AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Terry Hershey Park

Quail Trail

11.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 4 hr

Quail Trail is an 11.9-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 – 82 ft13.0 mi

Getting there

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

11.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 4 hr

Elevation 44–82 ft

Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park

Trailhead: 29.77330, -95.56219

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:20 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 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 100 ftTurn right onto Mockingbird Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  28. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  29. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 1 miBear left onto Quail Trail, heading E.
  31. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  32. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  33. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  34. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  35. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  36. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  37. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  39. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  40. 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-19-km-9055

Trail surface

52% paved27% grass10% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 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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