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Mockingbird Trail is a 2.2-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 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Mockingbird Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 57–94 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 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou Bridge, heading E.
  6. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mockingbird Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  11. 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% paved5% boardwalk

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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