Terry Hershey Park

Quail Trail

6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr

Quail Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Terry Hershey Park near Buckner Haven, 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 mi43 – 72 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.76535, -95.55505
Nearest town Buckner Haven, TX

Directions

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Quail Trail

6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 44–73 ft

Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park

Trailhead: 29.76535, -95.55505

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftTurn left onto Quail Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  25. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  27. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  31. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  32. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  33. 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  36. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  38. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  39. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  41. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  42. 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 surface

63% paved9% dirt2% grass1% boardwalk25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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