AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Terry Hershey Park

Quail Trail

12.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Quail Trail is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in Terry Hershey Park near Buckner Haven, 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 ft14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.76535, -95.55505
Nearest town Buckner Haven, TX
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Quail Trail

12.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Elevation 44–79 ft

Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park

Trailhead: 29.76535, -95.55505

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftTurn left onto Quail Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  24. 2.4 miBear right, heading N.
  25. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 150 ftTurn right onto Mockingbird Trail, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou Bridge, heading N.
  31. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  32. 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
  33. 450 ftContinue straight onto Mockingbird Trail, heading NW.
  34. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  35. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  36. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  37. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  38. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  39. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  40. 1 miBear left onto Quail Trail, heading E.
  41. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  42. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  43. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  44. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  45. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  46. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  47. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  48. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  49. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  50. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  51. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  52. 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  53. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  54. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  55. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  56. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  57. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  58. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  59. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  60. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  61. 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-20-km-8ae1

Trail surface

54% paved25% grass7% dirt1% boardwalk13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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