Skunk Creek Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 53 min
Skunk Creek Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Sunset Village, AZ. It is mostly level, with 27 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
2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 53 min
Elevation 1,118–1,159 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Skunk Creek Trail · 33.60945, -112.25144
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 105°F / low 83° · precip 2% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 65 m from the trailhead
- Start on Skunk Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto New River Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto New River Trail West, heading SW.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp left onto New River Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Skunk Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1 miArrive 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 1.3 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 65 m from the trailhead
More from Skunk Creek Trail Trailhead
- Skunk Creek Trail Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Skunk Creek Trail Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- New River Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- New River Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- New River Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- New River Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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