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Terry Hershey Park

Quail Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Quail Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Terry Hershey Park near Thornwood, TX. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 79 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.77724, -95.61843
Nearest town Thornwood, TX
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Quail Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 51–80 ft

Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park

Trailhead: 29.77724, -95.61843

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Blue Jay Trail, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 1 miBear left onto Quail Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 2.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.3 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/quail-trail-out-back-11-km-73f1

Trail surface

45% grass44% paved11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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