2026 Trek 9-3

Challenging; Approximately 36 miles; Maps required: North

Trek History: New as 9-1 in 2021; 9-1 in 2022; 9-5 in 2023-25; 9-3 in 2026

Watch the landscape evolve as your traverse Philmont's North Country on this rugged nine-day trek. Exploring pre-history in the North Ponil Canyon with dinosaurs and ancient Puebloan petroglyphs. Discover the lives and traditions cowboys, loggers, fur trappers, and miners as you ascend into Baldy Country. Learn the art of burro packing with this unique opportunity to travel as people have in this land for centuries. Challenge your crew to summit the highest peak on Philmont property and uncover what it was like to hunt for gold in these hills. You'll be amazed when you look back at the wide variety of scenic landscapes you've experienced and all of the historic people that have traversed them!

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: Black Horse Mine; Black Horse Mine; Unique Campsite: Sioux; Flume Canyon; Head of Dean; Black Horse Mine;
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Day	Camp	Program Features	Campsite Features
1	Camping Headquarters	Opening Campfire	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
2	Indian Writings	Ranger Training	Showers;
		Tyrannosaurus Rex Track
		Ancestral Puebloan Archeology Program
		Food Pickup @ Camping Headquarters	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
3	Sioux	Philturn Five Points Camp Program @ Ponil	Trail Camp; (Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; at Ponil)
		Cantina @ Ponil
		Hart Peak
4	Flume Canyon	Food Pickup @ Ponil	Trail Camp; (Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; at Ponil)
		Pick Up Burros @ Ponil
		Conservation Project @ Sioux	Trail Camp;
5	Head of Dean	Challenge Events
		Continental Tie & Lumber @ Pueblano
6	Black Horse Mine	Drop off Burros @ Miranda	Trail Camp (Always dry);
		Water @ Black Horse Creek	Trail Camp;
		Baldy Hike Prep
7	Black Horse Mine	Food Pickup @ Baldy Town	Trail Camp (Always dry); (Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; at Baldy Town)
		Baldy Mining District @ Baldy Town
		Water @ Baldy Town
		Claude Mining and Mlling Company Program @ French Henry
		Baldy Mountain
8	Miranda	Bent. St Vrain & Company Program
9	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	Indian Writings	Petroglyphs Tour	Showers;
		Atl Atl Darts
	Camping Headquarters	Visit the Villa Philmonte	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		National Scouting Museum
4	Ponil	Cantina	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
		Western Lore / Branding
		Cantina Show
		Hart Peak
		Gymkhana
		Cavalcade
		Cowboy Action Shooting
		Circle Ride
		Wrangler Training
		Philturn Five Points Camp Program
5	Head of Dean	COPE
		pickup crew based challenge events
	Pueblano	spar pole climbing
		Tie making / Crosscut Saws
7	Baldy Town	Baldy Mountain	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
		Mining History
		Assaying
		50 Miler Geology Program
	French Henry	Blacksmithing
		Prospecting
		Mine Tour
	Black Horse Mine	Black Horse Mine	Trail Camp (Always dry);
8	Miranda	Muzzle Loading Rifles
		Mountain Man Rendezvous
		Baldy Mountain
		Tomahawks
9	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.