Tomahawk Creek Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Tomahawk Creek Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Amesbury Lake Park near Stanley, KS. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tomahawk Creek Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 928–1,035 ft
Out & Back · Amesbury Lake Park
Trailhead: 38.87898, -94.68864
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 75°F / low 67° · precip 50% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Transit-accessible: South OP Express 569 stop 366 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tomahawk Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear 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.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 1.5 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: South OP Express 569 stop 366 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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