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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. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  16. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
  18. 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

54% dirt41% paved1% boardwalk4% 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 6:57 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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