Mockingbird Trail is a 3-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.
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Mockingbird Trail
3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 56–94 ft
Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park
Trailhead: George Bush Hike and Bike Trail · 29.76975, -95.64365
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 95°F / low 72° · precip 13% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on George Bush Hike and Bike Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Mockingbird Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 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.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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