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Buffalo Bayou Park

Eleanor Tinsley Park Viewpoint–The Cistern, 3 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Eleanor Tinsley Park Viewpoint–The Cistern, 3 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Buffalo Bayou Park near Houston, TX. The route passes The Cistern before reaching Eleanor Tinsley Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 43 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.76195, -95.34076
Nearest town Houston, TX
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Eleanor Tinsley Park Viewpoint–The Cistern, 3 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 0–44 ft

Out & Back · Buffalo Bayou Park

Trailhead: 29.76195, -95.34076

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

Transit-accessible: stop 428 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Heritage East Trail, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miBear right onto South Trail, heading W.
  11. 50 ftPass The Cistern.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading W.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto South Trail, heading SW.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto South Trail, heading SW.
  16. 300 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto South Trail, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 100 ftReach Eleanor Tinsley Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Trail, heading W.
  25. 50 ftBear right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto South Trail, heading SW.
  27. 300 ftBear left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading W.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto South Trail, heading W.
  29. 100 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading W.
  30. 200 ftContinue straight onto South Trail, heading W.
  31. 150 ftBear left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading W.
  32. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 0.1 miTurn right onto Heritage East Trail, heading NE.
  34. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  35. 150 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading E.
  36. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  37. 0.3 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading E.
  38. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  39. 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/eleanor-tinsley-park-viewpoint-the-cistern-out-back-4-lakes-8-km

Trail surface

93% paved1% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 428 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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