Buffalo Bayou North Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Buffalo Bayou North Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Houston, TX. It is mostly level, with 26 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
4.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 0–48 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pinckney Trail · 29.77426, -95.36286
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Transit-accessible: N Main St @ Brooks St stop 242 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pinckney Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hobby Center Pedestrian Bridge, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading SW.
- 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 NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Hobby Center Pedestrian Bridge, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Heritage East Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Pinckney Trail, heading N.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: N Main St @ Brooks St stop 242 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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