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M-K-T Trail & Nicholson Trail

9 mi · ▲ 92 ft · 3 hr 3 min

M-K-T Trail & Nicholson Trail is a 9-mile out-and-back near Houston, TX. It is mostly level, with 92 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 66 ft10.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.76276, -95.36646
Nearest town Houston, TX
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M-K-T Trail & Nicholson Trail

9 mi · ▲ 92 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Elevation 1–65 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 29.76276, -95.36646

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

Transit-accessible: Theater District (westbound) stop 200 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 200 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Heritage East Trail, heading E.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  8. 400 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 500 ftTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.5 miContinue straight onto West 7th Street, heading NW.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right onto Nicholson Trail, heading SW.
  20. 1.1 miReach M-K-T Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 1.1 miTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading S.
  22. 0.4 miContinue straight onto West 7th Street, heading S.
  23. 300 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading S.
  24. 0.5 miTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  26. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading SE.
  29. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 250 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 0.5 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading SE.
  33. 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  34. 400 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  35. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  36. 0.7 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading E.
  37. 0.1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading E.
  38. 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/m-k-t-trail-nicholson-trail-out-back-14-km-14b7

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Theater District (westbound) stop 200 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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