Kansas trails · Tomahawk Creek Trail
Tomahawk Creek Trail
A 11.7-mile network in Kansas, with 205 ft of climbing. Reaches Tomahawk Parkway South Pond and other lake destinations.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 63% of the ascent, between mile 7.8 and mile 11.7. It gives back about 80 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Tomahawk Parkway South Pond (lake)
- Tomahawk Parkway North Pond (lake)
- Tomahawk Parkway Middle Pond (lake)
- Amesbury Lake (lake)
Getting there
Tomahawk Creek Trail junction. About 13 min drive (6 mi) from Olathe. 38.87256, -94.73256 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:00 a.m., the sun rises at 7:27 a.m. and sets at 6:42 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:09 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 15 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 11.7-mile route takes roughly 4 h 25 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:52 a.m. — 6 h 50 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Heritage Trail — 2.6 mi
- Indian Creek Trail — 3.6 mi
- Gary L. Haller Trail;Mill Creek Trail — 5.1 mi
- South Shore East Loop — 7.8 mi