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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 Thornwood, 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 29.78554, -95.61798
Nearest town Thornwood, TX
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Anthills

5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 57–81 ft

Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park

Trailhead: 29.78554, -95.61798

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 95°F / low 72° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Terry Hershey Extension, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Memorial Access, heading S.
  6. 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Jay Trail, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto Cardinal Trail, heading S.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou Bridge, heading S.
  10. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 450 ftContinue straight onto Mockingbird Trail, heading S.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 100 ftBear right onto Anthills, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  19. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  20. 100 ftTurn right onto Mockingbird Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou Bridge, heading NW.
  23. 450 ftContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading NW.
  24. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading N.
  25. 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Jay Trail, heading N.
  26. 150 ftTurn left onto Memorial Access, heading N.
  27. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading NW.
  28. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Terry Hershey Extension, heading NW.
  29. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 0.2 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-8-km-c8d1

Trail surface

51% dirt41% paved1% boardwalk1% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F72°
Feels like92°Precip12%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity58%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 7:11 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:23 PM
Mon 93°78°
Tue 98°75°
Wed 97°82°
Thu 98°82°
Fri 98°80°
Sat 99°79°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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