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Buffalo Bayou Park

Eleanor Tinsley Park Viewpoint–The Cistern, 4 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Eleanor Tinsley Park Viewpoint–The Cistern, 4 sights is a 3.6-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 119 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 46 ft4.8 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

3.6 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 0–47 ft

Out & Back · Buffalo Bayou Park

Trailhead: 29.76173, -95.37953

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:21 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 right onto Heritage East Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miReach Eleanor Tinsley Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  22. 0.3 miBear right onto South Trail, heading SW.
  23. 450 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading W.
  24. 50 ftBear right onto South Trail, heading W.
  25. 250 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading W.
  26. 50 ftBear left onto South Trail, heading W.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SW.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/eleanor-tinsley-park-viewpoint-the-cistern-out-back-5-sights-6-km

Trail surface

88% paved1% gravel11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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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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