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M-K-T Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 92 ft · 1 hr 5 min

M-K-T Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Woodland 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 – 56 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bayou Greenways White Oak Access 29.77799, -95.36719
Nearest town Woodland Heights, TX
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M-K-T Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 92 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 1–57 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bayou Greenways White Oak Access · 29.77799, -95.36719

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

Transit-accessible: Quitman/Near Northside stop 445 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bayou Greenways White Oak Access, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading W.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 500 ftTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  13. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading SE.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 250 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 0.5 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miSharp left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bayou Greenways White Oak Access, heading E.
  23. 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-5-km-4fc0

Trail surface

93% paved1% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM — 4 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Quitman/Near Northside stop 445 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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