Tomahawk Creek Trail
9 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Tomahawk Creek Trail is a 9-mile out-and-back in Amesbury Lake Park near Stanley, KS. It climbs 307 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tomahawk Creek Trail
9 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Elevation 939–1,035 ft
Out & Back · Amesbury Lake Park
Trailhead: 38.87656, -94.67726
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Transit-accessible: RideKC stop 760 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Tomahawk Creek Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Trail, heading N.
- 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 (~16 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: RideKC stop 760 m from the trailhead
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