M-K-T Trail

4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 21 min

M-K-T Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Woodland Heights, TX. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 52 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Oliver Street Trail 29.77433, -95.38625
Nearest town Woodland Heights, TX

Directions

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M-K-T Trail

4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 1–54 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Oliver Street Trail · 29.77433, -95.38625

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 412 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Oliver Street Trail, heading N.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  8. 400 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left onto Heritage East Trail, heading S.
  18. 450 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading SE.
  19. 0.6 miBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  21. 400 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading NW.
  22. 0.3 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  23. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  25. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 250 ftContinue straight onto Oliver Street Trail, heading W.
  27. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

93% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 412 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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