Tomahawk Creek Trail
10.1 mi · ▲ 356 ft · 3 hr 33 min
Tomahawk Creek Trail is a 10.1-mile out-and-back in Amesbury Lake Park near Stanley, KS. It climbs 356 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tomahawk Creek Trail
10.1 mi · ▲ 356 ft · 3 hr 33 min
Elevation 914–1,035 ft
Out & Back · Amesbury Lake Park
Trailhead: 38.88360, -94.67727
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Transit-accessible: South OP Express 569 stop 730 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.5 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.
- 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 NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 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.
- 0.4 miArrive 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 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: South OP Express 569 stop 730 m from the trailhead
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