AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Heritage East Trail & M-K-T Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Heritage East Trail & M-K-T Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back near Houston, TX. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 56 ft9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Heritage East Trail 29.75873, -95.35101
Nearest town Houston, TX
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Heritage East Trail & M-K-T Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 0–57 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Heritage East Trail · 29.75873, -95.35101

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

Transit-accessible: stop 408 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Heritage East Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  7. 400 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading W.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 500 ftTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.5 miContinue straight onto West 7th Street, heading NW.
  17. 300 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.9 miReach Heritage East Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.9 miContinue straight onto West 7th Street, heading E.
  20. 300 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  23. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading SE.
  26. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 250 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 0.5 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading SE.
  30. 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  31. 400 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  32. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  33. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Heritage East Trail, heading E.
  34. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  35. 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/heritage-east-trail-out-back

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 408 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Houston, Texas