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Buffalo Bayou Park

Eleanor Tinsley Park Viewpoint–The Cistern, 4 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 150 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Eleanor Tinsley Park Viewpoint–The Cistern, 4 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Buffalo Bayou Park near Houston, TX. The route passes Eleanor Tinsley Park Viewpoint and The Cistern. It is mostly level, with 150 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 56 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.76173, -95.37953
Nearest town Houston, TX
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Eleanor Tinsley Park Viewpoint–The Cistern, 4 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 150 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Elevation 1–57 ft

Out & Back · Buffalo Bayou Park

Trailhead: 29.76173, -95.37953

Weather Sep 22: Mostly clear, high 95°F / low 75° · precip 8% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 433 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Eleanor Tinsley Park Viewpoint.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftPass The Cistern.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Trail, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto South Trail, heading NE.
  10. 300 ftBear left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading E.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto South Trail, heading E.
  12. 450 ftBear left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Heritage East Trail, heading NE.
  15. 450 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  16. 0.6 miBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  18. 350 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading NW.
  19. 0.4 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading W.
  22. 150 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 0.1 miSharp right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left onto Stude Park Path, heading W.
  27. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  29. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  31. 350 ftReach Eleanor Tinsley Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  32. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  33. 400 ftTurn left onto Stude Park Path, heading W.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  35. 0.2 miSharp left onto M-K-T Trail, heading N.
  36. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  37. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  38. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading W.
  39. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  40. 250 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  41. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  42. 0.5 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading SE.
  43. 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  44. 400 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  45. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  46. 0.7 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading E.
  47. 0.1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading E.
  48. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  49. 0.3 miBear right onto South Trail, heading SE.
  50. 450 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SE.
  51. 50 ftBear right onto South Trail, heading SE.
  52. 250 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SE.
  53. 50 ftBear left onto South Trail, heading SE.
  54. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SE.
  55. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  56. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  57. 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-5-sights-12-km

Trail surface

89% paved1% gravel10% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 95°F75°
Precip8%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity94%
Hourly temperature
95°75°
Sunrise 7:11 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:20 PM
Wed 96°76°
Thu 99°83°
Fri 98°78°
Sat 97°81°
Sun 98°80°
Mon 95°79° 28%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 433 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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