Heritage East Trail
2 mi · ▲ 151 ft · 45 min
Heritage East Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Houston, TX. It is mostly level, with 151 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Heritage East Trail
2 mi · ▲ 151 ft · 45 min
Elevation 0–47 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 29.76957, -95.35927
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Transit-accessible: Burnett Transit Center stop 249 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Heritage East Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Heritage East Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:02 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:22 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:46 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Burnett Transit Center stop 249 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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