Skunk Creek Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Skunk Creek Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Thunderbird Paseo Park near Weedville, AZ. It is mostly level, with 53 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
6.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 1,188–1,277 ft
Out & Back · Thunderbird Paseo Park
Trailhead: Skunk Creek Trail · 33.63318, -112.22240
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 104°F / low 83° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: 14369 stop 587 m from the trailhead
- Start on Skunk Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Arizona Diversion Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Skunk Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Arizona Diversion Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Skunk Creek Trail, heading W.
- 150 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 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 14369 stop 587 m from the trailhead
More from Skunk Creek Trail Trailhead
- Arizona Diversion Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Arizona Diversion Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Arizona Diversion Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Skunk Creek Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Skunk Creek Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Arizona Diversion Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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