Quail Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Quail Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Terry Hershey Park near Nottingham Forest, 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
6.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 51–80 ft
Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park
Trailhead: 29.77496, -95.61946
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Jay Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1 miBear left onto Quail Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 2.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 3.1 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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