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Buffalo Bayou North Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 32 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Buffalo Bayou North Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Houston, TX. It is mostly level, with 32 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 49 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.77291, -95.36327
Nearest town Houston, TX
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Buffalo Bayou North Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 32 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 0–48 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 29.77291, -95.36327

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

Transit-accessible: N Main St @ Brooks St stop 295 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Pinckney Trail, heading SW.
  3. 300 ftTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hobby Center Pedestrian Bridge, heading W.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto Hobby Center Pedestrian Bridge, heading SW.
  15. 200 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left onto Heritage East Trail, heading NE.
  18. 450 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right onto Pinckney Trail, heading NW.
  20. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/buffalo-bayou-north-trail-out-back-7-km-4347

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:02 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:22 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:46 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: N Main St @ Brooks St stop 295 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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