M-K-T Trail
10 mi · ▲ 255 ft · 3 hr 28 min
M-K-T Trail is a 10-mile out-and-back near Houston Heights, TX. It climbs 255 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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M-K-T Trail
10 mi · ▲ 255 ft · 3 hr 28 min
Elevation 0–60 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Paul Carr Jogging Trail · 29.80201, -95.39786
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Paul Carr Jogging Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hobby Center Pedestrian Bridge, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Hobby Center Pedestrian Bridge, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Heritage East Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Paul Carr Jogging Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~78 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Paul Carr Jogging Trail Trailhead
- M-K-T Trail 7.7 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Paul Carr Jogging Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Paul Carr Jogging Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Paul Carr Jogging Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 33 ft
- Paul Carr Jogging Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 33 ft
- M-K-T Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 84 ft
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