Tomahawk Creek Trail

9.8 mi · ▲ 355 ft · 3 hr 27 min

Tomahawk Creek Trail is a 9.8-mile out-and-back near Stanley, KS. It climbs 355 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 1,034 ft10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.89326, -94.65472
Nearest town Stanley, KS

Directions

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Tomahawk Creek Trail

9.8 mi · ▲ 355 ft · 3 hr 27 min

Elevation 888–1,035 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.89326, -94.65472

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miSharp left onto Tomahawk Creek Trail, heading N.
  5. 2.5 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  12. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

72% paved28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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