Terry Hershey Park

Quail Trail

12 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 4 hr 2 min

Quail Trail is a 12-mile out-and-back in Terry Hershey Park near Fon Villas, 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 ft13.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.77378, -95.56064
Nearest town Fon Villas, TX

Directions

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Quail Trail

12 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 4 hr 2 min

Elevation 44–82 ft

Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park

Trailhead: 29.77378, -95.56064

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

Transit-accessible: stop 608 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftTurn left onto Quail Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  16. 2.4 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 150 ftTurn right onto Mockingbird Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  24. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  31. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  32. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  33. 1 miBear left onto Quail Trail, heading SE.
  34. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  35. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  36. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  38. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  39. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  40. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  42. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  43. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  45. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  46. 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

52% paved26% grass10% dirt1% boardwalk11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 608 m from the trailhead

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