Skunk Creek Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Skunk Creek Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back 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.

Elevation

0 mi1,119 – 1,152 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: New River Trail West 33.59481, -112.26345
Nearest town Sunset Village, AZ

Directions

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Skunk Creek Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Elevation 1,118–1,153 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: New River Trail West · 33.59481, -112.26345

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start on New River Trail West, heading SE.
  2. 300 ftSharp left onto New River Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.3 miTurn right onto Skunk Creek Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.2 miSharp left onto New River Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right onto New River Trail West, heading S.
  6. 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

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:52 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:17 PM.

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