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Beauchamp Spring via White Oak Bayou Greenway

6.9 mi · ▲ 177 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Beauchamp Spring via White Oak Bayou Greenway is a 6.9-mile out-and-back near Houston, TX. The route reaches Beauchamp Spring at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 177 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 56 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.76276, -95.36646
Nearest town Houston, TX
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Beauchamp Spring via White Oak Bayou Greenway

6.9 mi · ▲ 177 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Elevation 1–57 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 29.76276, -95.36646

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Transit-accessible: Theater District (westbound) stop 200 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 200 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Heritage East Trail, heading E.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  8. 400 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 500 ftSharp right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Stude Park Path, heading N.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 0.4 miContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading S.
  21. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  24. 350 ftReach Beauchamp Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  26. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  27. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 350 ftTurn left onto Stude Park Path, heading SW.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading W.
  30. 0.2 miSharp left onto M-K-T Trail, heading SW.
  31. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  32. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading NW.
  34. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  35. 250 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading SW.
  36. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  37. 0.5 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading SE.
  38. 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  39. 400 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  40. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  41. 0.7 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading E.
  42. 0.1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading E.
  43. 450 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/beauchamp-spring-out-back-11-km

Trail surface

82% paved18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Theater District (westbound) stop 200 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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