AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Terry Hershey Park

Blue Jay Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Blue Jay Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Terry Hershey Park near Parkway Villages, TX. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 82 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.76882, -95.62290
Nearest town Parkway Villages, TX
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Blue Jay Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 57–81 ft

Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park

Trailhead: 29.76882, -95.62290

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 100 ftTurn right onto Mockingbird Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou Bridge, heading NW.
  6. 450 ftContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading N.
  8. 200 ftTurn right onto Blue Jay Trail, heading N.
  9. 150 ftTurn left onto Memorial Access, heading N.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Memorial Access, heading N.
  13. 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Jay Trail, heading N.
  14. 150 ftTurn left onto Cardinal Trail, heading N.
  15. 200 ftContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou Bridge, heading S.
  17. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  18. 450 ftContinue straight onto Mockingbird Trail, heading S.
  19. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blue-jay-trail-out-back-3-km-6dd8

Trail surface

63% paved17% dirt3% boardwalk17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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