Quail Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Quail Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Terry Hershey Park near Meadow Walk, 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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Quail Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 51–79 ft
Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park
Trailhead: Mockingbird Trail · 29.77147, -95.62284
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mockingbird Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1 miBear left onto Quail Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 2.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Mockingbird Trail, heading NW.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Deerwood Road Access via Quail Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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