AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

M-K-T Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 2 hr 38 min

M-K-T Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Houston, TX. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 56 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.76385, -95.37052
Nearest town Houston, TX
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M-K-T Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 0–57 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 29.76385, -95.37052

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 107 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftSharp right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading SW.
  3. 500 ftTurn left onto Hobby Center Pedestrian Bridge, heading SE.
  4. 200 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Heritage East Trail, heading N.
  7. 450 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  10. 400 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading W.
  14. 150 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 500 ftTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left onto Paul Carr Jogging Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading S.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading N.
  24. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading SE.
  27. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 250 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 0.5 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading SE.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  32. 400 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  33. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  34. 0.7 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading E.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SE.
  36. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  37. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hobby Center Pedestrian Bridge, heading SE.
  38. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  39. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading SE.
  40. 450 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  41. 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-544e

Trail surface

86% paved11% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 107 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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