Philmont 2026 LW

  • Big Four 5.79 lb
  • Group Gear (TBD) Estimated weight 1.5 pounds 0 lb
  • Food/Water 0.67 lb
  • Packed Clothing 1.69 lb
  • Smellable Ditty Bag 0.33 lb
  • Ditty Bag 1.38 lb
  • Worn 0 lb
  • Luxury Items 1.63 lb
  • Consumables 8.25 lb
  • Pill Bag 0.16 lb
  • Base Camp items (not to be brought on trail - just for packing list) 0 lb
  • Total 19.89
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  • Consumable 8.59 lb
  • Base Weight 11.3 lb

Red star = bear bag item Yellow star = consider omitting / alternate

2 nights at 10,250 ft. 10th percentile overnight low = 34F. Daily highs range from 64 (lower bound at 10,250 feet) - 93 (90th percentile at 6500 feet). 25% change of rain each day.

2026 Itinerary: Day 1: Base camp - service project Day 2, basecamp to Old Abreu, 430' gain, 2.5 miles Day 3: Old Abreu to Fish Camp, 1494' gain, 382' drop, 7.2 miles Day 4: Fish camp to Apache Springs, 869' gain, 23' drop, 3.5 miles, resupply #1 Day 5: Apache Springs to Clear Creek, 1739' gain, 899' drop, 10.4 miles Day 6: Clear Creek to Red Hills, 1577' gain, 1439' drop, 7.6 miles. Mount Phillips, Comanche Peak Day 7: Red hills to Beaubien, 1232' gain, 2012' drop, 7.2 miles, via Big Red and Bonita. Resupply #2 Day 8: Layover at Beaubien. Program. Side hike to Phillips Junction Day 9: Beaubien to Lower Bonita via Trail Peak. 1000' gain, 1569' drop, 6.3 miles Day 10: Lower Bonita to Miner's Park. 338' climb, 1247' drop. 4.8 miles. Resupply #3 Day 11: Miners Park to Tooth Ridge. 2003' gain, 1734' drop. Sheafers Peak. Dry Camp. Day 12: Tooth Ridge to base camp. Sunrise hike up Tooth of Time. 250' gain, 1642' drop, 7 miles.