AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Terry Hershey Park

Anthills

4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Anthills is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Terry Hershey Park near Shepherd Trace, 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 – 82 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.76121, -95.60634
Nearest town Shepherd Trace, TX
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Anthills

4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 57–81 ft

Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park

Trailhead: 29.76121, -95.60634

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

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Anthills, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Mockingbird Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou Bridge, heading NW.
  8. 400 ftContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading NE.
  10. 200 ftTurn right onto Blue Jay Trail, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Memorial Access, heading N.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Memorial Access, heading N.
  15. 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Jay Trail, heading N.
  16. 150 ftTurn left onto Cardinal Trail, heading NE.
  17. 200 ftContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou Bridge, heading S.
  19. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 450 ftContinue straight onto Mockingbird Trail, heading S.
  21. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 100 ftBear right onto Anthills, heading S.
  23. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  24. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  25. 0.1 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-7-km-640c

Trail surface

63% dirt30% paved1% boardwalk1% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Shepherd Trace, Texas