AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Terry Hershey Park

Quail Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Quail Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Terry Hershey Park near Heatherwood, TX. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 79 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Quail Trail Unpaved Access 29.76189, -95.59932
Nearest town Heatherwood, TX
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Quail Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 56–79 ft

Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park

Trailhead: Quail Trail Unpaved Access · 29.76189, -95.59932

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

  1. Start on Quail Trail Unpaved Access, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Quail Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.4 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftTurn right onto Mockingbird Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou Bridge, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
  12. 450 ftContinue straight onto Mockingbird Trail, heading N.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  18. 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Quail Trail Unpaved Access, heading NE.
  20. 200 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-7-km-4f64

Trail surface

69% paved18% grass8% dirt2% boardwalk3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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