Terry Hershey Park

Quail Trail

10 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Quail Trail is a 10-mile out-and-back in Terry Hershey Park near Fon Villas, 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 mi43 – 79 ft10.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.76321, -95.55829
Nearest town Fon Villas, TX

Directions

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Quail Trail

10 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Elevation 44–79 ft

Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park

Trailhead: 29.76321, -95.55829

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Quail Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 2.4 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftTurn right onto Mockingbird Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou Bridge, heading SW.
  17. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  19. 450 ftContinue straight onto Mockingbird Trail, heading NW.
  20. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  24. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  25. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 1 miBear left onto Quail Trail, heading E.
  27. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  32. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  33. 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 surface

54% paved32% grass8% dirt1% boardwalk5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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