Terry Hershey Park

Quail Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Quail Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Terry Hershey Park near Gaywood, 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 – 82 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.76315, -95.56960
Nearest town Gaywood, TX

Directions

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Quail Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Elevation 50–82 ft

Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park

Trailhead: 29.76315, -95.56960

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Quail Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 2.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftTurn right onto Mockingbird Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  21. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  22. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 1 miBear left onto Quail Trail, heading SE.
  24. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

50% paved35% grass10% dirt1% boardwalk4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM — 6 min before dark.

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