Anthills
4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Anthills is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Terry Hershey Park near Meadow Walk, 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
4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 57–80 ft
Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park
Trailhead: 29.77990, -95.62444
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Cardinal Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou Bridge, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Mockingbird Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Anthills, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Mockingbird Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou Bridge, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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