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Terry Hershey Park

Quail Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Quail Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Terry Hershey Park near Meadow Walk, TX. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 79 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.77990, -95.62444
Nearest town Meadow Walk, TX
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Quail Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Elevation 51–79 ft

Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park

Trailhead: 29.77990, -95.62444

Weather Sep 22: Mostly clear, high 95°F / low 75° · precip 17% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftSharp right onto Cardinal Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou Bridge, heading SW.
  5. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 450 ftContinue straight onto Mockingbird Trail, heading SE.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  12. 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 1 miBear left onto Quail Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  17. 2.4 miBear right, heading N.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 100 ftTurn right onto Mockingbird Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou Bridge, heading NW.
  24. 450 ftContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading W.
  25. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cardinal Trail, heading NW.
  26. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  27. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/quail-trail-out-back-12-km-006c

Trail surface

51% paved39% grass5% dirt1% boardwalk4% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 95°F75°
Precip17%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity95%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°75° 1 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 2% rain4 PM: 2% rain5 PM: 6% rain6 PM: 11% rain7 PM: 17% rain8 PM: 7% rain9 PM: 4% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:12 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:21 PM
Wed 97°76°
Thu 99°83°
Fri 99°80°
Sat 98°80°
Sun 98°79°
Mon 96°77° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 5:32 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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