M-K-T Trail via Paul Carr Jogging Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 1 hr 12 min

M-K-T Trail via Paul Carr Jogging Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Houston Heights, TX. It is mostly level, with 60 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi20 – 59 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Paul Carr Jogging Trail 29.79654, -95.39795
Nearest town Houston Heights, TX

Directions

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M-K-T Trail via Paul Carr Jogging Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 20–59 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Paul Carr Jogging Trail · 29.79654, -95.39795

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Paul Carr Jogging Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 200 ftTurn right onto West 7th Street, heading S.
  5. 300 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 100 ftReach M-K-T Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.9 miContinue straight onto West 7th Street, heading E.
  10. 300 ftTurn left onto Paul Carr Jogging Trail, heading E.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  13. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

53% paved46% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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