| 2016 description: 'This challenging itinerary is overflowing with wonderful program opportunities and will give your crew the option of hiking
all of Philmont’s Central Mountains… if you’re up to the challenge! You will begin your trek hiking along the beautiful
Rayado Creek. Drink a cool root beer and learn about the Mexican Homestead at Abreu before spending your first night at
Old Abreu. Your crew will then help the staff at Carson Meadows with an important search and rescue mission! Enjoy the
hike to and view from The Notch before entering into Rayado Canyon and descending to Crags for the night. The hike to
Fish Camp and Phillips Junction will leave no questions unanswered as to why Waite Phillips loved to spend time on the
banks of the Rayado. Spend two nights at Beaubien where you will side hike Trail Peak and enjoy branding, a chuckwagon
dinner, and a wonderful cowboy campfire. Work on a project with the Conservation Department before your crew faces a
tough mountain challenge. Hike over beautiful Bonito Peak on your way to Red Hills. Be sure to hike all the way to the west
side of Mt. Phillips for the best views of Wheeler Peak, the Moreno Valley, and Baldy Mountain. You will then continue your
mountain journey over Comanche Peak, Big Red, and Black Mountain! At Black Mountain Camp, you will be greeted by
post-Civil War Union Soldiers and booming .58 caliber black powder rifles. From there, enjoy blacksmithing, gold mining,
panning, and The Stomp at Cyphers Mine. Tour Mr. Phillips Hunting Lodge, hike by Window Rock and Hidden Valley, and
rock climb at Cimarroncito. Visit the Demonstration Forest on your way to Upper Clarks Fork before you begin the final
challenge… The Tooth of Time!' |
| Day | 2016 Trek 4 Campsite | 2015 Trek 4 Campsite | Program Differences |
| 1 | Trailbound Tent City | ||
| 2 | Old Abreu | ||
| 3 | Crags | ||
| 4 | Beaubien | ||
| 5 | Beaubien | ||
| 6 | Black Mountain | Red Hills | Muzzle Loading Rifles included in 2016 trek 4 Blacksmithing included in 2016 trek 4 Climb Black Mountain included in 2016 trek 4 |
| 7 | Red Hills | Black Mountain | Muzzle Loading Rifles not included in 2016 trek 4 Blacksmithing not included in 2016 trek 4 Climb Black Mountain not included in 2016 trek 4 Climb Comanche Peak not included in 2016 trek 4 |
| 8 | Cyphers Mine | Climb Comanche Peak included in 2016 trek 4 | |
| 9 | Cimarroncito | ||
| 10 | Cimarroncito | ||
| 11 | Upper Clarks Fork | ||
| 12 | Homebound Tent City |