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Terry Hershey Park

Anthills

3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Anthills is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Terry Hershey Park near Thornwood, 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 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.77724, -95.61843
Nearest town Thornwood, TX
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Anthills

3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 56–80 ft

Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park

Trailhead: 29.77724, -95.61843

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Blue Jay Trail, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftTurn left onto Anthills, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 400 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 250 ftTurn left onto Blue Jay Trail, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/anthills-out-back-5-km-8a74

Trail surface

66% dirt1% paved1% gravel32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 1 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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