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M-K-T Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 4 min

M-K-T Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Houston, TX. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 56 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pinckney Trail 29.77426, -95.36286
Nearest town Houston, TX
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M-K-T Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 1–57 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Pinckney Trail · 29.77426, -95.36286

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Transit-accessible: N Main St @ Brooks St stop 242 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pinckney Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  3. 350 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  5. 400 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading W.
  9. 150 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading NW.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 250 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 0.5 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading E.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  21. 350 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  22. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  23. 300 ftTurn left onto Pinckney Trail, heading E.
  24. 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-623f

Trail surface

84% paved1% gravel15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: N Main St @ Brooks St stop 242 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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