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Anthills is a 4.5-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.

Elevation

0 mi59 – 95 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mockingbird Trail Unpaved Access 29.76883, -95.63692
Nearest town Memorial Thicket, TX

Directions

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Anthills

4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 58–94 ft

Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park

Trailhead: Mockingbird Trail Unpaved Access · 29.76883, -95.63692

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

  1. Start on Mockingbird Trail Unpaved Access, heading N.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Mockingbird Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 100 ftBear right onto Anthills, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  13. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 150 ftTurn right onto Mockingbird Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mockingbird Trail Unpaved Access, heading NW.
  19. 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

80% dirt12% paved1% boardwalk7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM — 8 min before dark.

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