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Terry Hershey Park

Addicks Reservoir–Barker Reservoir, 4 sights

15 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 5 hr 3 min

Addicks Reservoir–Barker Reservoir, 4 sights is a 15-mile out-and-back in Terry Hershey Park near Thornwood, TX. The route passes Addicks Reservoir and Barker Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 121 ft16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Chatterton-Dairy Ashford Hike & Bike Trail 29.78700, -95.61022
Nearest town Thornwood, TX
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Addicks Reservoir–Barker Reservoir, 4 sights

15 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 5 hr 3 min

Elevation 57–120 ft

Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park

Trailhead: Chatterton-Dairy Ashford Hike & Bike Trail · 29.78700, -95.61022

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 239 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miPass Addicks Reservoir.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Chatterton-Dairy Ashford Hike & Bike Trail, heading N.
  4. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 2.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto Terry Hershey Extension, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto Park Row Access North, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Terry Hershey Extension, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Park Row Access North, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Park Row Access South, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Terry Hershey Extension, heading SE.
  13. 100 ftTurn right onto Park Row Access South, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Terry Hershey Extension, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 350 ftContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Memorial Access, heading SE.
  18. 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Jay Trail, heading S.
  19. 150 ftTurn left onto Cardinal Trail, heading SW.
  20. 200 ftContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading S.
  21. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou Bridge, heading S.
  22. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mockingbird Trail, heading W.
  24. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  25. 0.7 miPass Barker Reservoir.
  26. 1.6 miReach Addicks Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 2.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  28. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou Bridge, heading N.
  30. 450 ftContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading N.
  31. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading E.
  32. 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Jay Trail, heading E.
  33. 150 ftTurn left onto Memorial Access, heading E.
  34. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading E.
  35. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Terry Hershey Extension, heading SE.
  36. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  37. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Park Row Access South, heading N.
  38. 50 ftTurn left onto Terry Hershey Extension, heading N.
  39. 150 ftContinue straight onto Park Row Access South, heading N.
  40. 50 ftTurn right onto Park Row Access North, heading N.
  41. 50 ftContinue straight onto Terry Hershey Extension, heading N.
  42. 50 ftContinue straight onto Park Row Access North, heading N.
  43. 50 ftBear left onto Terry Hershey Extension, heading N.
  44. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  45. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  46. 2.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  47. 100 ftTurn right onto Chatterton-Dairy Ashford Hike & Bike Trail, heading E.
  48. 1.3 miBear left, heading W.
  49. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/addicks-reservoir-barker-reservoir-out-back-3-lakes-19-km

Trail surface

61% paved27% gravel9% dirt1% boardwalk2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.1 mi in (~151 min). Leave by 4:32 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 239 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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