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Buffalo Bayou North Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Buffalo Bayou North Trail is a 5.2-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 – 49 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: M-K-T Trail 29.77531, -95.37591
Nearest town Woodland Heights, TX
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Buffalo Bayou North Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 0–48 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: M-K-T Trail · 29.77531, -95.37591

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 516 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading S.
  4. 400 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading SE.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hobby Center Pedestrian Bridge, heading W.
  10. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left onto Hobby Center Pedestrian Bridge, heading SW.
  17. 200 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Heritage East Trail, heading NE.
  20. 500 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading SE.
  21. 0.6 miBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading N.
  23. 400 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading NW.
  24. 0.3 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  25. 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-8-km-6d22

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 516 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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