2024 Trek 12-32 
2024 Trek 12-32 
| This exciting trek offers a variety of great program elements, as well as a chance to summit Philmont's highest peak. Your adventure begins at Six Mile Gate Trailhead with a short hike to McBride Canyon camp, setting you up for easy access to Hart Peak the next morning. The North Ponil is a timeline in history as you make your way to see the petroglyphs and archeological sites at Indian Writings. Head up the canyon to work on the railroad and in the forge at Metcalf Station and their evening campfire show! Head up and over the ridge to the Middle Ponil Canyon and a night at Sioux. Visit the Cantina at Ponil for an ice-cold root beer and their evening program before picking up burros the next morning. Continue to Pueblano where you will climb spar poles, cut cross ties, and be entertained at the Company Meeting Campfire by the staff of the Continental Tie & Lumber Company. Return burros at Miranda and throw tomahawks before camping at Maxwell for the night. A two-day stay there will enable your crew to climb Baldy Mountain and visit historic Baldy Town. Enjoy passing by the site of an old sawmill at New Dean, camp at Black Jacks, and explore outlaw Black Jack Ketchum's hideout on the following day! Hike down beautiful Turkey Creek Canyon and up to Harlan to reload your own shotgun shells before firing them at a scenic shooting range. Next, head over to Cimarroncito and test your skills on several rock-climbing routes. Be sure to try out the climbing gym and see if you can make it around the wall. Camp near Mr. Phillips' Hunting Lodge, then ride horses and eat a chuckwagon dinner at Clarks Fork before camping at Ponderosa Park for the night. Rest up because one last challenge awaits…the Tooth of Time | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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: Ponderosa Park; - No photo available for this campsite or this program at this location. Click icon for specific needs. |
| Day | Camp | Potential Additional Program Features | Campsite Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Six Mile Gate | Tyrannosaurus Rex Track | |
| Camping Headquarters | Visit the Villa Philmonte | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; | |
| National Scouting Museum | |||
| 3 | Indian Writings | Archaeology | Showers; |
| Atl Atl Darts | |||
| Metcalf Station | Morse Code | ||
| 5 | Ponil | Cantina | Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; |
| Western Lore / Branding | |||
| Cantina Show | |||
| Climb Hart Peak | |||
| Gymkhana | |||
| Cavalcade | |||
| Cowboy Action Shooting | |||
| Circle Ride | |||
| Wrangler Training | |||
| Pueblano | Continental Tie & Lumber | ||
| 6 | Miranda | Climb Baldy Mountain | |
| Tomahawks | |||
| 7 | Baldy Town | Climb Baldy Mountain | Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; |
| Tour Historic Baldy Town | |||
| 8 | Head of Dean | pickup crew based challenge events | |
| 10 | Cimarroncito | Hike via Hidden Valley / Window Rock | Showers; |
| Climbing Gym | |||
| Traverse Wall | |||
| 11 | Clarks Fork | Western Lore / Branding | Showers; |
| Cowboy Campfire | |||
| Ride out from Cattle Headquarters | |||
| Ride over Schaefers Pass | |||
| Demonstration Forest | Obsolete | ||
| 12 | Camping Headquarters | Visit the Villa Philmonte | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; |
| National Scouting Museum | |||
| Ride into Cattle Headquarters | |||