Buffalo Bayou North Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Buffalo Bayou North Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Woodland Heights, TX. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Buffalo Bayou North Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 0–54 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Oliver Street Trail · 29.77433, -95.38625
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 412 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Oliver Street Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
- 400 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Heritage East Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Buffalo Bayou North Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Heritage East Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Oliver Street Trail, heading W.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 412 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Oliver Street Trail Trailhead
- Buffalo Bayou North Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Buffalo Bayou North Trail 6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- M-K-T Trail 4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- M-K-T Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- M-K-T Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- M-K-T Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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