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Terry Hershey Park

Blue Jay Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Blue Jay Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Terry Hershey Park near Thornwood, 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 mi72 – 82 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.78554, -95.61798
Nearest town Thornwood, TX
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Blue Jay Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Elevation 72–81 ft

Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park

Trailhead: 29.78554, -95.61798

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Terry Hershey Extension, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Memorial Access, heading S.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading S.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading N.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Memorial Access, heading N.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Terry Hershey Extension, heading N.
  15. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 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-4-km-16f7

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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