Philmont 2026 LW

  •   Category Weight
  • Big Four
    5.42 lb
  • Group Gear (TBD) Estimated weight 1.5 pounds
    0 lb
  • Food/Water
    0.36 lb
  • Packed Clothing
    1.65 lb
  • Smellable Ditty Bag
    0.44 lb
  • Ditty Bag
    0.62 lb
  • Worn
    0 lb
  • Luxury Items
    1.64 lb
  • Consumables
    8.25 lb
  • Pill Bag
    0.17 lb
  • Base Camp items (not to be brought on trail - just for packing list)
    0 lb
  • Total 18.55
    lb
    • oz
    • lb
    • g
    • kg
  • Consumable 8.65 lb
  • Worn 0 lb
  • Base Weight 9.89 lb

Red star = bear bag item Yellow star = consider omitting / alternate Green star = send item ahead to resupply on day 7

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.

Resupplies on days 4, 7, 10. Send coffee ahead.
Send ahead day 4: extra power bank #1 Send ahead day 7: extra power bank #2 , towel, stuff pack Send ahead day 10: second Platypus water bottle

2026 Itinerary: 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, Big Red side grip. Resupply #2 Day 8: Layover at Beaubien. Service Project. Possible side hike to Black Mountain (3034' climb/drop, 9.5 mi out and back) 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 and Tooth of Time. Dry Camp. Day 12: Tooth Ridge to base camp. 71' gain, 1642' drop, 5.5 miles.