AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Tomahawk Creek Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Tomahawk Creek Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back near Stanley, KS. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi896 – 1,034 ft10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.88784, -94.65842
Nearest town Stanley, KS
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Tomahawk Creek Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Elevation 896–1,035 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.88784, -94.65842

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miSharp left onto Tomahawk Creek Trail, heading N.
  4. 2.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  11. 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
  12. 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-15-km-1f87

Trail surface

79% paved21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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