2024 Trek 7-4

Rugged; Approximately 32 miles; Maps required: North

Trek History: New as 7-6 in 2020; 7-6 in 2021-23; 7-4 in 2024

This exciting itinerary will get you to the highest peak on Philmont Scout Ranch, and enjoy a nice variety of history and exciting programs to boot! Start your trek with a short hike through Ponil to Bluestem Camp, where your Ranger will pass on valuable skills. Head across the Dean Skyline for some tremendous views and stop by Head of Dean for some Challenge Course or team building events before bedding down at Baldy Skyline Camp. Make your way up to historic Baldy Town and visit the museum and try your hand at assaying before settling in for a night of rest. Wake up early to begin your loop up to the summit of Baldy Mountain and enjoy the tremendous 360-degree views. Continue your circle down to Copper Park and if your crew is up to it and has time, venture down into French Henry and explore Lucien Maxwell’s best gold producing Aztec Mine. Do a little blacksmithing before making your way back around to Baldy Town to reflect on your amazing day! Your last full day takes you to the Fur Trapper Rendezvous at Miranda, where you will get hands-on lessons with tomahawks and muzzle loading rifles. The next morning you will make your way to the Maxwell Trailhead for your bus pickup and your journey back to Base Camp where you can share your stories and experiences with Scouts from all over!

Per the Guidebook to Itineraries: "Due to potential emergencies, such as catastrophic fires, Crews must not deviate from their assigned itinerary. Changes are only permitted for bona fide medical emergencies and must be approved in advance by the Logistics Department."

Dry Camps: Bluestem; Unique Campsite: Bluestem; Baldy Skyline; Baldy Town; Baldy Town;
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Day	Camp	Program Features	Campsite Features
1	Camping Headquarters	Opening Campfire	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
2	Bluestem	Western Lore / Branding @ Ponil	Trail Camp (Always dry); (Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; at Ponil)
		Cantina @ Ponil
		Ranger Training @ Ponil
		Food Pickup @ Camping Headquarters	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
3	Baldy Skyline	Conservation Project @ Elkhorn	Trail Camp; (Trail Camp; at Elkhorn)
		Challenge Events @ Head of Dean
4	Baldy Town	Food Pickup	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
		Blacksmithing @ French Henry
		Gold Mining & Panning @ French Henry
		Mine Tour @ French Henry
5	Baldy Town	Climb Baldy Mountain	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
		Mining History
		Assaying
6	Miranda	Mountain Livin'
		Muzzle Loading Rifles
		Tomahawks
7	Camping Headquarters	Closing Campfire	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		Hike to Maxwell Trailhead
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.

Crews passing through staff camps are not scheduled for program. If time and space allow, some crews may be able to participate in some of the programs offered.

Day	Camp	Potential Additional Program Features	Campsite Features
2	Ponil	Cantina Show	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
		Climb Hart Peak
		Gymkhana
		Cavalcade
		Cowboy Action Shooting
		Circle Ride
		Wrangler Training
	Camping Headquarters	Visit the Villa Philmonte	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		National Scouting Museum
3	Head of Dean	pickup crew based challenge events
5	Baldy Town	Tour Historic Baldy Town	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
6	Miranda	Mountain Man Rendezvous
		Climb Baldy Mountain
7	Camping Headquarters	Visit the Villa Philmonte	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		National Scouting Museum
		Ride into Cattle Headquarters
This list is not complete and is dependent on the route you take each day.