Buffalo Bayou North Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min
Buffalo Bayou North Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Houston, 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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Buffalo Bayou North Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min
Elevation 0–33 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Buffalo Bayou South Trail · 29.76413, -95.36373
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Transit-accessible: Smith St @ Preston St stop 111 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hobby Center Pedestrian Bridge, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Hobby Center Pedestrian Bridge, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Smith St @ Preston St stop 111 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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