Tomahawk Creek Trail
9.3 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Tomahawk Creek Trail is a 9.3-mile out-and-back near Stanley, KS. It climbs 275 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tomahawk Creek Trail
9.3 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Elevation 896–1,035 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.88392, -94.65861
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 73°F / low 61° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Transit-accessible: 401 Metcalf Plaza stop 630 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Tomahawk Creek Trail, heading N.
- 2.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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 3.8 mi in (~95 min). Leave by 5:23 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 401 Metcalf Plaza stop 630 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Tomahawk Creek Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 279 ft
- Tomahawk Creek Trail 9.1 mi · ▲ 275 ft
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- Villa Milano Pond 3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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