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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 Meadow Walk, 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 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.78411, -95.62334
Nearest town Meadow Walk, TX
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Blue Jay Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 57–82 ft

Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park

Trailhead: 29.78411, -95.62334

Weather Sep 22: Mostly clear, high 95°F / low 75° · precip 17% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftBear left onto Terry Hershey Extension, heading SE.
  3. 300 ftContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Memorial Access, heading S.
  5. 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Jay Trail, heading S.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Cardinal Trail, heading W.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou Bridge, heading S.
  9. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mockingbird Trail, heading W.
  11. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou Bridge, heading E.
  15. 450 ftContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading N.
  17. 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Jay Trail, heading N.
  18. 150 ftTurn left onto Memorial Access, heading N.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Terry Hershey Extension, heading N.
  21. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  22. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blue-jay-trail-out-back-3-km-d8f3

Trail surface

72% paved24% dirt3% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 95°F75°
Precip17%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity95%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°75° 1 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 2% rain4 PM: 2% rain5 PM: 6% rain6 PM: 11% rain7 PM: 17% rain8 PM: 7% rain9 PM: 4% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:12 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:21 PM
Wed 97°76°
Thu 99°83°
Fri 99°80°
Sat 98°80°
Sun 98°79°
Mon 96°77° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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