Tomahawk Creek Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Tomahawk Creek Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Tomahawk South Park near Stanley, KS. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tomahawk Creek Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 850–943 ft
Out & Back · Tomahawk South Park
Trailhead: 38.88801, -94.66708
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tomahawk Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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