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Mockingbird Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Terry Hershey Park near Memorial Thicket, 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 – 95 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.76846, -95.64132
Nearest town Memorial Thicket, TX

Directions

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Mockingbird Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Elevation 56–94 ft

Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park

Trailhead: 29.76846, -95.64132

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

Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftSharp right onto Mockingbird Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Jay Trail, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 100 ftTurn right onto Mockingbird Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  15. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
  17. 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% dirt43% paved2% boardwalk3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 2 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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