Terry Hershey Park

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Terry Hershey Extension, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Memorial Access, heading S.
  7. 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Jay Trail, heading S.
  8. 150 ftTurn left onto Cardinal Trail, heading S.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou Bridge, heading S.
  11. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 450 ftContinue straight onto Mockingbird Trail, heading S.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftBear right onto Anthills, heading SE.
  15. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  16. 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  19. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  20. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  21. 150 ftTurn right onto Mockingbird Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou Bridge, heading NW.
  24. 400 ftContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading NW.
  25. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading N.
  26. 200 ftTurn right onto Blue Jay Trail, heading NE.
  27. 150 ftTurn left onto Memorial Access, heading N.
  28. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Terry Hershey Extension, heading NW.
  30. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  32. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  33. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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