AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

M-K-T Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 92 ft · 3 hr 9 min

M-K-T Trail is a 9.3-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 ft11.2 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

9.3 mi · ▲ 92 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Elevation 0–59 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 right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hobby Center Pedestrian Bridge, heading W.
  21. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading W.
  23. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  24. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  25. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  26. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  27. 0.4 miTurn left onto Hobby Center Pedestrian Bridge, heading E.
  28. 200 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading E.
  29. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left onto Heritage East Trail, heading SW.
  31. 450 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NE.
  32. 0.6 miBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  33. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  34. 400 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading E.
  35. 0.3 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  36. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  37. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading W.
  38. 150 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  39. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  40. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  41. 500 ftTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading W.
  42. 50 ftTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  43. 0.5 miTurn right onto Paul Carr Jogging Trail, heading W.
  44. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  45. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  46. 0.3 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-15-km-0441

Trail surface

80% paved17% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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