Buffalo Bayou North Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 205 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Buffalo Bayou North Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Houston, TX. It is mostly level, with 205 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
3.8 mi · ▲ 205 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 0–47 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 29.76127, -95.34959
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 600 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Heritage East Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hobby Center Pedestrian Bridge, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Hobby Center Pedestrian Bridge, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Heritage East Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 600 m from the trailhead
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- M-K-T Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 224 ft
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