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Buffalo Bayou South Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 205 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Buffalo Bayou South Trail is a 3.6-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.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 43 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.76385, -95.35090
Nearest town Houston, TX
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Buffalo Bayou South Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 205 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 0–44 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 29.76385, -95.35090

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

Transit-accessible: stop 680 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftSharp right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Heritage East Trail, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hobby Center Pedestrian Bridge, heading W.
  9. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left onto Hobby Center Pedestrian Bridge, heading SW.
  16. 200 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto Heritage East Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 150 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading N.
  21. 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  22. 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-south-trail-out-back-6-km-6818

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 680 m from the trailhead

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