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Mockingbird Trail is a 2.5-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 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: George Bush Hike and Bike Trail 29.76975, -95.64365
Nearest town Memorial Thicket, TX

Directions

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Mockingbird Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Elevation 57–94 ft

Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park

Trailhead: George Bush Hike and Bike Trail · 29.76975, -95.64365

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on George Bush Hike and Bike Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miBear left onto Mockingbird Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou Bridge, heading E.
  6. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.5 miBear left onto Mockingbird Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

49% paved48% dirt3% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 7:12 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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