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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Hobby Center Pedestrian Bridge, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Heritage East Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Heritage East Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hobby Center Pedestrian Bridge, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 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 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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 107 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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