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M-K-T Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 92 ft · 1 hr 37 min

M-K-T Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Houston, TX. It is mostly level, with 92 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 56 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 29.76957, -95.35927
Nearest town Houston, TX
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M-K-T Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 92 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 1–57 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 29.76957, -95.35927

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 95°F / low 77° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

Transit-accessible: Burnett Transit Center stop 249 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftSharp right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 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 NW.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 500 ftTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.5 miContinue straight onto West 7th Street, heading NW.
  17. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 350 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  21. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oliver Street Trail, heading SE.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 250 ftContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail, heading SE.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 0.5 miContinue straight onto M-K-T Trail Hogan Bridge, heading E.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  29. 400 ftBear right onto M-K-T Trail, heading E.
  30. 50 ftBear left onto White Oak Bayou Greenway, heading E.
  31. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  33. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  34. 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-3375

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F77°
Feels like90°Precip6%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°75°
Sunrise 7:11 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:19 PM
Wed 95°78°
Thu 99°80°
Fri 98°81°
Sat 95°81°
Sun 92°80°
Mon 93°78° 28%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM — 3 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Burnett Transit Center stop 249 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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