Amesbury Lake Park

Tomahawk Creek Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Tomahawk Creek Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Amesbury Lake Park near Stanley, KS. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi929 – 1,034 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.87898, -94.68864
Nearest town Stanley, KS

Directions

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Tomahawk Creek Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 928–1,035 ft

Out & Back · Amesbury Lake Park

Trailhead: 38.87898, -94.68864

Weather Sep 20: 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Tomahawk Creek Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 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 surface

87% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~40 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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: South OP Express 569 stop 366 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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