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.
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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
- Start on Paul Carr Jogging Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto West 7th Street, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftReach M-K-T Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto West 7th Street, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Paul Carr Jogging Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Paul Carr Jogging Trail Trailhead
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- M-K-T Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 92 ft
- M-K-T Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 255 ft
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