2025 Trek 12-2

Challenging; Approximately 58 miles; Maps required:

Trek History: New as 12-2 in 2025;

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: Bluestem; Mistletoe; Unique Campsite: Touch-Me-Not Creek;
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Day	Camp	Program Features	Campsite Features
1	Camping Headquarters	Opening Campfire	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
2	Trail Canyon	Food Pickup @ Camping Headquarters	Trail Camp; (Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; at CHQ Trailbound)
		Bus to Nine Mile Gate Trailhead
		Ranger Training
3	Dean Cow	Rock Climbing & Rappelling	Showers;
4	New Dean		Trail Camp;
5	Bluestem	Western Lore / Branding @ Ponil	Trail Camp (Always dry); (Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; at Ponil)
		Cantina @ Ponil
		Food Pickup @ Ponil
6	Pueblano	Campfire
		Continental Tie & Lumber
7	Ewells Park	Baldy Hike Prep	Trail Camp;
8	Ewells Park	Tour Historic Baldy Town @ Baldy Town	Trail Camp; (Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; at Baldy Town)
		Food Pickup @ Baldy Town
		Baldy Mountain
		Prospecting @ French Henry
9	Touch-Me-Not Creek	Conservation Project @ Miranda	Trail Camp;
		Rocky Mountain Fur Company @ Miranda
10	Head of Dean	COPE
11	Mistletoe		Trail Camp (Usually dry);
12	Camping Headquarters	Closing Campfire	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		Hike to Ute Park Trailhead
		Archery @ Cimarroncita
		Fire Recovery Area @ Cimarroncita
Warning: Itinerary details provided by PhilSearch are for planning purposes only. Only the current year's "Treks" book and the addendums to it, if any, should be used for final trek selection.

Crews passing through staff camps are not scheduled for program. If time and space allow, some crews may be able to participate in some of the programs offered.

Day	Camp	Potential Additional Program Features	Campsite Features
2	Camping Headquarters	Visit the Villa Philmonte	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		National Scouting Museum
3	Dean Cow	Visit Black Jack Ketchem's Hideout	Showers;
5	Ponil	Cantina Show	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
		Hart Peak
		Gymkhana
		Cavalcade
		Cowboy Action Shooting
		Circle Ride
		Wrangler Training
6	Pueblano	spar pole climbing
		Tie making / Crosscut Saws
8	Baldy Town	Baldy Mountain	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
		Mining History
		Assaying
	French Henry	Blacksmithing
		Mine Tour
9	Miranda	Muzzle Loading Rifles
		Mountain Man Rendezvous
		Baldy Mountain
		Tomahawks
10	Head of Dean	pickup crew based challenge events
12	Camping Headquarters	Visit the Villa Philmonte	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		National Scouting Museum
		Ride into Cattle Headquarters
	Cimarroncita	Laser Shooting Range
		Ute Park Pass Hike Prep
		Hike through 2018 Ute Park Fire Zone
		Fire Ecology
This list is not complete and is dependent on the route you take each day.