Skunk Creek Trail
6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Skunk Creek Trail is a 6-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 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 1,209–1,277 ft
Out & Back · Thunderbird Paseo Park
Trailhead: Arizona Diversion Trail Access · 33.62709, -112.21149
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 104°F / low 83° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start on Arizona Diversion Trail Access, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Arizona Diversion Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, 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 miBear left onto Arizona Diversion Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Arizona Diversion Trail Access, heading W.
- 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 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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