Terry Hershey Park

Anthills

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Anthills is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Terry Hershey Park near Nottingham Forest, TX. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 79 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.77107, -95.62022
Nearest town Nottingham Forest, TX

Directions

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Anthills

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Elevation 56–80 ft

Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park

Trailhead: 29.77107, -95.62022

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftTurn left onto Anthills, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 400 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Jay Trail, heading NW.
  12. 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

83% dirt2% paved1% gravel14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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