AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

M-K-T Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 28 min

M-K-T Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Houston, TX. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 56 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.76427, -95.35976
Nearest town Houston, TX
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M-K-T Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 1–57 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 29.76427, -95.35976

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

Transit-accessible: Travis St @ Franklin St stop 178 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Heritage East Trail, heading NW.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  7. 400 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading W.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 0.5 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading E.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  23. 400 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  24. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  25. 0.7 miTurn right onto Buffalo Bayou North Trail, heading SE.
  26. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  27. 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-7-km-675f

Trail surface

94% paved1% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Travis St @ Franklin St stop 178 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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