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Terry Hershey Park

Quail Trail

9.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Quail Trail is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Terry Hershey Park near Memorial Bend, TX. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi46 – 79 ft10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.76280, -95.56434
Nearest town Memorial Bend, TX
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Quail Trail

9.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Elevation 47–79 ft

Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park

Trailhead: 29.76280, -95.56434

Weather Sep 21: Heavy showers, high 95°F / low 75° · precip 23% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Quail Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
  9. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading W.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftTurn right onto Mockingbird Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou Bridge, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftReach Quail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  18. 450 ftContinue straight onto Mockingbird Trail, heading NW.
  19. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Jay Trail, heading NW.
  22. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 0.3 miBear left onto Quail Trail, heading E.
  24. 2 miBear left, heading E.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  29. 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-15-km-adbb

Trail surface

63% paved23% grass9% dirt2% boardwalk3% unspecified

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 95°F75°
Precip23%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity86%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°75° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 5% rain2 PM: 6% rain3 PM: 4% rain4 PM: 7% rain5 PM: 7% rain6 PM: 17% rain7 PM: 23% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:11 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:22 PM
Tue 97°75° 15%
Wed 99°76°
Thu 99°83°
Fri 98°80°
Sat 98°80°
Sun 95°81°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 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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