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Buffalo Bayou Park

Eleanor Tinsley Park Viewpoint–The Cistern, 4 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Eleanor Tinsley Park Viewpoint–The Cistern, 4 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Buffalo Bayou Park near Woodland Heights, TX. The route passes The Cistern before reaching Eleanor Tinsley Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 39 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bayou Greenways White Oak Access 29.77799, -95.36719
Nearest town Woodland Heights, TX
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Eleanor Tinsley Park Viewpoint–The Cistern, 4 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 1–41 ft

Out & Back · Buffalo Bayou Park

Trailhead: Bayou Greenways White Oak Access · 29.77799, -95.36719

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

Transit-accessible: Quitman/Near Northside stop 445 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bayou Greenways White Oak Access, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading SE.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miBear right onto South Trail, heading W.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftPass The Cistern.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto South Trail, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto South Trail, heading SW.
  14. 300 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto South Trail, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 100 ftReach Eleanor Tinsley Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Trail, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftBear right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto South Trail, heading SW.
  25. 300 ftBear left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading W.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto South Trail, heading W.
  27. 100 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading W.
  28. 200 ftContinue straight onto South Trail, heading W.
  29. 150 ftBear left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading W.
  30. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left onto Heritage East Trail, heading E.
  32. 450 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  33. 0.6 miBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  34. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  35. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bayou Greenways White Oak Access, heading NW.
  37. 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-7-km

Trail surface

93% paved1% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Quitman/Near Northside stop 445 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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