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.
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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
- Start on Quail Trail Unpaved Access, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Quail Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Mockingbird Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Quail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Jay Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Quail Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Quail Trail Unpaved Access, heading NE.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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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