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.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 52 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Oliver Street Trail 29.77433, -95.38625
Nearest town Woodland Heights, TX

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Oliver Street Trail, heading N.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  8. 400 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  10. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Heritage East Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 150 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftReach Buffalo Bayou North Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miSharp left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Heritage East Trail, heading SW.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.5 miContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading W.
  22. 0.6 miBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  24. 350 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading NW.
  25. 0.4 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  26. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  28. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  29. 250 ftContinue straight onto Oliver Street Trail, heading W.
  30. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:22 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 412 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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