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M-K-T Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 92 ft · 2 hr 25 min

M-K-T Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back near Houston Heights, 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 – 59 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Paul Carr Jogging Trail 29.79654, -95.39795
Nearest town Houston Heights, TX
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M-K-T Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 92 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 1–59 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Paul Carr Jogging Trail · 29.79654, -95.39795

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Paul Carr Jogging Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 200 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
  7. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading SE.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  15. 400 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left onto Heritage East Trail, heading SW.
  25. 450 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading SW.
  26. 0.6 miBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  28. 400 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading NW.
  29. 0.3 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  30. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading W.
  32. 150 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  33. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  34. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  35. 500 ftTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading W.
  36. 50 ftTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  37. 0.5 miTurn right onto Paul Carr Jogging Trail, heading NW.
  38. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  39. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  40. 0.4 miArrive 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-out-back-11-km-e60f

Trail surface

74% paved23% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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