2025 Trek 12-9

Rugged; Approximately 61 miles; Maps required:

Trek History: New as 12-9 in 2025;

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: Shaefers Pass; Unique Campsite: Santa Claus;
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Day	Camp	Program Features	Campsite Features
1	Camping Headquarters	Opening Campfire	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
2	Dean Cow	Ranger Training	Showers;
		Rock Climbing & Rappelling
		Food Pickup @ Camping Headquarters	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		Bus to Nine Mile Gate Trailhead
3	New Dean		Trail Camp;
4	Ponil	Western Lore / Branding	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
		Chuck Wagon Dinner
		Food Pickup
		Campfire
5	Flume Canyon	Pick Up Burros @ Ponil	Trail Camp; (Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; at Ponil)
6	Miranda	Rocky Mountain Fur Company
		Drop off Burros
		Continental Tie & Lumber @ Pueblano
7	Santa Claus	COPE @ Head of Dean	Trail Camp;
		Conservation Project @ Miranda
8	Cimarroncita	Archery
		Fire Ecology
9	Cimarroncito	Fire Recovery Area	Showers;
		Rock Climbing & Rappelling
		Food Pickup @ Ute Gulch Commissary	Commissary; Trading Post;
10	Hunting Lodge
11	Shaefers Pass	Western Lore / Branding @ Clarks Fork	Trail Camp (Usually dry); (Showers; at Clarks Fork)
		Demonstration Forest @ Demonstration Forest
12	Camping Headquarters	Closing Campfire	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		Shaefer's Peak
		Tooth of Time
		Hike into Base
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	Dean Cow	Visit Black Jack Ketchem's Hideout	Showers;
	Camping Headquarters	Visit the Villa Philmonte	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		National Scouting Museum
5	Ponil	Cantina	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
		Western Lore / Branding
		Cantina Show
		Hart Peak
		Gymkhana
		Cavalcade
		Cowboy Action Shooting
		Circle Ride
		Wrangler Training
6	Pueblano	spar pole climbing
		Tie making / Crosscut Saws
7	Head of Dean	COPE
		pickup crew based challenge events
	Miranda	Muzzle Loading Rifles
		Mountain Man Rendezvous
		Baldy Mountain
		Tomahawks
8	Cimarroncita	Laser Shooting Range
		Ute Park Pass Hike Prep
		Hike through 2018 Ute Park Fire Zone
9	Cimarroncito	Hike via Hidden Valley / Window Rock	Showers;
		Climbing Gym
		Traverse Wall
11	Clarks Fork	Cowboy Campfire	Showers;
		Ride out from Cattle Headquarters
		Ride over Schaefers Pass
	Demonstration Forest	Obsolete
12	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.