Thunderbird Paseo Park

Skunk Creek Trail

2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min

Skunk Creek Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Thunderbird Paseo Park near Lexington Place, AZ. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,188 – 1,221 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.63482, -112.21826
Nearest town Lexington Place, AZ

Directions

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Skunk Creek Trail

2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min

Elevation 1,188–1,220 ft

Out & Back · Thunderbird Paseo Park

Trailhead: 33.63482, -112.21826

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 379 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 200 ftTurn right onto Skunk Creek Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miSharp right onto Arizona Diversion Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Skunk Creek Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Arizona Diversion Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto Skunk Creek Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 104°F83°
Feels like93°Precip2%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity22%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Sat 102°80°
Sun 105°79°
Mon 104°90°
Tue 106°91°
Wed 104°89° 20%
Thu 101°90° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 14369 stop 379 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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