Skunk Creek Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min
Skunk Creek Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Thunderbird Paseo Park near Cottonwood Ranch, 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.
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Skunk Creek Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min
Elevation 1,181–1,206 ft
Out & Back · Thunderbird Paseo Park
Trailhead: Skunk Creek Trail · 33.62293, -112.23620
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: stop 191 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Skunk Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: stop 191 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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