Skunk Creek Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Skunk Creek Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Thunderbird Paseo Park near Weedville, 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.
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Skunk Creek Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 1,181–1,214 ft
Out & Back · Thunderbird Paseo Park
Trailhead: Arizona Diversion Trail Access · 33.62709, -112.21149
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 104°F / low 83° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Arizona Diversion Trail Access, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Arizona Diversion Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Skunk Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Arizona Diversion Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Arizona Diversion Trail Access, heading SE.
- 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 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from Arizona Diversion Trail Access Trailhead
- Skunk Creek Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Skunk Creek Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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