Anthills
5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Anthills is a 5-mile out-and-back in Terry Hershey Park near Meadow Walk, TX. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi56 – 82 ft6.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 29.78603, -95.61991
Nearest town Meadow Walk, TX
Directions
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Anthills
5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 57–81 ft
Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park
Trailhead: 29.78603, -95.61991
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Terry Hershey Extension, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Memorial Access, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Jay Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Cardinal Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou Bridge, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Mockingbird Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Anthills, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Mockingbird Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou Bridge, heading NW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Blue Jay Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Memorial Access, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Terry Hershey Extension, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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
52% dirt38% paved1% boardwalk9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:23 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Blue Jay Trail & Quail Trail 12.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Blue Jay Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Anthills 5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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