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Amesbury Lake Park

Tomahawk Creek Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Tomahawk Creek Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Amesbury Lake Park near Stanley, KS. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi925 – 1,034 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.87777, -94.68674
Nearest town Stanley, KS
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Tomahawk Creek Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 926–1,035 ft

Out & Back · Amesbury Lake Park

Trailhead: 38.87777, -94.68674

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Transit-accessible: South OP Express 569 stop 321 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Tomahawk Creek Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tomahawk-creek-trail-out-back-10-km-f439

Trail surface

88% paved12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: South OP Express 569 stop 321 m from the trailhead

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