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 Memorial Bend, 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
8.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 47–79 ft
Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park
Trailhead: 29.76280, -95.56434
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Quail Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 2.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1 miBear left onto Quail Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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