2025 Trek 12-8

Rugged; Approximately 55 miles; Maps required:

Trek History: New as 12-8 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."

Unique Campsite: Indian Writings;
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Day	Camp	Program Features	Campsite Features
1	Camping Headquarters	Opening Campfire	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
2	House Canyon	Bus to Six Mile Gate	Trail Camp;
		Food Pickup @ Camping Headquarters	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		Tyrannosaurus Rex Track
3	Indian Writings	Archaeology	Showers;
4	Horse Canyon	Railroading @ Metcalf Station	Trail Camp;
		Hart Peak
5	Dean Skyline	Western Lore / Branding @ Ponil	Trail Camp; (Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; at Ponil)
		Cantina @ Ponil
		Food Pickup @ Ponil
6	Pueblano	Continental Tie & Lumber
7	Placer	Baldy Hike Prep	Trail Camp;
8	Placer	Tour Historic Baldy Town @ Baldy Town	Trail Camp; (Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; at Baldy Town)
		Food Pickup @ Baldy Town
		Baldy Mountain
9	Head of Dean	COPE
10	New Dean		Trail Camp;
11	Cimarron River		Trail Camp;
12	Camping Headquarters	Closing Campfire	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		Fire Ecology
		Hike to Ute Park Trailhead
		Demonstration Forest @ Demonstration Forest
		Archery @ 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	Six Mile Gate	Tyrannosaurus Rex Track
	Camping Headquarters	Visit the Villa Philmonte	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		National Scouting Museum
3	Indian Writings	Petroglyphs Tour	Showers;
		Atl Atl Darts
4	Metcalf Station	Morse Code
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
9	Head of Dean	COPE
		pickup crew based challenge events
12	Camping Headquarters	Visit the Villa Philmonte	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		National Scouting Museum
		Ride into Cattle Headquarters
	Demonstration Forest	Obsolete
	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.