Overland Park via Tomahawk Creek Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Overland Park via Tomahawk Creek Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Stanley, KS. The route reaches Overland Park at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Overland Park via Tomahawk Creek Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 928–1,070 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.87898, -94.68864
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Transit-accessible: South OP Express 569 stop 366 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tomahawk Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Overland Park, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: South OP Express 569 stop 366 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Tomahawk Creek Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Tomahawk Creek Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Tomahawk Creek Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Tomahawk Creek Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Tomahawk Creek Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Tomahawk Creek Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 140 ft
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