Creek to camp that night on top of Mt Phillips (11,736’), the
second highest peak at Philmont. Swing down to Cypher Mine to attend the Stomp, then on to Cimarroncito for some climbing
on your well-deserved layover day. Visit the Western Program at Clarks Fork on your way to Ponderosa Park trail camp for
your last night on the trail. In the morning, summit the iconic Tooth of Time (9,003’) then hike into Camping HQ down the
scenic Tooth Ridge trail.' |
| Day | 2026 Trek 21 Campsite | 2025 Trek 21 Campsite | Program Differences |
| 1 | CHQ Trailbound | ||
| 2 | Magpie | Hike Out from CHQ included in 2026 trek 21 | |
| 3 | Urraca | Abreu | Campfire included in 2026 trek 21 Challenge Events included in 2026 trek 21 Abreu Family Dinner not included in 2026 trek 21 Tour Abreu Homestead not included in 2026 trek 21 |
| 4 | Miner's Park | Food Pickup included in 2026 trek 21 Continental Tie & Lumber not included in 2026 trek 21 | |
| 5 | Black Mountain | Muzzle Loading Rifles not included in 2026 trek 21 Blacksmithing not included in 2026 trek 21 | |
| 6 | Porcupine | Crooked Creek | High Mountain Ranching Program included in 2026 trek 21 Commissary & Trading Post included in 2026 trek 21 Homesteading not included in 2026 trek 21 Western Lore / Branding not included in 2026 trek 21 |
| 7 | Clear Creek | Mt Phillips | Homesteading included in 2026 trek 21 Taos Trappers Program included in 2026 trek 21 Rocky Mountain Fur Company not included in 2026 trek 21 Water not included in 2026 trek 21 |
| 8 | Sawmill | Cyphers Mine | Rifle Shooting/Reloading included in 2026 trek 21 Mount Phillips included in 2026 trek 21 Campfire not included in 2026 trek 21 Mining History not included in 2026 trek 21 |
| 9 | Devils Wash Basin | Cimarroncito | Water included in 2026 trek 21 Rock Climbing & Rappelling not included in 2026 trek 21 |
| 10 | Clarks Fork | Cimarroncito | Chuck Wagon Dinner included in 2026 trek 21 Campfire included in 2026 trek 21 Western Lore / Branding included in 2026 trek 21 Forest Stewardship Program included in 2026 trek 21 |
| 11 | Tooth Ridge | Ponderosa Park | Shaefer's Peak included in 2026 trek 21 Western Lore / Branding not included in 2026 trek 21 Food Pickup not included in 2026 trek 21 Forest Stewardship Program not included in 2026 trek 21 |
| 12 | CHQ Homebound | Shaefer's Peak not included in 2026 trek 21 |