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Buffalo Bayou Park

The Cistern–Buffalo Bayou South Trail, 4 sights

11.7 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 3 hr 59 min

The Cistern–Buffalo Bayou South Trail, 4 sights is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Buffalo Bayou Park near Woodland Heights, TX. The route reaches The Cistern. 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 – 56 ft14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rosemont Trail 29.76462, -95.39215
Nearest town Woodland Heights, TX
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The Cistern–Buffalo Bayou South Trail, 4 sights

11.7 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 3 hr 59 min

Elevation 1–57 ft

Out & Back · Buffalo Bayou Park

Trailhead: Rosemont Trail · 29.76462, -95.39215

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 468 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rosemont Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Rosemont Bridge, heading S.
  3. 300 ftSharp left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Police Memorial Trail, heading E.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Police Memorial Trail, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading E.
  15. 150 ftTurn left onto Eleanor Tinsley Park Trail, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading N.
  18. 50 ftPass The Cistern.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Trail, heading E.
  20. 50 ftBear right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading E.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto South Trail, heading E.
  22. 300 ftBear left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto South Trail, heading NE.
  24. 450 ftBear left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SE.
  25. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left onto Heritage East Trail, heading E.
  27. 450 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NE.
  28. 0.6 miBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading N.
  30. 400 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading NW.
  31. 0.3 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  32. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading W.
  34. 150 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  36. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  37. 500 ftTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading W.
  38. 50 ftTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  39. 0.5 miContinue straight onto West 7th Street, heading W.
  40. 300 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  41. 0.9 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading W.
  42. 0.7 miReach The Cistern, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  43. 0.7 miTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  44. 0.9 miContinue straight onto West 7th Street, heading SW.
  45. 250 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
  46. 0.5 miTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  47. 50 ftTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  48. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  49. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  50. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading E.
  51. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  52. 250 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  53. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  54. 0.5 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading E.
  55. 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading SE.
  56. 400 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
  57. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading SE.
  58. 0.7 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading NE.
  59. 0.1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading E.
  60. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  61. 0.3 miBear right onto South Trail, heading E.
  62. 450 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading E.
  63. 50 ftBear right onto South Trail, heading E.
  64. 250 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading E.
  65. 50 ftBear left onto South Trail, heading E.
  66. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading E.
  67. 0.2 miTurn left onto Eleanor Tinsley Park Trail, heading SE.
  68. 50 ftTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SE.
  69. 150 ftTurn right onto Police Memorial Trail, heading SE.
  70. 50 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SE.
  71. 50 ftContinue straight onto Police Memorial Trail, heading SE.
  72. 100 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SE.
  73. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  74. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  75. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  76. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  77. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  78. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  79. 0.4 miSharp right onto Rosemont Bridge, heading SE.
  80. 350 ftTurn left onto Rosemont Trail, heading S.
  81. 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/lost-lake-lost-lake-out-back-7-lakes-19-km

Trail surface

94% paved1% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 468 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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