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2017 Trek 709 
| This exciting itinerary will enable your crew to explore most all of Philmont's Central and South Country. Begin your trek by camping at one of Philmont's new trail camps named after Waite Phillips original name for Philmont, his Hawkeye Ranch. Your crew will then have the opportunity to work with Philmont's Conservation Department on a new trail construction project near Visto Grande before continuing on to Cimarroncito to test your rock climbing and rappelling skills. Hike up the beautiful North Fork Cimarroncito Creek to Cyphers Mine, where Charlie and his miners will show you a good time. Explore the mine, learn to blacksmith, and be entertained by mining stories at The Stomp. From there, hike to Beaubien over Big Red and Bonito Peak or via rugged Black Mountain if your crew is up for the challenge. At Beaubien, your crew will test their roping skills, learn to brand, cook a chuckwagon dinner, and enjoy a cowboy campfire. Be sure to wake up early on the following morning so your crew has time to see the wreckage of a B-24 Bomber that crashed on top of Trail Peak in 1942. Continue down Fowler Mesa to Aguila to enjoy the view before hiking to Zastrow for the night. See if you can beat the fastest time on the land navigation course and then be treated to Dutch oven desserts and the Rededication to Scouting Ceremony. Enjoy the hike east to Kit Carson's former home at Rayado Rancho. Next stop… Base Camp! |
| Dry Camps: Shaefers Pass; |
| Trek Day | Camp | Program Features | Campsite Features | |
| 1 | Homebound Tent City | Opening Campfire  | Showers; Trading Post; | |
| 2 | Ute Springs | Bus to Cito Turnaround | Trail Camp; | |
| Ranger Training @ Ute Gulch Commissary | Trail Camp; (Commissary; Trading Post; at Ute Gulch Commissary) | |||
| 3 | Sawmill | Food Pickup @ Ute Gulch Commissary | Showers (wood stoked); (Commissary; Trading Post; at Ute Gulch Commissary) | |
| Shooting/Reloading - .30-06 | Showers (wood stoked); | |||
| 4 | Comanche Creek | Conservation @ Whistle Punk | Trail Camp; (Trail Camp; at Whistle Punk) | |
| Water @ Whistle Punk | Trail Camp; | |||
| 5 | Black Mountain | Hike over Comanche Peak | ||
| Muzzle Loading Rifles | ||||
| Hike over Mount Phillips | ||||
| Blacksmithing | ||||
| Hike over Big Red | ||||
| 6 | Shaefers Pass | Water @ North Fork Urraca | Trail Camp (Usually dry); (Trail Camp; at North Fork Urraca) | |
| 7 | Homebound Tent City | Tooth of Time | Showers; Trading Post; | |
| Hike in via Tooth Ridge Trail | Showers; Trading Post; | |||
| Awards Campfire | 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. |
| Post Civil War Settlers at Black Mountain on day 5 |
| Visit the Villa Philmonte at Homebound Tent City on day 7 |
| Seton Memorial Library and Philmont Museum at Homebound Tent City on day 7 |