| 2024 description: 'This trek offers a good mix of program along with some longer hiking days. Start your trek with a bus ride to Webster Trailhead
and a short hike to Arrowhead for Ranger training and your first night on the trail. Hike with a visiting forester through the
Demonstration Forest, and camp near one of Waite Phillip's cabins at the Hunting Lodge. Make your way to Sawmill the next
day for 30.06 reloading and shooting. Wake up early for your hike across the 2018 Ute Park fire burn scar where you’ll be able
to observe the results of this wildfire on Philmont property. At Cimarroncita, enjoy the, 3-D archery, and new laser shooting
range programs. Head into the north country and enjoy a night in the Dean Canyon at Upper Dean Cow Camp. The next
morning you'll pass through Head of Dean for some Challenge Course activities, then enter Baldy country for resupply at Baldy
Town and a quick tour the museum before heading to Black Horse Mine Camp, where you will want to get a good night’s
sleep as you prepare for your ascent of Baldy Mountain from this new trail camp. Spend a little time celebrating at the highest
point on Philmont Scout Ranch before heading to Miranda to visit the fur trapper rendezvous and throw some tomahawks.
Move on to your trail camp exploring this rarely touched part of the backcountry at Touch-Me-Not Creek. Take some time near
the creek to ponder the flowing water and your crew’s long journey. A quick hike to Maxwell Trailhead the next morning and a
longer bus ride will bring you back to where it all began…. Base Camp!' |
| 2023 description: 'This trek offers a good mix of program along with some longer hiking days. Start your trek with a bus ride to Webster Trailhead
and a short hike to Arrowhead for Ranger training and your first night on the trail. Hike with a visiting forester through the
Demonstration Forest, try your hand at fly fishing in the Cito Reservoir, and tour the cabin at the Hunting Lodge. Make your
way to Sawmill the next day for 30.06 reloading and shooting. Wake up early for your hike across the 2018 Ute Park fire burn
scar where you’ll be able to observe the results of this wildfire on Philmont property. At Cimarroncita, enjoy the hunter safety,
3-D archery, and new laser shooting range programs. Head into Baldy country to Baldy Skyline, stopping along the way at
Santa Claus for a hydration break before going to Head of Dean for challenge course activities. The next morning you are off
to Baldy Town for resupply and a quick tour the museum before heading to Black Horse Mine Camp, where you will want to
get a good night’s sleep as you prepare for your ascent of Baldy Mountain from this new trail camp. Spend a little time
celebrating at the highest point on Philmont Scout Ranch before heading to Miranda to visit the fur trapper rendezvous and
through some tomahawks. Move on to your trial camp, exploring a beautiful new trail camp in a never-before-touched part of
the backcountry, called Touch-Me-Not Creek. Take some time near the creek to ponder the flowing water and your crew’s
long journey. A quick hike to Maxwell Trailhead the next morning and a longer bus ride will bring you back to where it all
began.... Base Camp!' |
| Day | 2024 Trek 909 Campsite | 2023 Trek 911 Campsite | Program Differences |
| 1 | CHQ Trailbound | ||
| 2 | Arrowhead | Ranger Training not included in 2024 trek 909 Water not included in 2024 trek 909 Hike Out from CHQ not included in 2024 trek 909 | |
| 3 | Hunting Lodge | Fishing Opportunities not included in 2024 trek 909 Hunting Lodge Tour not included in 2024 trek 909 | |
| 4 | Sawmill | Food Pickup included in 2024 trek 909 Ute Park Pass Hike Prep not included in 2024 trek 909 | |
| 5 | Cimarroncita | Conservation Project included in 2024 trek 909 Ute Park Pass Hike Prep included in 2024 trek 909 Food Pickup not included in 2024 trek 909 Hike through 2018 Ute Park Fire Zone not included in 2024 trek 909 | |
| 6 | Upper Dean Cow | Head of Dean | Challenge Events not included in 2024 trek 909 |
| 7 | Black Horse Mine | Challenge Events included in 2024 trek 909 Conservation Project not included in 2024 trek 909 | |
| 8 | Touch-Me-Not Creek | ||
| 9 | CHQ Homebound |