Quail Trail
11.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 52 min
Quail Trail is an 11.5-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.
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Quail Trail
11.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 52 min
Elevation 44–79 ft
Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park
Trailhead: 29.77330, -95.56219
Weather Sep 21: Heavy showers, high 95°F / low 75° · precip 23% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 635 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Quail Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 2.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Mockingbird Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou Bridge, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 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 E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 635 m from the trailhead
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