Terry Hershey Park

Quail Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Quail Trail is a 4.6-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 – 82 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Quail Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 56–82 ft

Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park

Trailhead: Quail Trail Unpaved Access · 29.76189, -95.59932

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

  1. Start on Quail Trail Unpaved Access, heading SW.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Quail Trail, heading W.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftTurn right onto Mockingbird Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miReach Quail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Jay Trail, heading SE.
  17. 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miBear left onto Quail Trail, heading E.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto Quail Trail Unpaved Access, heading NE.
  20. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

67% paved16% dirt15% grass2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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