Terry Hershey Park

Quail Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Quail Trail is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Terry Hershey Park near Memorial Plaza, TX. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi43 – 79 ft11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.77330, -95.56219
Nearest town Memorial Plaza, TX

Directions

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Quail Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Elevation 44–79 ft

Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park

Trailhead: 29.77330, -95.56219

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 635 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Quail Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  13. 2.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 1.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

54% paved29% grass5% dirt1% boardwalk11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 635 m from the trailhead

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