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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Quail Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 2.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Mockingbird Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou Bridge, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Mockingbird Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 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.
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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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