| 2026 description: 'Enjoy Philmont's North Country along with the scenic Valle Vidal in this program focused itinerary. Experience a delicious
chuckwagon dinner and a fun filled campfire show at the Philturn Five Points camp at Ponil before setting off into the
neighboring Valle Vidal. Use your land navigation and low-impact camping skills as you traverse the vast meadows of the Valle
and learn about astronomy and the Philmont's connection to astronauts before heading back into the heart of Philmont's North
Country. Explore the rich history of the North Ponil Canyon from the first people in this land to the logging operations of the
Cimarron & Northwestern Railway at Indian Writings and Metcalf Station. While the terrain of this itinerary is less strenuous
than others, it does have relatively high mileage and requires crews to have strong land navigation and low-impact camping
experience.' |
| 2025 description: 'Enjoy the Philmont's north-country along with the scenic Valle Vidal in this program focused itinerary. You'll start just north of
the 2018 Ute Park Fire recovery area and traverse Dean Skyline and the iconic Wilson Mesa before heading up the Middle
Ponil River into the Valle Vidal of the Carson National Forest. Explore Shuree Ponds, Windy Gap, old homesteads, and
abandoned boom towns before heading back into Philmont's North Country. On your final days you'll have the opportunity to
explore the rich history and pre-history of the North Ponil Canyon.
While the terrain of this itinerary is less strenuous than other itineraries, it does have relatively high mileage and requires crews
to have strong land navigation and low-impact camping experience. This is the reason for the increased difficulty rating' |
| Day | 2026 Trek 6 Campsite | 2025 Trek 3 Campsite | Program Differences |
| 1 | CHQ Trailbound | ||
| 2 | Trail Canyon | Water included in 2026 trek 6 | |
| 3 | Elkhorn | ||
| 4 | Head of Dean | Challenge Events included in 2026 trek 6 COPE not included in 2026 trek 6 | |
| 5 | Ponil | Rich Cabins | Cantina included in 2026 trek 6 Chuck Wagon Dinner included in 2026 trek 6 Philturn Five Points Camp Program included in 2026 trek 6 Historic Homestead not included in 2026 trek 6 Wilson Mesa not included in 2026 trek 6 |
| 6 | Beatty Lakes | Middle Ponil | Challenge Events included in 2026 trek 6 |
| 7 | Ring Place | Homesteading not included in 2026 trek 6 | |
| 8 | Whiteman Vega | ||
| 9 | Dan Beard | Challenge Events included in 2026 trek 6 COPE not included in 2026 trek 6 | |
| 10 | Cottonwood | ||
| 11 | House Canyon | Ancestral Puebloan Archeology Program included in 2026 trek 6 | |
| 12 | CHQ Homebound |