AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

M-K-T Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 15 min

M-K-T Trail is a 3.7-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 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: M-K-T Trail 29.77530, -95.38443
Nearest town Woodland Heights, TX
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M-K-T Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 1–51 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: M-K-T Trail · 29.77530, -95.38443

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

Transit-accessible: stop 251 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  5. 400 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading SE.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Buffalo Bayou South Trail, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Heritage East Trail, heading SE.
  15. 450 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading N.
  16. 0.6 miBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  18. 400 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 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-6-km-d81f

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 251 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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