| 2023 description: 'f you like bagging peaks, this itinerary is definitely for you and your crew! A motivated crew could potentially scale EIGHT (8)
of Philmont’s most iconic peaks! Start with a bus ride to Ponil Trailhead and hike to Bluestem for Ranger training and your first
starry night in the backcountry. Your next night on the trail is at Pueblano Ruins but don’t miss the nearby logging operations
at Pueblano’s Continental Tie & Lumber Company. Similarly, the next destination of Baldy Town has the nearby gold panning
and mining operations at French Henry. Check out the mining history and ruins at Baldy Town, but go to bed early, because
the next day highlights Philmont’s tallest peak, (1) Baldy Mountain. Then, enjoy the long steady descent to Mistletoe camp
with a pitstop at Head of Dean for challenge events. A hop, skip, and jump over the Cimarron River is all it will take the next
day to reach Philmont’s newest staff camp, Cimarroncita, which premieres 3-D archery and a laser shooting range. Get an
early start and observe fire ecology through Ute Park Pass and the 2018 wildfire impact zone. Reaching Whistle Punk, you’ll
be close to an opportunity to side hike the new trail to reach the top of (2) Cito Peak. Head over to Red Hills via (3) Comanche
Peak and, if you’re in for an extra challenge, side-hike (4) Mt. Phillips. (5) Big Red will start your next day but feel free to tackle
(6) Bonito Peak as a side hike (adds 2.5 miles) as you aim towards Porcupine and Phillips Junction for resupply. Your night at
Beaubien gives you dinner and a show: the chuckwagon dinner and boot stomping cowboy campfire. Finally, follow the flow of
the North Fork after visiting Black Mountain Camp and then climb to Shaefers Pass for one more chance to reflect on endless
stars and countless memories. You’ll wake up the next morning to begin your long and triumphant march into Base Camp via
(7) Shaefers Peak and (8) the Tooth of Time!' |
| 2022 description: 'If you like bagging peaks, this itinerary is definitely for you and your crew! A motivated crew could potentially scale EIGHT (8)
of Philmont’s most iconic peaks! Start with a bus ride to Ponil Trailhead and hike to Dean Cutoff for Ranger training and your
first starry night in the backcountry. Your next night on the trail is at Pueblano Ruins but don’t miss the nearby logging
operations at Pueblano’s Continental Tie & Lumber Company. Similarly, the next destination of Baldy Town has the nearby
gold panning and mining operations at French Henry. Check out the mining history and ruins at Baldy Town, but go to bed
early, because the next day highlights Philmont’s tallest peak, (1) Baldy Mountain. Then, enjoy the long steady descent to
Mistletoe camp with a pitstop at Head of Dean for challenge events. A hop, skip, and jump over the Cimarron River is all it will
take the next day to reach Philmont’s newest staff camp, Cimarroncita, which premieres 3-D archery and a laser shooting
range. Get an early start and observe fire ecology through Ute Park Pass and the 2018 wildfire impact zone. Reaching Whistle
Punk, you’ll be close to an opportunity to side hike the new trail to reach the top of (2) Cito Peak. Head over to Red Hills via
(3) Comanche Peak and, if you’re in for an extra challenge, side-hike (4) Mt. Phillips. (5) Big Red will start your next day but
feel free to tackle (6) Bonito Peak as a side hike (adds 2.5 miles) as you aim towards Porcupine and Phillips Junction for
resupply. Your night at Beaubien gives you dinner and a show: the chuckwagon dinner and boot stomping cowboy campfire.
Finally, follow the flow of the North Fork after visiting Black Mountain Camp and then climb to Shaefers Pass for one more
chance to reflect on endless stars and countless memories. You’ll wake up the next morning to begin your long and
triumphant march into Base Camp via (7) Shaefers Peak and (8) the Tooth of Time!' |
| Day | 2023 Trek 29 Campsite | 2022 Trek 17 Campsite | Program Differences |
| 1 | CHQ Trailbound | ||
| 2 | Bluestem | Dean Cutoff | Cantina included in 2023 trek 29 |
| 3 | Pueblano Ruins | ||
| 4 | Baldy Town | Assaying not included in 2023 trek 29 | |
| 5 | Baldy Town | ||
| 6 | Mistletoe | Water included in 2023 trek 29 | |
| 7 | Cimarroncita | ||
| 8 | Whistle Punk | New Dean | Water included in 2023 trek 29 Food Pickup not included in 2023 trek 29 Hike through 2018 Ute Park Fire Zone not included in 2023 trek 29 |
| 9 | Divide | Pueblano | Water included in 2023 trek 29 |
| 10 | Beaubien | Rich Cabins | Campfire included in 2023 trek 29 Food Pickup included in 2023 trek 29 Climb Big Red not included in 2023 trek 29 |
| 11 | Shaefers Pass | Ponil | Blacksmithing included in 2023 trek 29 Post Civil War Settlers not included in 2023 trek 29 |
| 12 | CHQ Homebound | Climb Tooth of Time included in 2023 trek 29 Climb Shaefer's Peak included in 2023 trek 29 Hike to not included in 2023 trek 29 |