M-K-T Trail
4 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 22 min
M-K-T Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Woodland Heights, TX. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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M-K-T Trail
4 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 7–57 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: M-K-T Trail · 29.77512, -95.38038
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 158 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on M-K-T Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 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 NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto West 7th Street, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach M-K-T Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto West 7th Street, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 158 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from M-K-T Trail Trailhead
- Buffalo Bayou North Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Buffalo Bayou North Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Buffalo Bayou North Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Buffalo Bayou North Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- White Oak Bayou Greenway 3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- White Oak Bayou Greenway 3.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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