Anthills
3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Anthills is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Terry Hershey Park near Memorial Thicket, 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.
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Anthills
3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 58–82 ft
Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park
Trailhead: Mockingbird Trail · 29.77254, -95.62867
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
- Start on Mockingbird Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Anthills, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Mockingbird Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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