Tomahawk Creek Trail
8.5 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Tomahawk Creek Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back near Stanley, KS. It climbs 276 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tomahawk Creek Trail
8.5 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 939–1,035 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.88057, -94.66755
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Transit-accessible: 401 Metcalf Plaza stop 489 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Tomahawk Creek Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 400 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 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 401 Metcalf Plaza stop 489 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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