| 2024 description: 'This challenging North Country itinerary will take you to Philmont’s highest point and get you great program opportunities
along the way. You will start your trek off at Ponil Trailhead before hiking on to Flume Canyon for the night. The next day you
will hike to Pueblano Ruins but make sure to hike back to Pueblano to learn logging skills with the Continental Tie and Lumber
Co. and to experience their company meeting campfire that night for a great musical experience. You will hike to Baldy Town
the next day to prepare for the following day’s summit: Baldy Mountain at 12,441 ft. above sea level. Loop around to Copper
Park and down to French Henry to explore the Aztec Mine or do some gold panning, as well! Wake up early to get down to the
Fur Trapper Rendezvous at Miranda before hiking to Ringtail, where you will get a great view to reflect upon your
accomplishment the previous day. After spending the night there, pass through Head of Dean and work with the facilitators to
conquer some of their challenge course events. Next, you will spend the night at Elkhorn, before heading to Ponil the following
day to see what life was like for the cowboys of the old west. Do some Cowboy Action shooting, work on your Conservation
Project, eat a chuckwagon dinner, and listen to western music at the Cantina Show in the evening. The next day’s hike takes
your crew over Hart Peak with excellent views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains before heading down to Indian Writings for
some archaeology and petroglyphs, then off to House Canyon with a stop at the T-Rex track. Your last night in the backcountry
will be at Chase Cow, one of Philmont’s newest staffed camps. Here your crew will enjoy rock climbing before hiking to the
historic Chase Ranch for a tour and your bus pickup. Next stop… Base Camp!' |
| 2023 description: 'This challenging North Country itinerary will take you to Philmont’s highest point and get you great program opportunities
along the way. You will start your trek off at Ponil Trailhead before hiking on to Bluestem for the night. The next day you will
hike to Pueblano Ruins but make sure to hike back to Pueblano to learn logging skills with the Continental Tie and Lumber Co.
and to experience their company meeting campfire that night for a great musical experience. You will hike to Baldy Town the
next day to prepare for the following day’s summit: Baldy Mountain at 12,441 ft. above sea level. Loop around to Copper Park
and down to French Henry to explore the Aztec Mine or do some gold panning, as well! Wake up early to get down to the
Mountain Man Rendezvous at Miranda before hiking to Ringtail, where you will get a great view to reflect upon your
accomplishment the previous day. After spending the night there, pass through Head of Dean and work with the facilitators to
conquer some of their challenge course events. Next, you will hike to the newly reopened staffed camp, Santa Claus. Here
you will enjoy the 12-gauge shotgun shooting and reloading program before camping there for the night. After Santa Claus,
you will spend the night at Dean Skyline, before heading to Ponil the following day to see what life was like for the cowboys of
the old west. Do some Cowboy Action shooting, work on your Conservation Project, eat a chuckwagon dinner, and listen to
western music at the Cantina Show in the evening. The next day’s hike takes your crew over Hart Peak with excellent views of
the Sangre de Cristo Mountains before heading down to Indian Writings for some archaeology and petroglyphs, then off to
House Canyon for the evening. Your last night in the backcountry will be at Chase Cow, one of Philmont’s newest staffed
camps. Here your crew will enjoy rock climbing before hiking to the historic Chase Ranch for a tour and your bus pickup. Next
stop... Base Camp!' |
| Day | 2024 Trek 10 Campsite | 2023 Trek 15 Campsite | Program Differences |
| 1 | CHQ Trailbound | ||
| 2 | Flume Canyon | Bluestem | Western Lore / Branding included in 2024 trek 10 Water not included in 2024 trek 10 |
| 3 | Pueblano Ruins | Campfire not included in 2024 trek 10 | |
| 4 | Baldy Town | Food Pickup not included in 2024 trek 10 | |
| 5 | Baldy Town | Food Pickup included in 2024 trek 10 | |
| 6 | Ringtail | ||
| 7 | Elkhorn | Santa Claus | |
| 8 | Ponil | Dean Skyline | Chuck Wagon Dinner included in 2024 trek 10 Campfire included in 2024 trek 10 Western Lore / Branding included in 2024 trek 10 Food Pickup included in 2024 trek 10 Conservation Project included in 2024 trek 10 Cowboy Action Shooting included in 2024 trek 10 12 Gauge Shotgun shooting/reloading not included in 2024 trek 10 Water not included in 2024 trek 10 |
| 9 | Indian Writings | Ponil | Climb Hart Peak included in 2024 trek 10 Archaeology included in 2024 trek 10 Petroglyphs Tour included in 2024 trek 10 Atl Atl Darts included in 2024 trek 10 Chuck Wagon Dinner not included in 2024 trek 10 Campfire not included in 2024 trek 10 Western Lore / Branding not included in 2024 trek 10 Food Pickup not included in 2024 trek 10 Conservation Project not included in 2024 trek 10 Cowboy Action Shooting not included in 2024 trek 10 |
| 10 | House Canyon | Tyrannosaurus Rex Track included in 2024 trek 10 Climb Hart Peak not included in 2024 trek 10 Archaeology not included in 2024 trek 10 Petroglyphs Tour not included in 2024 trek 10 Water not included in 2024 trek 10 Atl Atl Darts not included in 2024 trek 10 | |
| 11 | Chase Cow | ||
| 12 | CHQ Homebound | Tour Historic Chase Ranch not included in 2024 trek 10 |