AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

M-K-T Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 41 min

M-K-T Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Houston, TX. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 56 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pinckney Trail 29.77426, -95.36286
Nearest town Houston, TX
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M-K-T Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 1–57 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Pinckney Trail · 29.77426, -95.36286

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

Transit-accessible: N Main St @ Brooks St stop 242 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pinckney Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  3. 350 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  5. 400 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading W.
  9. 150 ftTurn left onto M-K-T Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 500 ftTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left onto Paul Carr Jogging Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
  19. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading SE.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 250 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  25. 0.5 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading SE.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  27. 400 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  28. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  29. 350 ftTurn left onto Pinckney Trail, heading E.
  30. 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-8-km-00d2

Trail surface

74% paved17% gravel9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: N Main St @ Brooks St stop 242 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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