Blue Jay Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min
Blue Jay Trail is a 2.3-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.
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Blue Jay Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min
Elevation 72–81 ft
Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park
Trailhead: 29.78603, -95.61991
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Terry Hershey Extension, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Memorial Access, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Memorial Access, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Terry Hershey Extension, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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