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Buffalo Bayou Park

Eleanor Tinsley Park Viewpoint–The Cistern, 3 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Eleanor Tinsley Park Viewpoint–The Cistern, 3 sights is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Buffalo Bayou Park near Houston Heights, TX. The route passes The Cistern before reaching Eleanor Tinsley Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 59 ft11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Paul Carr Jogging Trail 29.79959, -95.39773
Nearest town Houston Heights, TX
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Eleanor Tinsley Park Viewpoint–The Cistern, 3 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Elevation 1–59 ft

Out & Back · Buffalo Bayou Park

Trailhead: Paul Carr Jogging Trail · 29.79959, -95.39773

Weather Sep 22: Mostly clear, high 96°F / low 75° · precip 9% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Paul Carr Jogging Trail, heading S.
  2. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  4. 200 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
  7. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading S.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  15. 400 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miPass The Cistern.
  21. 0.1 miBear right onto South Trail, heading W.
  22. 150 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading W.
  23. 200 ftContinue straight onto South Trail, heading W.
  24. 100 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftBear right onto South Trail, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftPass Eleanor Tinsley Park Viewpoint.
  27. 250 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftBear left onto South Trail, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SW.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  32. 100 ftReach Eleanor Tinsley Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  33. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  35. 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Trail, heading W.
  36. 50 ftBear right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading W.
  37. 50 ftContinue straight onto South Trail, heading SW.
  38. 250 ftBear left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SW.
  39. 50 ftContinue straight onto South Trail, heading SW.
  40. 150 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SW.
  41. 200 ftContinue straight onto South Trail, heading SW.
  42. 100 ftBear left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SW.
  43. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  44. 0.1 miTurn left onto Heritage East Trail, heading SE.
  45. 450 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NE.
  46. 0.6 miBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NE.
  47. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NE.
  48. 350 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading E.
  49. 0.3 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  50. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  51. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading NW.
  52. 150 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  53. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  54. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  55. 0.1 miTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading W.
  56. 50 ftTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  57. 0.5 miTurn right onto Paul Carr Jogging Trail, heading W.
  58. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  59. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  60. 0.5 miArrive 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/eleanor-tinsley-park-viewpoint-the-cistern-out-back-4-lakes-15-km

Trail surface

74% paved21% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 96°F75°
Precip9%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity95%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 7:11 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:20 PM
Wed 96°76°
Thu 98°83°
Fri 98°78°
Sat 97°81°
Sun 98°80°
Mon 95°79° 28%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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