2019 Trek 33 
2019 Trek 33 
Route 33 | This strenuous north country itinerary will take your crew through some of the most challenging terrain on Philmont while getting great program opportunities along the way. You will start off your trek at the Chase Ranch Trailhead where you can see what living on a ranch in the 1800’s was like at the Chase Ranch Museum. After your first night at Hells Fire Canyon, you will rock climb on some unique rock formations at one of Philmont’s newest staffed camps: Chase Cow. After a scenic hike to Cottonwood trail camp the following day, your crew will help build a new railroad for the Cimarron and Northwestern Railway at Metcalf Station. Your crew will then venture onward to beautiful Beatty Lakes in the Valle Vidal unit of the Carson National Forest. Be ready to be engulfed by the scenic meadows of the Valle as you make your way to the incident command post at Seally Canyon. Try your hand at some search and rescue exercises before hiking on to Ring Place where you will get to work on your conservation project, but also participate in folk weather forecasting and astronomy at night. After spending the following night practicing your low impact camping skills at Greenwood Canyon, your crew will make the climb towards the historic Baldy Mining District, where you will stop at Lucien Maxwell’s best gold producing Aztec Mine at French Henry. Complete the loop to Baldy Town, where you will have a two-day layover to make the triumphant summit to the peak of Baldy Mountain. Drop down off the mountain and head towards the Mountain Man Rendezvous at Miranda and try your hand at tomahawks and Muzzle Loading Rifles. You will have earned a much-needed shower and night of rest after this day, but you get to look forward to your time with the loggers at Pueblano to participate in the Continental Tie and Lumber Company’s spar pole climbing, tie making, and company meeting campfire. The next day’s hike will take you through Head of Dean where you can participate in a sampling of the challenge course program, but leave time for Santa Claus, where you can enjoy the new 12-guage shotgun range before heading to New Dean for your last night in the backcountry. The next day you will hike to the Express Trailhead to be picked up by the bus. Next stop… Base Camp! |
| Trek Day | Camp | Program Features | Campsite Features | |
| 1 | Camping Headquarters HB | Opening Campfire  | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; | |
| 2 | Hells fire Canyon | Bus to Chase Trailhead | Trail Camp; | |
| Ranger Training | Trail Camp; | |||
| Tour Historic Chase Ranch @ Chase Ranch | Trail Camp; | |||
| 3 | Chase Cow | Rock Climbing & Rappelling | ||
| 4 | Cottonwood | Trail Camp; | ||
| 5 | Beatty Lakes | Railroading @ Metcalf Station | Low Impact Camp; Trail Camp; | |
| 6 | Ring Place | Search & Rescue / Wilderness Medicine | Commissary; Low Impact Camp; | |
| Folk Weather Forecasting | Commissary; Low Impact Camp; | |||
| Astronomy | Commissary; Low Impact Camp; | |||
| Food Pickup | Commissary; Low Impact Camp; | |||
| 7 | Greenwood Canyon | Low Impact Camping | Low Impact Camp; Trail Camp; | |
| 8 | Baldy Town | Gold Mining & Panning @ French Henry | Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; | |
| Blacksmithing @ French Henry | Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; | |||
| Food Pickup | Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; | |||
| 9 | Baldy Town | Side Hike Baldy Mountain | Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; | |
| Mountain Man Rendezvous @ Miranda | Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; | |||
| Muzzle Loading Rifles @ Miranda | Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; | |||
| 10 | Pueblano | Continental Tie & Lumber | ||
| spar pole climbing | ||||
| Evening Campfire | ||||
| 11 | New Dean | Challenge Events @ Head of Dean | Trail Camp; | |
| Shotgun shooting/reloading - 12 Gauge @ Santa Claus | Trail Camp; | |||
| 12 | Camping Headquarters HB | Hike to Express Trailhead | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; | |
| Awards Campfire | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; | |||
- No photo available for this campsite or this program at this location. Click icon for specific needs.Program opportunities not included on the official itinerary |
| This list is not complete and is dependent on the route you take each day. |
| Historic Homestead at Ring Place on day 6 |
| Mine Tour at French Henry on day 8 |
| Tour Historic Baldy Town at Baldy Town on day 9 |
| Side Hike Baldy Mountain at Miranda on day 9 |
| Visit the Villa Philmonte at Camping Headquarters HB on day 12 |
| National Scouting Museum at Camping Headquarters HB on day 12 |