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Terry Hershey Park

Quail Trail

13 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 20 min

Quail Trail is a 13-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 – 82 ft14.7 mi

Getting there

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

13 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 20 min

Elevation 44–82 ft

Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park

Trailhead: 29.76535, -95.55505

Weather Sep 22: Mostly clear, high 96°F / low 75° · precip 11% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:20 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 ftBear left, heading N.
  31. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  32. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  35. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  36. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  37. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  38. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  39. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  40. 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  41. 1 miBear left onto Quail Trail, heading E.
  42. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  43. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  44. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  45. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  46. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  47. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  48. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  49. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  50. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  51. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  52. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  53. 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  54. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  55. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  56. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  57. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  58. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  59. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  60. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  61. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  62. 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-21-km-8206

Trail surface

53% paved24% grass9% dirt1% boardwalk13% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 96°F75°
Precip11%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity96%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 7:11 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:20 PM
Wed 97°76°
Thu 100°83°
Fri 98°82°
Sat 95°81°
Sun 91°81°
Mon 94°78° 27%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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