Heritage East Trail via Buffalo Bayou South Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Heritage East Trail via Buffalo Bayou South Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Houston, TX. It is mostly level, with 176 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 46 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.76385, -95.37052
Nearest town Houston, TX

Directions

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Heritage East Trail via Buffalo Bayou South Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 0–47 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 29.76385, -95.37052

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 107 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftSharp right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading SW.
  3. 500 ftTurn left onto Hobby Center Pedestrian Bridge, heading SE.
  4. 200 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Heritage East Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miReach Heritage East Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hobby Center Pedestrian Bridge, heading SW.
  15. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading SW.
  17. 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
  18. 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 surface

93% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 107 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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