AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

M-K-T Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 2 hr 39 min

M-K-T Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back near Houston, TX. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 56 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.76021, -95.37264
Nearest town Houston, TX
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M-K-T Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 1–57 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 29.76021, -95.37264

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

Transit-accessible: stop 444 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto South Trail, heading E.
  3. 150 ftBear left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto South Trail, heading NE.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading NE.
  6. 200 ftContinue straight onto South Trail, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftBear left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Heritage East Trail, heading E.
  10. 450 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  11. 0.6 miBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  13. 400 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading W.
  17. 150 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 500 ftTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left onto Paul Carr Jogging Trail, heading NW.
  23. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  24. 0.4 miTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.5 miTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading N.
  27. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading SE.
  30. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  31. 250 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
  32. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  33. 0.5 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading S.
  34. 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  35. 400 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  36. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  37. 0.7 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading E.
  38. 0.1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SE.
  39. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  40. 0.3 miBear right onto South Trail, heading SE.
  41. 100 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SE.
  42. 250 ftContinue straight onto South Trail, heading SE.
  43. 100 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SE.
  44. 50 ftBear right onto South Trail, heading SE.
  45. 150 ftTurn left onto Lamar Street Bikeway, heading SE.
  46. 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-out-back-12-km-4889

Trail surface

84% paved10% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 444 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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