2019 Trek 31

Strenuous; Approximately 73 miles; Maps required: South, North

This mountaintop Itinerary gives your crew the chance to climb the two tallest peaks Philmont has to offer: Baldy Mountain and Ash Mountain or Little Costilla. Your journey begins at the Ponil Trailhead for the short hike to Dean Cutoff where your Ranger can impart upon you the training that will benefit you for the rest of your trek. From there, you will make your way over to Pueblano to learn skills from the loggers of the Continental Tie & Lumber Co. During your stay, you will spar pole climb and make railroad ties. Then at night, you can unwind with their spectacular campfire show. The following day you will make your way to Copper Park but stop by French Henry’s Aztec mine for a little tour and some blacksmithing. Get your rest, because the next day is time to conquer your first peak, Baldy Mountain. Then it’s back to Copper park for the night! The next day has you making your way off of Philmont and on to neighboring lands and into Greenwood Canyon for the night. Continue your hike into the vast and beautiful Valle Vidal to make your way up to Little Costilla Camp. Your next conquest comes the next day in the form of either Ash Mountain or Little Costilla! In June, climb Ash Mountain South, as Little Costilla is closed to the public for elk calving season. In July and August, climb Little Costilla or Ash Mountain... or both! From there make your way over to Ring Place for some Conservation and some lessons in Astronomy. Then down to Beatty lakes for the evening and do some star gazing on your own. Be sure to visit the incident command post at Seally Canyon for some search and rescue training before heading back onto Philmont proper for a visit at the Cimarron & Northwestern Ry. The section gang there will have you building a railroad in no time and will treat you with an outstanding campfire performance you will never forget. Your last day on the trail will bring you to the Petroglyphs at Indian Writings and the T-Rex Track just past Anasazi Camp. Be sure to see both, they are a treat to behold in person. Don’t delay, though, as you still need to make it to the Six Mile Trailhead for your bus back to base camp.

Trek Day	Camp	Program Features	Campsite Features
1	Camping Headquarters TB	Opening Campfire	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
2	Dean Cutoff	Bus to Ponil Trailhead	Trail Camp;
		Ranger Training	Trail Camp;
3	Pueblano	Continental Tie & Lumber
		spar pole climbing
		Evening Campfire
4	Copper Park	Gold Mining & Panning @ French Henry	Trail Camp;
		Blacksmithing @ French Henry	Trail Camp;
		Mine Tour @ French Henry	Trail Camp;
5	Copper Park	Side Hike Baldy Mountain	Trail Camp;
		Mining History @ Baldy Town	Trail Camp; (Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; at Baldy Town)
		Assaying @ Baldy Town	Trail Camp;
		Food Pickup @ Baldy Town	Trail Camp;
6	Greenwood Canyon	Low Impact Camping	Low Impact Camp; Trail Camp;
7	Little Costilla	Low Impact Camping	Low Impact Camp;
8	Little Costilla	Side Hike Little Costilla and/or Ash Mountain	Low Impact Camp;
9	Ring Place	Conservation	Commissary; Low Impact Camp;
		Food Pickup	Commissary; Low Impact Camp;
		Folk Weather Forecasting	Commissary; Low Impact Camp;
10	Beatty Lakes	Search & Rescue / Wilderness Medicine @ Seally Canyon	Low Impact Camp; Trail Camp; (Low Impact Camp; at Seally Canyon)
11	Metcalf Station	Railroading
		Blacksmithing
		Evening Campfire
12	Camping Headquarters HB	Tour Petroglyphs @ Indian Writings	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; (Showers; at Indian Writings)
		Hike to Six Mile Gate	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		Tyrannosaurus Rex Track	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		Awards Campfire	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
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.

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Program opportunities not included on the official itinerary

This list is not complete and is dependent on the route you take each day.

Visit the Villa Philmonte at Camping Headquarters TB on day 1

National Scouting Museum at Camping Headquarters TB on day 1

Side Hike Baldy Mountain at Baldy Town on day 5

Tour Historic Baldy Town at Baldy Town on day 5

Astronomy at Ring Place on day 9

Historic Homestead at Ring Place on day 9

Archaeology at Indian Writings on day 12

Tyrannosaurus Rex Track at Six Mile Gate on day 12

Visit the Villa Philmonte at Camping Headquarters HB on day 12

National Scouting Museum at Camping Headquarters HB on day 12