Skunk Creek Trail Loop
2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min
Skunk Creek Trail Loop is a 2.4-mile loop near Sunset Village, AZ. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Skunk Creek Trail Loop
2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min
Elevation 1,122–1,161 ft
Loop
Trailhead: New River Trail · 33.60568, -112.25525
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 105°F / low 83° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: 18576 stop 429 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto New River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Skunk Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto New River Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miThe loop closes 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 18576 stop 429 m from the trailhead
More from New River Trail Trailhead
- Skunk Creek Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- New River Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Skunk Creek Trail Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Skunk Creek Trail Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Skunk Creek Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Skunk Creek Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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