Terry Hershey Park

Quail Trail

10 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Quail Trail is a 10-mile out-and-back in Terry Hershey Park near Meadow Walk, TX. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi43 – 79 ft10.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mockingbird Trail 29.77147, -95.62284
Nearest town Meadow Walk, TX

Directions

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Quail Trail

10 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Elevation 44–79 ft

Out & Back · Terry Hershey Park

Trailhead: Mockingbird Trail · 29.77147, -95.62284

Weather Sep 22: Mostly clear, high 97°F / low 75° · precip 9% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:12 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mockingbird Trail, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Jay Trail, heading NE.
  6. 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Quail Trail, heading E.
  8. 2 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.7 miReach Quail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
  17. 0.8 miSharp left, heading SW.
  18. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  19. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Blue Jay Trail, heading N.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 150 ftTurn right onto Mockingbird Trail, heading N.
  23. 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 surface

69% paved21% grass6% dirt1% boardwalk3% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 97°F75°
Precip9%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity88%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 7:12 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:21 PM
Wed 96°77°
Thu 100°80°
Fri 99°82°
Sat 96°81°
Sun 91°81°
Mon 94°79° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~93 min). Leave by 5:28 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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